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Tax Technology and Transformation Manager
Springfield, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.
We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.
“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
Tax Technology and Transformation Manager
Corporate Tax Department
Full-Time
Springfield MA or Boston, MA
The Opportunity
As a Tax Technology and Transformation Specialist, you will work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting cross-functional projects and initiatives focused on process efficiencies, delivering innovative technology solutions, and expanding forecasting and modeling capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a convergent skillset of technical tax, accounting, and process/technology, excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner effectively across the finance organization and business areas to drive technical process improvements and transformation initiatives impacting tax operations. The Tax Technology and Transformation Specialist will support both tax-specific projects as well as broader finance projects including MassMutual’s ERP system upgrade to SAP S/4HANA. The position will have exposure to multiple areas of taxation including domestic and international corporate income taxes, tax accounting and compliance.
This is an individual contributor role.
The Team
As a Tax Technology and Transformation Manager, you will report to the Tax Technology and Transformation Lead as a member of the Corporate Tax Department, part of MassMutual’s Controllers organization. The Corporate Tax Department is comprised of high-performing, collaborative, and agile tax professionals who are motivated by challenging work that delivers sustained value and a culture of accountability. Team members are focused on continuous improvement and transforming the department through innovative solutions that align with the finance organization’s strategic goals and initiatives.
The Impact:
As a Tax Technology and Transformation Manager, you will be responsible for broader finance transformation efforts and development, process improvement and implementation of technology solutions that support the corporate tax function. Your responsibilities will include:
- Support cross-functional tax projects and initiatives, including ledger system upgrade (S/4HANA) working closely with tax department subject matter experts and others across the finance organization including accounting, forecast, and technology teams.
- Proactively identify opportunities and drive process improvements across Corporate Tax with an immediate focus on optimization and implementation of domestic and international provision and compliance tools.
- Identify opportunities to increase automation and enhance digital analytics and data quality using existing and emerging technology solutions.
- Support initiatives to build out modeling capabilities, including modeling tax impacts of forecast, new or proposed legislation, transactions and new accounting guidance.
- Manage tax transformation projects to ensure project timelines are met and objectives achieved.
- Gain clear and concise knowledge of the business, including understanding tax positions and the implications those positions have on our data and processes
- Support maintenance of tax-basis ledger, tax data and hierarchies, core account structures and software mapping to meet evolving needs
- Provide guidance, support and training as needed to tax team members related to tax technology and transformation matters.
The Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in in Accounting, Tax, and/or Management Information Systems.
- 7+ years tax accounting experience (public accounting or large company)
- 2+ years experience with tax provision and compliance software such as CorpTax
The Ideal Qualifications
- CPA or MST highly desirable
- Experience with ERPs such as SAP and ERP system implementations
- Strong understanding of tax systems, data flow, and interfaces
- Strong understanding of corporate tax framework, tax compliance, tax accounting and reporting and tax audit data needs
- Experience with emerging technology solutions (Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Experience with both domestic and international provision and compliance tools.
- Excellent ability to manage large, multidisciplinary projects, specifically implementation and maintaining and enhancing tax technology products
- Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Strong ability to utilize project management and best practices to organize and prioritize tasks
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
- Regular meetings with the Tax Technology and Transformation team and teams within Corporate Tax
- Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
- Access to mentorship opportunities
- Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
- Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
- Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Salary Range: $134,400.00-$176,400.00
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By the numbers*
- 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to bring forth new ideas - 86% of employee respondents say MassMutual cares about and supports the well-being of their employees
*Source: 2024 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.
We strive to embrace diversity in every sense, focusing on building a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
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