The Senior Tax Accountant will be a foundational pillar of the company s tax function. You will balance technical execution (compliance, ASC 740, audits) with entrepreneurial project management.

Co-Build the Function: Partner with finance leadership to establish, automate, and scale our internal tax processes and strategies as the company expands globally.

Project Management: Act as the primary project manager for external tax advisors, ensuring deliverables (like federal, state, and international tax returns) are accurate and on schedule.

Tax Close Provisions: Own the quarter-end and annual tax provision process (ASC 740), prepare tax journal entries, and perform flux analyses with a keen eye for detail.

Audit Notice Ownership: Project-manage responses to tax audits and notices, proactively gathering documentation and resolving inquiries efficiently.

Curiosity-Driven Special Projects: Lead research and execution on special projects, including R D tax credits, international expansion, transfer pricing, and state nexus evaluation.

Process Automation: Constantly question the status quo. Identify manual bottlenecks in our current tax processes and implement modern, scalable software or workflow solutions.

This Role Requires

Bachelor s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus.

CPA license is required.

Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive tax experience (Public accounting/Big 4 experience highly preferred; a mix of public and fast-paced corporate experience is ideal).

A Builder’s Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the challenge of creating order out of chaos.

Senior Tax Accountant

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Newrelic

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