Senior Analyst - Tax

RenaissanceRe is a leading writer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance. For over 25 years, we have helped customers and communities recover and build resilience through our industry-leading ability to understand risk, source efficient capital and rapidly pay claims.

Our global team shares a passion for solving our customers’ biggest problems through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees and rewards creative thinking.

JOB SUMMARY

Senior Tax Analyst reporting to the VP-Tax responsible for tax compliance, tax provision, and

various ad hoc tax planning and analysis projects with other members of the tax team.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES :

 Tax Compliance:

• Prepare and/or review of U.S. Federal, state, and other country income tax

returns and information filings

• Prepare Bermuda substance-based tax credit and other country tax credit

calculations, including compilation and review of compensation and expense

data and preparation of spreadsheets and other documentation

• Prepare and/or review of Bermuda corporate income tax returns and tax credit

claim form

• Collaborate with external service providers 
• Assist tax leadership in resolving tax controversy matters
• Computation and recording of income tax return provision to return true-up

calculations

• Enhance and maintain tax basis and other tax attribute calculations

Income Tax Accounting:

• Prepare portions of the group consolidated global income tax provision which

includes the following:

• US GAAP basis tax provision preparation or review on an entity-by-entity

basis utilizing Corptax tax provision software

• Tax account analysis and reconciliation
• Deferred tax asset realizability analysis and modeling
• Preparation and assistance with tax disclosures for SEC, NAIC and local

financial reporting

• Maintenance of the internal control documentation 
• Interactions with internal and external auditors and tax advisors
• Preparation or review of tax and tax credit forecast computations
• Collaboration with the corporate and local accounting and finance

functions throughout the quarterly close process

• Preparation or review of separate company tax provisions under various
• local accounting guidance

 Tax Planning and Analysis:

• Assist senior tax team members in the following areas

• Tax research
• Transfer pricing analysis and documentation
• Research, analysis, and modeling related to business initiatives

• Effectively use IT systems and applications in the continued automation of tax function

processes and computations

JOB COMPETENCIES

• Effective team player with good organizational and interpersonal skills who is

comfortable managing multiple tasks

• Eagerly assumes new tasks and responsibilities
• Exhibits effective analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Communicates effectively    
• Receptive to new ideas.  Reacts positively to changing conditions  
• Demonstrates sensitivity, respects cultural differences, and acts in an ethical manner at

all times

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• College degree in Accounting
• 5 years of corporate or public accounting tax experience or 8 years of accounting and

finance experience, preferably in the insurance and reinsurance industry

• Proficient with IT systems including tax return and tax provision software, GL accounting

systems, Wdesk, and Microsoft Office

• Masters in Tax or CPA/Chartered Accountant a plus

Our people are our most valuable resource and core to our success. This is a fast-paced business environment, demanding a strong work ethic and a results-oriented approach. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, a comprehensive talent development program, and a reward system in which employees share in the success of the company. We are an engaged member of the communities in which we live and work and have a locally-led giving philosophy with generous employee matching program, global and local community grants and employee volunteerism.

We seek diversity, create equity, and practice inclusion. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, disability, military status or other legally protected categories.