Tax Systems Analyst II

The Company: Aflac Incorporated

The Location:

GA, US

The Division: Tax

Job Id: 7501

Salary Range: $49,000 - $113,000

Job Posting End Date: March 14, 2025

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may behybridorremote.

• If you livewithin 50 milesof the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will behybrid.This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

• If you livemore than 50 milesfrom the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will beremote.This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

  What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity

• Communicating Effectively

• Pursuing Self-Development

• Serving Customers

• Supporting Change

• Supporting Organizational Goals

• Working with Diverse Populations

  What does it take to be successful in this role?

• General understanding of business operations, requirements processes, and business modeling concepts

• Knowledge of the functions and use of the Microsoft office suite of products and their application

• Ability to learn and develop efficiencies in Robotics Process Automation (RPA), as it relates to Finance and Tax processes

• Experience working with tax compliance or tax reporting software preferred

• Competent in the areas of change management, quality and project management

• Good presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively interact and negotiate with internal/external customers

• Ability to maintain professionalism in accordance with corporate standards

• Experience and proficient in Microsoft Office with intermediate to advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

• Intermediate skills in other tools such as Microsoft Access, Visio, Power BI and the ability to develop proficiency in other analytic and data wrangling tools

• Intermediate knowledge and skills in Business Processes, Business Case Preparation, Business Cost Benefit Analysis and Business Definition Requirements

  Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in business management, management information systems, computer science, or a related field

• Two years of professional job-related work experience in an organization of comparable size

  Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

  Education & Experience Preferred

• Six Sigma certification

• Microsoft Office Certification in Excel

• Minimum of two years of experience with the successful delivery and support of Excel macros, Visual Basic scripts or other configuration/scripting type technology

• Insurance industry tax accounting or tax systems experience

  Travel

• Less than or equal to 10%

  Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides administration and support of tax systems including user set-up, data loads and configuration tasks

• Leads projects to identify improvements to processes, assisting with the development and implementation of automation to support the department’s goals of continuous improvement and resource management

• Assists with development, analysis, and implementation of accounting procedures in a systems environment in conformance with GAAP, SSAP, SEC, IRS, and other regulatory standards; assists with development and implementation of new applications and analytical models, or enhancements of existing systems

• Maps current business processes to provide a foundation for defining business activities; uses business process maps to develop procedures, models, and operational processes; develops accurate project deliverables, including but not limited to project charters, communication plans, risk mitigation plans, quality plans, cost/benefit analyses, interface specifications, issues/concerns logs, project certification logs, project checklists, use-case scenario specifications, process models

• Develops metrics to support quality reviews and to provide management information; develops operational reports in support of business process research and/or project successes, to include regular return on investment review; and provides analyses of those reports to management about key release metrics; presents and discusses these reports and analyses with management

• Overtime required during financial close cycles

• Performs other related duties as assigned

  Total Rewards

  This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $49,000 - $113,000.

  In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.