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Senior Tax Accountant

Sentara Health

Remote · USFull-time$84–123K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$84–123K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Tax Accountant oversees tax compliance and planning for a healthcare organization. The role prepares and reviews federal, state, and local tax returns, analyzes financial statements for tax implications, and supports audits and internal controls. It also involves collaborating across departments to optimize tax strategies, maintain documentation, mitigate risks, and provide strategic tax planning and advice.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tax ComplianceTax PlanningHealthcare TaxationAnalytical SkillsStrategic Tax AdviceFederal Tax Law ComplianceState Tax Law ComplianceLocal Tax Law Compliance

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeCPACurrently Pursuing CPA3 Years Related Accounting/Tax Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview: SR Tax Accountant

The Senior Tax Accountant is responsible for overseeing and managing the tax compliance and planning functions within the organization. This includes preparing and reviewing federal, state, and local tax returns, ensuring adherence to all tax regulations, and assisting with audits and tax-related inquiries. The Senior Tax Accountant plays a key role in identifying tax-saving opportunities, maintaining accurate tax records, and ensuring the company's tax strategies are in alignment with financial goals.

The Senior Tax Accountant will play a key role in managing and overseeing the tax functions for a healthcare organization. This individual will be responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws, as well as healthcare-specific tax regulations. The Senior Tax Accountant will prepare and review tax returns, analyze financial statements for tax implications, and assist with audits and internal controls.

They will collaborate with other departments to optimize tax strategies, ensure proper documentation, and mitigate potential risks. This role requires strong knowledge of healthcare taxation, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to provide strategic tax planning and advice

Education

  • Bachelor Level Degree

Certification/Licensure

  • CPA is strongly preferred or
  • Currently pursuing CPA ( with at least one section completed /preferred)

Experience

  • 3 years of related Accounting/Tax Accountant experience
  • Knowledge of Healthcare Taxation
  • Strong Analytical Skills
  • Ability to provide customer with strategic tax planning and advice
  • Compliance with Federal, State, local tax laws as well as health-care specific tax regulations

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $83,699.20 - $123,406.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

How this job compares

Set against the 885 open Tax Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–123K/yr
  • Virginia median$87–140K/yr25 salary ranges
  • US median$82–153K/yr534 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $104K, is 13% below the Virginia median midpoint ($120K) — in the middle half of Tax Accountant salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 32 open Tax Accountant jobs in Virginia and 885 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Tax Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (765 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 594 of the 885 open Tax Accountant jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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