Senior Manager - Insurance Tax Practice, Bermuda

About the role

EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) Insurance Tax practice in Bermuda is looking for a Senior Manager. You will work with dedicated professionals in the insurance industry on dynamic tax compliance projects, developing your tax technical knowledge. The BBC (Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands) is a market segment of the FSO covering the financial services marketplace.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and lead tax compliance and advisory work for clients across the BBC and the global network
• Work on key client issues in Bermuda's newly enacted corporate income tax, as well as US federal, international and state and local taxes
• Manage tax compliance and tax advisory accounts for general insurers, reinsurance and captive insurance companies
• Handle relationship management: build lasting professional relations with key client employees and colleagues from other countries, manage staffing and economics of engagements, and analyze engagement results to keep client service exceptional

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a business discipline with at least 8 years of relevant tax experience, or an advanced degree in tax or law with at least 7 years
• CPA (or equivalent internationally recognized accounting designation), Enrolled Agent and/or LLM certification, or the ability to obtain one of them within one year of employment
• Experience preparing and reviewing US tax forms for insurance companies, including Forms 1120, 1120-PC and 1120-L and consolidated tax returns
• Experience supporting insurance company and C-corporation audits
• Ideally: proven experience managing teams and client relationships

Required skills

• Strong technical knowledge of US insurance tax
• Ability to teach or assist with firm in-house trainings
• Strong knowledge of ASC 740 and experience preparing and reviewing income tax accounting provisions
• Ability to identify key tax technical issues and raise the right questions before sending work to partners, and to manage projects and teams independently with limited assistance
• Ideally: basic understanding of Pillar 2.0 terminology and concepts

What we offer

• Competitive compensation based on performance
• Total rewards including medical, dental and vision coverage, a pension plan and vacation and leave entitlements
• Continuous learning, coaching and a diverse and inclusive culture