Director Tax

Job Description

Today, SCA Health has grown to 11,000 teammates who care for 1 million patients each year and support physician specialists holistically in many aspects of patient care. Together, our teammates create value in specialty care by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering on the quadruple aim of high-quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care.

As part of Optum, we participate in an integrated care delivery system that enables us to support our partners as they navigate a complex healthcare environment, Only SCA Health has a dynamic group of physician-driven, specialty care businesses that allows us to customize solutions, no matter the need or challenge:

• We connect patients to physicians in new and differentiated ways as part of Optum and with our new Specialty Management Solutions business.
• We have pioneered a physician-led, multi-site model of practice solutions that restores physician agency by aligning incentives to support growth and transition to value-based care.
• We lead the industry in value-based payment solutions through our Global 1 bundled payment convener, that provides easy predictable billing to patients.
• We help physicians address everything beyond surgical procedures, including anesthesia and ancillary service lines.

The new SCA Health represents who we are today and where we are going—and the growing career opportunities for YOU.

The Tax Director position is responsible for oversight of portions of the SCA Health partnership and corporate Income Tax function, including compliance, accruals, reconciliations and acquisition diligence and integration processes.

Position Responsibilities

• Oversight of portion of the partnership portfolio with focus on platform and other nuanced structures and acquisitions. Responsibility includes oversight of:

  • Federal compliance process in partnership with multiple third-party vendors on an accelerated timeline

  • Deal and integration process from a partnership income tax perspective; including fielding questions from internal and external legal counsel and the SCA Development, Diligence and Integration teams

  • Field questions from physicians and tax advisors through the Partnership K-1 Tax Hotline

  • Pass-through Entity Tax compliance and associated accounting

  • State tax payments, monthly accruals, tax account analysis and reconciliations

  • State correspondence and audits and proactive minimization of interest and penalty assessments

• Oversight of a portion of the corporate portfolio with focus on platform and other nuanced structures and acquisitions. Responsibility includes oversight of:

  • Maintenance of SCA tax basis in partnership investments

  • Maintenance of corporate income tax through the integration process including off-system trial balances, taxable income calculations and partnership K-1 tracking

  • Compile data for UHG federal and state compliance process on accelerated timeline

  • Deferred Tax analysis for opening balance sheet through the point of integration

  • State correspondence and audits and proactive minimization of interest and penalty assessments

• Decipher new business structures and complexities and establish associated integration processes

• Lead Income Tax research, planning and identification of tax savings opportunities

• Lead special projects and identify and implement process improvements

• Effective communication with Facility and Support Services teammates as needed to timely resolve issues

Education and Experience

• Degree in Accounting and minimum 10+ years of income tax experience

• CPA Certification and/or Masters in Tax or Accounting a plus

• Technical understanding of income tax and GAAP reporting

• Team management experience required

• Experience in managing external vendors

Skills and Abilities

• Able to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities and projects

• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and objectives

• Comfort with interacting with all levels of teammates and external parties

• Skilled writer with the ability to craft concise, impactful messaging

• Must exhibit SCAH’s values

• Expert in Microsoft Applications

• PeopleSoft Accounting System experience a plus

USD $135,000.00/Yr. USD $175,000.00/Yr.

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