Sr. Director of Indirect Tax (Property and Sales & Use Taxes)

DescriptionKaiser Permanente is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Director of Indirect Taxes to lead our property and sales & use tax functions. This position, reporting directly to the Vice President & Chief Tax Officer, will be instrumental in driving compliance, managing audits, mitigating risk, and developing strategies to optimize Kaiser Permanente’s indirect tax approach. The Director will collaborate closely with internal departments, tax authorities, and external advisors to ensure compliance, efficiency, and alignment with Kaiser’s organizational goals, contributing to our continued growth and corporate responsibility.Job Summary:In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for directing and overseeing the development and implementation of systems to compile information for federal, state, and local tax reports; and driving the timely and accurate filing of tax returns across all company tax accounting specializations. This position is also responsible for implementing systems, processes, and procedures to minimize corporate tax by leveraging tax laws and regulations, and advising senior leadership regarding business activities and internal programs as they relate to tax matters.Essential Responsibilities:Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and grooming high potentials for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy.Supports financial transactions by reviewing and approving complex accounting activities; making decisions based on research; providing guidance to others on technical issues; and communicating and resolving complex issues.Coordinates external reporting of Company financial information by reviewing and distributing reports and analyses for statutory reporting to external agencies (e.g. IRS, Census Bureau, NAIC, FTC); designing and implementing new reports; gaining buy-in from stakeholders; maintaining relationships and working with external parties to resolve issues; and ensuring reporting requirements are met.Supports financial analyses by reviewing operational statistics to explain financial results, inform decision-making and take action to pursue efficiencies and quality financial outcomes; ensuring ad hoc request for analysis are completed; directing the establishment of data gathering methods; and providing expertise in data origination.Communicates financial results by developing, reviewing and presenting conclusions about areas of accountability to senior level management in verbal and written form; documenting positions and processes in support of process improvement, knowledge retention, and audit requirements; and provides expert consulting services to individuals without finance training.Leads finance system design, implementations, enhancements, and continuous improvements by reviewing flow of transactions through source systems; monitoring configuration decisions; and ensuring new systems, upgrades, and other system maintenance activities do not impact operations, financial statements, or leadership decision making.Monitors Company financial information by completing, reviewing, and interpreting standard and/or ad hoc reports (e.g., balance sheets, income statements, volume reporting, trade spending reports); evaluating validity of assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses in conformity with GAAP and Company accounting policies; making recommendations and executing decisions; and communicating financial reporting to stakeholders and senior leadership.Meets requirements of policies and procedures to remain compliant (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, KP-NCO, POR) and ensures staff is compliant.Supports internal and external audits by managing relationship with auditors; including additional stakeholders (e.g. legal) when issues arise; resolving issues; communicating with senior leadership; and implementing findings if applicable.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:Minimum five (5) years tax experience.Minimum six (6) years supervisory experienceBachelors degree in Accounting, Business, or related field AND Minimum twelve (12) years accounting or related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.Additional Requirements:Job Field: AccountingJob Type: StandardSchedule: Full-timeJob Level: Director/Senior DirectorTravel: NoEmployee Status: Regular