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Tax Support Specialist - Minnetonka, MN

Employer
UnitedHealth Group
Location
Minnetonka
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
General
Role
Audit / Tax
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health care system work better for everyone. Our work is guided by five values: Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation and Performance. If you want to achieve more, you will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Tax Support Specialist, you will be focused on reviewing, processing, and responding to state and local income tax notices. This position will also be responsible for reviewing and distributing Tax Department mail, including correspondence related to the enterprise's federal Form 1099, Form W-9, and 147C letter processes. Depending on your career goals, you will also have opportunities to become involved with the federal and state income tax filing process. The successful candidate will gain exposure to a variety of tax matters including:

  • Review income tax notices received from state and local tax authorities
  • Post relevant information into the enterprise's notice tracking system
  • Respond to state and local income tax notices
  • Daily intake, distribution and recording of all mail related to the enterprise's 1099 process
  • Respond to internal and external requests for federal Form W-9
  • Work with internal and external business partners to prepare and email 147C letter requests and supporting documentation to the Internal Revenue Service
  • Scan and email Internal Revenue Service levies to external business partners
  • Review and distribute Tax Department mail
  • The timely and accurate preparation of federal and state income tax returns and quarterly estimates

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Accounting or tax experience in a corporate environment
  • Ability to prioritize assignments and manage workload within statutory and internal deadlines
  • Solid computer literacy including intermediate proficiency with MS Excel
  • You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting, however, may be required to work from home temporarily due to space limitations
  • Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Exhibit an understanding of federal and state taxes
  • Ability to use pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise
  • Excellent organizational and verbal / written communication skills
  • OneSource or equivalent income tax compliance software experience

Careers at UnitedHealth Group. We have modest goals: Improve the lives of others. Change the landscape of health care forever. Leave the world a better place than we found it. Such aspirations tend to attract a certain type of person. Crazy talented. Compassionate. Driven. To these select few, we offer the global reach, resources and can-do culture of a Fortune 7 company. We provide an environment where you're empowered to be your best. We encourage you to take risks. And we offer a world of rewards and benefits for performance. We believe the most important is the opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: Tax Accountant, Minnetonka, MN, Minnesota

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