Tax Manager

About the role

The Tax Manager at Hippo is a senior individual contributor responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, and audit-defensibility of the company's income tax provision, compliance, and reporting obligations as a publicly traded insurance carrier. This role owns core technical tax work, including U.S. GAAP and Statutory tax provisions and financial reporting, multi-state tax compliance, and insurance-specific tax matters. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the VP, Tax & Treasury and work cross-functionally with Accounting, Strategic Finance, Legal, and external auditors and advisors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the quarterly and annual global income tax provision under ASC 740 and related disclosures, including deferred tax asset and liability analysis, GILTI (NCTI) computations, ASC 718 stock-based compensation adjustments,162(m) executive compensation adjustments, effective tax rate reconciliation, and uncertain tax position assessments
• Prepare and maintain technical memoranda supporting the company's tax positions, including valuation allowance and uncertain tax position conclusions
• Manage federal and multi-state income tax compliance, including return preparation, review, and filing across all operating jurisdictions
• Oversee insurance premium tax compliance and reporting, ensuring accuracy across all licensed states and coordinating with internal accounting teams and external providers as needed
• Coordinate the R&D credit study and174 analysis
• Execute tax-related SOX controls, maintaining complete and audit-ready documentation evidencing control performance, and acting as a point of contact for auditor PBC requests
• Support tax diligence, structuring analysis, and integration work associated with M&A activity as it arises, in coordination with outside counsel and the VP, Tax & Treasury
• Maintain institutional knowledge of the company's entity structure, filing history, elections, and open tax positions to support ongoing audit defensibility
• Identify and help implement technology and process improvements, including automation and AI-assisted tools, that reduce manual effort and strengthen controls within the tax function
• Stay current on federal, state, foreign, and insurance-specific tax law changes, including NAIC and statutory accounting developments, and assess their impact on the company

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; CPA required
• 5–8 years of progressive tax experience, including public company ASC 740 provision work
• Demonstrated experience with technical, judgment-intensive tax positions in an audit-defensible, SEC-ready context
• Strong working knowledge of federal and multi-state tax compliance requirements
• Experience operating within a SOX control environment, including PBC response and documentation standards
• Excellent written and analytical skills, with the ability to independently own technical positions and defend them to auditors and senior finance leadership
• Public accounting background (Big 4 or national firm) with insurance or financial services industry clients strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Direct experience with SSAP 101 and insurance premium tax compliance is a plus
• Exposure to reinsurance structures and their tax treatment is a plus
• Prior involvement in M&A tax diligence or structuring is a plus
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tax or accounting tools and an interest in process automation is a plus

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k)-retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Equity - This position is eligible for equity compensation

Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities

Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge

Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees