Sr. Manager, Indirect Tax

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GAQ426R199

Databricks is looking for a Senior Manager - Indirect Tax to join our Finance organization. The Senior Manager - Indirect Tax will lead the indirect tax function of the tax department and bring greater efficiency to our global indirect tax model improve the customer experience as it relates to tax matters and enable tax to scale with the growth of the business. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is highly organized and energized by working in a dynamic fast-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity to provide tremendous impact via your subject matter expertise that will be felt by numerous business groups outside of finance. This position will report to the Senior Director of Tax.

The Senior Manager - Indirect Tax will work with the tax team leadership to optimize the companys global tax position with a strong focus on US Sales & Use tax matters as well as global GST/VAT and other indirect tax matters. Key responsibilities include:

Key responsibilities:

Owning Indirect Tax Return Compliance through accurate reporting of our global indirect tax returns for U.S. sales tax Canadian GST Indian GST and other indirect and business taxes
Identifying technology and process improvements to improve overall compliance processes
Creating and implementing tax planning strategies to lower our overall tax burden within local legal limits & laws
Actively participate in the review of proposed transactions new product launches and global expansion to properly advise management of the tax ramifications to our business and our customers.
Assessing and mitigating indirect tax risks in acquisitions and leading the indirect tax integration process
Become a trusted advisor to the sales and engineering teams to assess new products for taxability determinations and enable the sales teams to close deals faster with less friction on tax matters.
Developing controversy strategies and processes to respond to requests for information from government tax authorities to defend our filing positions and close audits with minimal tax costs
Oversee our indirect tax return preparers (SaaS vendors & accounting firms) and identify areas to improve quality or reduce costs to prioritize resources for global expansion or entering into new operating structures.
Keeping current on developments in global tax that may affect the business analyzing legislation participating in modeling scenarios and communicating tax-related information effectively to stakeholders including the finance leadership team

What we look for:

BA/BS degree in Accounting with a focus on Taxation is preferred
Directly related indirect tax experience with Big 4 accounting is strongly preferred. Having in-house tax department experience and experience supervising and developing a team is preferred
A minimum of 8 years in depth experience with US Sales & Use tax matters is required while some experience in software taxation and foreign indirect tax matters is preferred.
Demonstrated experience closing indirect tax audits and identifying process improvements that reduce manual hours spent is critical
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders (consultants auditors etc) whose mission is to put the Company first
Demonstrated organizational excellence and history of timely completion of duties
High Competency in Excel and Google Sheets; can maintain complex spreadsheets that connect to multiple output formats for financial & leadership reporting purposes
Experience with Netsuite and Avalara is a plus

Required Experience:

Manager

GAQ426R199Databricks is looking for a Senior Manager - Indirect Tax to join our Finance organization. The Senior Manager - Indirect Tax will lead the indirect tax function of the tax department and bring greater efficiency to our global indirect tax model improve the customer experience as it relate...

GAQ426R199

Key responsibilities:

Owning Indirect Tax Return Compliance through accurate reporting of our global indirect tax returns for U.S. sales tax Canadian GST Indian GST and other indirect and business taxes
Identifying technology and process improvements to improve overall compliance processes
Creating and implementing tax planning strategies to lower our overall tax burden within local legal limits & laws
Actively participate in the review of proposed transactions new product launches and global expansion to properly advise management of the tax ramifications to our business and our customers.
Assessing and mitigating indirect tax risks in acquisitions and leading the indirect tax integration process
Become a trusted advisor to the sales and engineering teams to assess new products for taxability determinations and enable the sales teams to close deals faster with less friction on tax matters.
Developing controversy strategies and processes to respond to requests for information from government tax authorities to defend our filing positions and close audits with minimal tax costs
Oversee our indirect tax return preparers (SaaS vendors & accounting firms) and identify areas to improve quality or reduce costs to prioritize resources for global expansion or entering into new operating structures.
Keeping current on developments in global tax that may affect the business analyzing legislation participating in modeling scenarios and communicating tax-related information effectively to stakeholders including the finance leadership team

What we look for:

BA/BS degree in Accounting with a focus on Taxation is preferred
Directly related indirect tax experience with Big 4 accounting is strongly preferred. Having in-house tax department experience and experience supervising and developing a team is preferred
A minimum of 8 years in depth experience with US Sales & Use tax matters is required while some experience in software taxation and foreign indirect tax matters is preferred.
Demonstrated experience closing indirect tax audits and identifying process improvements that reduce manual hours spent is critical
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders (consultants auditors etc) whose mission is to put the Company first
Demonstrated organizational excellence and history of timely completion of duties
High Competency in Excel and Google Sheets; can maintain complex spreadsheets that connect to multiple output formats for financial & leadership reporting purposes
Experience with Netsuite and Avalara is a plus

Required Experience:

Manager