Hybrid Senior Tax Manager

at Headspace

• Job title: Senior Tax Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $118,800 - $168,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Senior Tax Manager leading global tax planning and operations for Headspace. Overseeing tax strategies, compliance, and audits while mentoring internal tax talent.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of Avalara indirect tax engine to ensure accuracy and efficiency of indirect tax collection and remittance
• Oversee all global tax compliance and reporting, including federal, state, local, and international tax filings, as well as the preparation of the income tax provision and related disclosures in accordance with ASC 740
• Manage any tax audits, notices and enquiries received from domestic and foreign tax authorities
• Design, develop, and implement global tax planning strategies to minimize tax expense and exposure across federal, state, and foreign direct and indirect taxes, including evaluating sales tax obligations by state and monitoring legislative changes that impact tax positions and accounting implications
• Actively manage relationships with third party tax advisors to optimize the relationships to efficiently balance in house vs outsourced tax support
• Prepare and present clear, decision-oriented tax updates to executive leadership, including key risks, opportunities, and strategic tradeoffs
• Establish deep business partner relationships across the organization to ensure company strategy and projects include a thorough review of tax consequences
• Lead all significant tax initiatives, including M&A due diligence, new product launches, geographic expansion, and related tax studies
• Ensure compliance with global transfer pricing requirements
• Ensure appropriate internal controls related to tax matters are in place and operating correctly, identify any gaps in internal controls and ensure remediation and formalization of tax policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain formal tax policies, practices and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP and tax regulations.
• Build, mentor, and develop internal tax talent over time, including assessing future hiring needs as the company scales
• Own tax risk assessment, uncertain tax positions, and related documentation, including coordination of technical analyses and reserve positions under ASC 740

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant tax experience, with a mix of public accounting and corporate environments
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to convey complex matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the company
• Strong, generalized tax knowledge across domestic and foreign income tax, domestic and foreign indirect tax, transfer pricing, international withholding tax, local taxes and more
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience with Avalara software including system implementation
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and time management skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment
• A collaborative team player, able to partner with internal and external contacts at all levels to drive efficiency and system improvement in tax and tax adjacent functions
• CPA license required.

Benefits

• stock awards
• comprehensive healthcare coverage
• monthly wellness stipend
• retirement savings match
• lifetime Headspace membership
• generous parental leave