Sr. Director, Tax Accounting

Overview The Senior Director, Tax Accounting leads enterprise tax strategy, compliance, and specialty accounting across the family of companies, ensuring accurate execution, regulatory compliance, and disciplined risk management. This role reports to the Vice President, Controller for Ascendiun and the family of companies. The role and team create enterprise value by turning complex tax requirements into disciplined execution, sound decisions, and continuity across critical tax processes. Responsibilities Set and lead enterprise-wide tax strategy, compliance operations, and the multi-year roadmap for the organization and its family of companies, defining priorities, funding, and governance to deliver accurate provision, compliance, and internal control outcomes while ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local tax requirements and enabling growth across expanding markets. Own enterprise tax risk management and executive decision support by assessing financial and tax impacts, ensuring timely and compliant corporate tax filings and other mandated tax-related reporting, defining success metrics, and guiding business decisions across the family of companies to mitigate legal, financial, tax, and reputational exposure. Monitor federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory developments, assess potential impacts on the family of companies, and proactively communicate changes and recommended actions to leadership and impacted business units. Set the strategic tax roadmap for the enterprise, anticipating regulatory changes, identifying tax optimization opportunities, and aligning tax planning with long-term business objectives across the family of companies. Lead and oversee interactions with federal, state, and local taxing authorities, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-supported responses to audits, inquiries, and regulatory communications while safeguarding the organization’s financial integrity, compliance posture, and reputation. Serve as the enterprise tax leader and cross-functional advisor to Finance, Legal, HR, Treasury, Operations, Payroll, and Technology, aligning stakeholders on complex regulatory and business matters, resolving escalations, and driving decisions that strengthen financial integrity and business outcomes. Benchmark industry best practices and emerging technology regarding tax filing for the family of companies. Translate opportunities into a prioritized transformation automation portfolio with defined ROI, risk reduction, and internal control improvements. Build, lead, and develop a high-performing tax team by recruiting top talent, providing coaching and mentorship, establishing clear performance expectations, and fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or equivalent experience. Minimum 12 years of relevant tax/accounting experience. Minimum 8 years of people‑management experience with direct responsibility for supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct reports. Licensed Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, or other related certification highly desired. Prior experience in healthcare or insurance a plus. Work Arrangement This role requires a hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in‑person collaboration with flexibility. Most teams are expected to be in the office two days per week, with flexibility for employees living more than 50 miles from an office location or those with reasonable accommodations. Equal Employment Opportunity External hires must pass a background check and drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State, and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Blue Shield of California