Tax Lead
Leads global tax reporting, compliance, provisions, audit defense, and IPO-readiness initiatives while advising leadership on tax strategy and risk. The role requires 8+ years of progressive tax experience and strong public-company reporting and controls expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert, proactively identifying risks and advising leadership on tax implications of special projects.
- Direct all U.S. federal, state, local, GAAP, and SEC tax reporting requirements; prepare and review quarterly and year-end tax provisions, journal entries, and reconciliations.
- Build a modern tax roadmap to automate processes, streamline close procedures, and enhance SOX internal controls.
- Support IPO-readiness tax workstreams, including SEC reporting requirements, audit coordination, and effective tax rate modeling.
- Oversee global tax compliance requirements, including timely filings, withholding tax obligations, transfer pricing documentation, and multi-jurisdictional reporting.
- Develop and execute audit defense strategies supported by technical documentation.
- Advise leadership on controversy risk, audit developments, and resolution strategies, including financial statement implications such as FIN 48.
- Partner with Legal, FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury to implement tax-efficient global structures while ensuring compliance.
- Build tax forecasts and reporting cadences that support leadership decision-making.
- Mentor the tax team through guidance and coaching, fostering continuous learning, professional growth, and accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or in-house at a multinational or high-growth company.
- Hands-on experience preparing quarterly and annual tax provisions.
- Experience reviewing tax due diligence materials or supporting M&A transactions from a tax perspective.
- Extensive experience in financial reporting, internal controls, tax compliance, and audits.
- Experience partnering across Accounting, Finance, Legal, Treasury, and business stakeholder groups.
- Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, review complex technical work, and deliver high-quality outcomes in fast-paced environments.
- Public company experience, including exposure to SEC reporting, SOX controls, and 10-Q/10-K tax disclosures.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA certification.
- Master of Taxation degree.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Estimated base salary for roles based in San Francisco: $210,000–$240,000 per year.
Skills
Tax Reporting, Tax Provision, US GAAP, Sec Reporting, Sox Controls, Tax Compliance, Transfer Pricing, Financial Reporting, Tax Audits, Fin 48, M&A Tax Due Diligence, Effective Tax Rate Modeling, Tax Forecasting, CPA
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