Tax Intern
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who is Sonar
Sonar helps prevent code quality and code security issues from reaching production amplifies developers productivity in concert with AI assistants and improves the developer experience with streamlined workflows. Sonar analyzes all code regardless of who writes it your internal team genAI or third parties resulting in more secure reliable and maintainable applications. Rooted in the open source community Sonars solutions support over 30 programming languages frameworks and infrastructure technologies. Today Sonar is trusted by 7M developers worldwide including teams at the DoD Microsoft NASA MasterCard Siemens and T-Mobile.
We believe in developing great products that are supported by great internal teams and a strong culture. We are highly committed to and obsessed with the company users each other and our open source community. We have high standards and hold each other accountable for acting with positivity dedication thoughtfulness empathy and passion daily.
We are deliberate with our decisions with high clarity of intention. At the same time we feel extreme urgency and move forward quickly.
And lastly we are highly effective and operationally efficient. We operate collectively as One Team to accomplish our goals.
At Sonar CODE is more than just an acronym its a mindset that defines daily operations.
Why You Should Apply:
At Sonar were a group of brilliant motivated and driven professionals working hard to help supercharge developers to build better faster. Sonar helps to continuously improve code quality and code security while reducing developer toil. This means that developers can focus on doing more of what they love and less of what they dont. Our solutions dont just solve symptoms of problems we help fix issues at the source for all code whether its developer-written AI-generated or from third parties.
We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA Switzerland the UK Singapore and Germany. Team members should be able to come to work every day work on a product they are proud of love what they do and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community were all about the mission: supercharge developers to build better faster.
The Impact You Will Have:
You will support the Tax team in maintaining accurate and timely global tax compliance and tax accounting supporting indirect tax and withholding tax processes across multiple jurisdictions strengthening documentation controls and operational efficiency as the company grows. Your work will help ensure data accuracy reduce operational risk and improve visibility into tax positions. This is a flexible opportunity designed to fit around your academic schedule with part-time hours during the school year and a full-time commitment over the summer. Youll gain hands-on experience working alongside seasoned tax professionals supporting a variety of tax compliance and research activities in a fast-paced environment.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Support tax compliance by helping gather data and prepare working papers for U.S. federal and state income tax returns (supporting schedules data pulls reconciliations) and non-U.S. income tax and local filings (data collection tracking of deadlines status updates).
- Assist with indirect tax (e.g. sales and use tax VAT/GST) by preparing or reviewing basic reconciliations between systems (ERP tax tools returns) and supporting registration filing calendars and documentation requests.
- Assist with responding to requests sent to the Tax team from internal business partners as well as external parties including customers and tax auditors
- Support tax accounting and provision activities by assisting in preparing schedules for quarterly and annual tax provision and helping reconcile tax-related balance sheet accounts.
- Documentation and research maintaining and organizing tax files trackers and process documentation performing targeted research on tax topics and summarizing findings.
- Respond to tax notices and assist with audit support under the guidance of the manager.
- Participate in team meetings training sessions and professional development activities.
- Perform other tax-related duties and special projects as assigned.
The Experience You Will Need:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in Accounting Finance or a related field
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets (formulas lookups pivots and basic data analysis)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Foundational understanding of accounting
- Curiosity and a problem-solving mindset with a willingness to ask questions and explore how things work
- Experience with using AI tools (e.g. Gemini Claude) is a plus
Why Youll Love It Here:
- Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!).
- Great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly while still being passionate leaders in our domains.
- We have a flexible work policy that includes 3 days in-office and 2 days work-from-home each week for those located near our office locations; some locations such as Dubai India Japan and Australia operate fully remotely.
- We have a growth mindset. We love learning and believe continuous education is critical to our an ever-changing industry new skills are necessary and were happy to help our team acquire them.
- As the leader in our field our products and services are as strong as our internal team members.
- We embrace transparency with regular meetings cascading messages and updates on the growth and success of our organization.
We Value Diversity Equity and Inclusion:
At Sonar we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds perspectives and cultures.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the precise results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
We do not currently support visa candidates in the US.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Bad code is risky business. AI-generated or written by humans, Sonar ensures top-tier code quality & security. Protect your organization from bugs and vulnerabilities that jeopardize customer trust, damage your reputation, and undermine developer experience.
