Corporate Lead Tax Accountant

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That's why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

The Controller department is seeking an analytical and highly motivated individual to perform the full range of advanced tax accounting activities in support of assuring timely and accurate tax accounting and compliance.

As a Lead Tax Accountant, you will take on new and complex tax analyses to develop unique insights into our business and assist with the implementation of new tax accounting standards, regulation changes, and planning strategies. Additionally, you will have oversight and perform complex accounting activities for all direct and indirect tax functions at GEICO. This candidate will work closely with external tax partners to provide research and solutions for complex tax issues.

The Lead Tax Accountant will work out of Plaza and report directly to the Corporate Tax Manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or another related field
• At least four years of experience in public accounting or an applicable corporate accounting environment
• Assist with continuous improvement, automation, and internal control initiatives in support of corporate strategies; for example, you will be expected to drive automation of certain tax accounting tasks
• Experience designing and maintaining proper internal control structure
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, VBA)
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment
• Must be able to multi-task
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA license or candidate preferred but not required
• Experience in effectively leading cross function teams in support of organizational and continuous improvement projects
• Previous experience with insurance accounting
• Familiarity with Workday Financials general ledger application

Location: Hybrid schedule in office two days a week in Bethesda, MD or New York, NY

Annual Salary
$100,450.00 - $157,850.00
The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life's twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we're constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We're an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers' expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you'll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career - and your potential - in mind. You'll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family's overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.