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Manager, Tax | Prudential Financial | Newark, NJ

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit http://www.prudential.com.

Job Description and Responsibilities:
Prudential Financial is seeking a motivated individual to join the Tax Department located Newark, NJ. The position requires a team player that is highly organized, responsive, extremely flexible and has the ability to handle multiple projects while producing accurate and timely results.

The primary responsibilities of the position will include U.S. Federal and state taxation and financial reporting of taxes for life insurance companies.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Statutory and GAAP financial reporting and analysis of taxes
  • Partnering with Business Units to implement and design tax planning strategies and transactions
  • Participation in tax aspect of merger and acquisition activity
  • Preparation and review of Federal, State and Local Tax Compliance for life insurance entities including preparing adjustments and separate account returns
  • Recommendations of improvements to financial reporting and compliance processes
  • Review of the Return to Provision Reconciliation JOB REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications:

Education/Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, economics or other related business disciplines required
  • CPA and/or Masters degree in tax or accounting a plus
  • Corporate Tax experience (3-8 years), financial services sector is preferred with life insurance expertise a plus
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational/analytical skills required
  • Proven leadership track record strongly desired
  • Solid computer skills - proficient in Lotus Notes, standard Microsoft applications and CorpTax Compliance software a plus

Additional Knowledge/Skills:
  • Strong STAT and GAAP accounting for taxes of insurance companies a plus
  • Understanding of financial service companies including insurance, investments, and asset management a plus
  • Strong work ethic and able to partner in a team-oriented environment
  • Organized and flexible - ability to manage multiple projects/assignments, while meeting deadlines

Other comments:
  • Overtime will be required, especially during peak periods
  • Outside candidates are being considered

The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates, Newark, New Jersey are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.

"The position has responsibilities which include the processing of wire transfers. In accordance with the Treasurer's Policy "Background Screenings on Wire Transfer Associates," any candidate selected for this position will be required to submit to an extensive background screening and a credit check. Failure to comply will eliminate a candidate from consideration for this position. Any negative information obtained as a result of the background screening may result in the disqualification of the candidate from this and any other position in Prudential, including their current position if they are an internal applicant."

Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.

To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar:

http://prudential.contacthr.com/13376842

or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at

https://jobs.prudential.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1527437