AVP, Corporate Tax

Job Posting End Date: October 27 When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:  Award-winning culture  Inclusion and diversity as a priority  Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability  Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)  Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution  Mental health support  Career advancement opportunities  Student loan repayment options  Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments  *All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans . And that’s just the beginning…   With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!  General Summary: This position provides strategic leadership to business partners across Unum Group and directs activities and influences business decisions/outcomes. As a team leader of highly technical resources, this role effectively manages and develops this staff in a manner consistent with the Company’s talent management goals and objectives. Responsibilities will include the development, implementation, and enforcement of tax policies and procedures that will improve the overall operations, consistency, controls, process efficiency, and effectiveness of the enterprise. This position provides leadership in highly complex federal and state income tax issues. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Lead financial analysis with team members that serve to inform and ground business decisions. Collaborate with subject matter experts, provide quality financial analytics and exercise judgment to drive optimum solutions for complex issues. Provide concise, cohesive, well-articulated explanations to support recommendations. Seek out and maintain cooperative, productive cross-functional partnerships throughout the global enterprise.  Model positive change management, leading individuals and teams through new operating models and methodologies, creating opportunities for discussion and deliberation. Build agility and resilience within teams and broader Finance organization to drive transformation. Provide coaching and mentoring to assist individuals in achieving their full potential. Build bench strength and core competencies for the organization. Seek out opportunities to increase business knowledge and create visibility within the organization. Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of Unum Group’s finance functions, processes, reporting systems, and requirements.   Provide leadership involvement and/or direct management for the following areas of responsibility: Lead the day-to-day activities of corporate income tax staff, serving as a resource and mentor for the entire team. Responsible for hiring, performance management, talent development and compensation decisions affecting assigned staff. Proactively participate with other managers in talent management and development. Must have and maintain a strong foundation in accounting for income taxes under both US GAAP and statutory accounting bases. Recognize and explain highly complex income tax reporting issues to business and financial accounting partners. Support the quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting activities. Lead the forecasting process for income tax expense to support Unum Group’s financial