System Tax Manager

Overview:

Work Style: Hybrid

Location: Gainesville, FL (Available at any of our UF Health markets: Gainesville, Jacksonville, Leesburg and St. Johns)

FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)

The Tax Manager provides enterprise-wide management of tax compliance, reporting, research, and tax-related accounting matters for UF Health and its affiliated entities. The role serves as the primary internal tax subject-matter expert, advises business leaders on federal, state, and local tax matters, and coordinates tax activities with external advisors, auditors, governmental agencies, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation, review, and timely filing of federal, state, and local tax returns and related filings for applicable UF Health entities, including tax-exempt and taxable entities and unrelated business income tax matters.
• Manage sales and use tax, property tax, information reporting, Forms 990 and related schedules, and other applicable compliance requirements; maintain filing calendars, processes, and controls.
• Review tax returns and supporting workpapers prepared internally or by external tax service providers and ensure tax obligations are appropriately identified, evaluated, reported, and monitored.
• Research federal, state, and local tax laws and authoritative guidance and advise management on the tax implications of transactions, contracts, organizational changes, investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, new programs, and other strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate tax-related accounting and financial reporting matters, including account balances, reconciliations, accruals, disclosures, tax positions, transaction evaluations, and tax-related accounting policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance with tax-exempt organization requirements, evaluate unrelated business activities, identify activities that could affect tax-exempt status, and coordinate shared tax matters with the University and affiliated organizations.
• Serve as the primary internal contact for tax examinations and authority inquiries; coordinate responses and manage relationships with external tax advisors, service providers, auditors, and legal counsel.
• Identify tax-efficiency opportunities and tax risks, develop appropriate controls and documentation, assess compliance processes, and communicate significant risks and recommendations to senior finance leadership.
• Partner with accounting, financial reporting, treasury, reimbursement, legal, compliance, procurement, and operational leaders; provide tax training and guidance and establish consistent enterprise-wide processes and documentation.
• Support major system implementations and process changes affecting tax requirements; serve as liaison with the UF accounting function for tax matters; and perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, taxation, or a related field.

Preferred Experience:

Master's in taxation, or equivalent advanced tax experience.

Significant experience in tax compliance and tax research, preferably within a large healthcare system, academic medical center, tax-exempt organization, public accounting firm, or similarly complex organization.

License/Certification/Registration: CPA certification is preferred.

Other Qualifications: Strong knowledge of federal and state tax requirements applicable to tax-exempt and healthcare organizations is required, along with strong analytical, research, organizational, and communication skills and the ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical guidance.