Senior Tax Accountant - REMOTE

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The stated pay range is based on a national-average location.  Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location.  This position is bonus eligible. Candidates and associates may be asked to travel to corporate offices for interviews, training and/or meetings.  Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group’s Finance Department is hiring a Senior Tax Accountant to prepare quarterly provisions for life insurance and non-life insurance entities, review and prepare annual Federal and state income tax returns and serve as a tax code and audit compliance resource within CNO Financial Group’s corporate Tax Department. This role requires both general tax knowledge and financial services–specific expertise. In addition, the Senior Tax Accountant will assist in evaluating tax planning strategies, assess state income tax apportionment methods, and provide insight into the tax impacts of potential transactions.

This is your opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, collaborative team in a fast-paced environment.

As a Senior Tax Accountant, your responsibilities will include:

• Perform tax code research, including financial services–specific tax matters.

• Assist in analyzing and evaluating tax planning strategies as they arise.

• Evaluate state income tax apportionment methodologies.

• Analyze and communicate tax provision results internally with management and externally with auditors.

• Assess tax impacts of reinsurance and other transactions.

• Coordinate IRS and state audit compliance efforts.

• Review required GAAP and statutory reporting disclosures related to tax balances.

• Prepare and review quarterly tax provisions for life insurance and non-life subsidiaries.

• Prepare, review, and file individual and consolidated Federal and state income tax returns.

The Senior Tax Accountant position is well suited for you if you:

• Apply U.S. tax code knowledge, including financial services–specific regulations

• Support IRS and state audit compliance activities

• Communicate effectively with management and external auditors on tax matters

• Demonstrate strong motivation to add value and continuously improve processes

• Collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders

• Utilize tax research software to support analysis and compliance efforts

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• 5-10 years of tax accounting experience

• Insurance and/or Financial Services industry experience

What will set you apart:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting

• Experience in Insurance Industry

• Candidate located in Indianapolis area open to a hybrid workstyle

• Candidate location in Central or Eastern US time zone is preferred OR willingness to work Central or Eastern time zone business hours

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
• paid parental leave
• company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive.  Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) have access to come into that office. 

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours.  

All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically.  Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets. Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Chicago and Orlando.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company.  We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Compensation

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.