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RunwayRunwayUnited States

Tax Lead

Build and own the tax function from the ground up at a high-growth AI company. Manage indirect/direct tax compliance, payroll/employment taxes, equity compensation, and strategic planning while partnering with Finance, Legal, and People teams.

160k – 210k
Remote6+ YOEFinance & Accounting

About the role

What you’ll do

Indirect tax: build and manage sales & use tax, VAT/GST, and digital-services tax compliance, including nexus analysis across our growing customer footprint

Income tax compliance and provision: support the ASC 740 provision and the federal, state, and international income tax filings with external preparers, building the close-cycle processes, documentation, and controls to match company scale

Payroll accounting & operations: own payroll reconciliation, flux analysis, and related journal entries, partnering with Finance and the People team to ensure accuracy across pay runs and periods

Payroll and employment tax: advise on employer tax obligations across jurisdictions, relying on external advisors as needed; partnering with the People team on payroll withholding and operations, leaning on external advisors where needed

Equity compensation: manage the tax treatment and compliance for employee equity options, and collaborating with Legal as needed on equity-related tax topics

Strategic tax planning: identify opportunities to optimize Runway's global effective tax rate (including R&D tax credits, transfer pricing, and more) as international operations scale

What you’ll need

  • 6+ years of corporate tax experience, ideally a mix of Big 4 and in-house at a high-growth company
  • CPA required
  • Broad range across direct tax, indirect tax, payroll tax, and equity compensation, with the ability to leverage technical tax advisors as needed with the right questions
  • Strong communicator who can translate complex tax issues for non-tax stakeholders
  • Experience with tax software (e.g. Sphere, Avalara, etc.) and ERP platforms (NetSuite)
  • Experience with HRIS Rippling a plus

Skills

CPAAsc 740Sales & Use TaxVat/GstIncome Tax CompliancePayroll TaxEquity CompensationNetSuiteAvalaraSphere
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