Global Tax Operations Lead

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn. 
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced director level professional to lead our Global Tax Operations. This pivotal role within our Accounting team requires deep knowledge of international tax environments, advanced strategic thinking in tax and transfer pricing, and oversight of worldwide tax compliance.
The Global Tax Operations Lead will be a a highly visible role across the Anchorage Digital organization. In this newly created role, you will drive our global tax strategy and work closely with the company's accounting and finance teams and external tax advisors to support the overall financial objectives of the organization. The ideal candidate will bring extensive tax leadership experience, preferably in the digital assets or financial technology sectors, combined with a background in public accounting. A proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced, dynamic environment is essential.

Technical Skills:

• Manage worldwide GAAP tax provision, tax reserves (FIN 48 & FAS 5) and related disclosures.
• Lead compliance (US Federal, US States and International), accounting for income taxes, technical research, process improvement, and risk and controls
• Develop and implement transfer pricing strategy, monitor transfer pricing policies and related documentation
• Lead Tax Information Reporting and compliance with digital asset broker tax reporting rules and issuance of 1099-DA and 1099-MISC to clients
• Review, analyze and maintain support for valuation allowances and stock compensation impacts of US and Foreign employees
• Ensure compliance with US and international tax laws and regulations, US GAAP, IFRS and other domestic and international requirements
• Manage indirect tax compliance and risks, advise on employment tax

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Develop and lead tax strategy, assessing the tax impact of strategic initiatives, and driving tax decision-making
• Provide advice in strategic decision-making to ensure business planning accounts for relevant tax considerations
• Stay apprised of evolving tax laws, regulations, and best practices to ensure the company remains compliant and competitive

Communication and Influence:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Legal, Operations, and Product, to support overall business objectives
• Actively partner with foreign operations on local tax matters (income tax, VAT, withholding tax, etc.)

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

• 15+ years of progressive experience with 7+ leading a corporate tax department within a public technology company, with exposure to transfer pricing and global tax strategy
• Proven track record in a high-growth, fast-paced global organization; digital asset or fin tech industry experience is a plus
• CPA license required (Big 4 experience preferred)
• Effective communications skills, including the ability to synthesize complex tax issues and to communicate them in a clear and succinct manner to non tax technical executive audience
• Experience with tax accounting for valuation allowances, treatment of stock compensation, and international tax structuring
• Experience successfully managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to quickly understand and integrate business objectives with tax strategies
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships across internal teams and external partners

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

• You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)

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