Nuveen US | Sr. Director, Life Taxation

Key responsibilities and duties

• The Tax Management job leads the organizational tax reporting, tax planning, and compliance function of the company.
• This job manages experienced professional level employees who are responsible for the calculation of tax liabilities, tax form preparation, and external filing/reporting.
• This job also leads junior employees' work in tax research, compliance, analysis, and tax communications with federal and state agencies.
• Leads the implementation of the organization's tax strategy to optimize the amount of tax the company pays and ensure it complies with all relevant local and international tax laws and regulations.
• Ensures the completion of accurate tax returns to minimize the tax obligations of the organization.
• Oversees the analysis of the general ledger and related financial documents to ensure appropriate tax accounting is being performed.
• Oversees tax-specific transaction recording and maintenance for records such as tax journals, capital expenditure details required for tax calculations, tax depreciation schedules, etc.
• Reviews, monitors, and advises others of organization-related tax regulations at the federal, state and local levels.
• Communicates with and influences organizational stakeholders and team members regarding accounting policies, practices and procedures as needed.
• Manages performance of team through regular, timely feedback as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of organization’s tax strategy, and to foster the engagement, motivation, and development of team.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Insurance and asset management knowledge.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Previous experience as a people leader.
• Excellent ability to communicate with leaders at all levels internally and externally.
• Broad thinker with an ability to develop and deliver views on tax filing positions and the impact of transactions to corporate income tax provisions.
• 7+ years corporate insurance tax experience

Nuveen

Nuveen traces its origin to 1898, when John Nuveen Sr. founded John Nuveen and Company in Chicago, an investment banking firm specialising in municipal bonds. It later grew into a broad investment manager offering mutual funds, closed-end funds, private equity, real estate and separately managed accounts, with particular strength in fixed income and municipal bonds. Madison Dearborn Partners owned it from 2007 to 2014, after which it became part of TIAA, which remains its parent. Today it has major offices in Chicago, New York and Charlotte.

• Industry: Investment management: fixed income, municipal bonds, real estate, private markets and other strategies; asset manager of TIAA
• Headquarters: United States, with major offices in Chicago, New York and Charlotte (wholly owned by TIAA)