Director, Tax Operations

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners.

Job Description

Role overview | Context

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and high-performing Director, Tax Operations to join our team. Reporting into our VP Tax, Dr. Larry Skor, this hire will be a key component of our Tax leadership team. 

You will be joining a quickly scaling Tax organization, with global reach from day one, and will carry responsibility for leading the continued evolution of the Tax Operations function; supporting the success of the business in controllership, compliance, and process automation amongst other areas.

Role overview | Remit and Responsibilities

As the new Director, Tax Operations, this person will be responsible for:

• Maintaining the integrity and accuracy of Checkout’s global tax provision

• Timely and accurate filing of Checkout’s tax compliance obligations worldwide

• Building and leading a diverse, world-class Tax Operations team

• Building proper automation tools where possible

• Partnering with the Tax team, and other senior Finance and business leaders to ensure proper tax operations support for all of Checkout.com’s operations; for now and for the future

• Leading the tax accounting policy function by acting as a “go-to” resource for the business by providing timely and accurate advice and establishing internal tax accounting policies

• Playing a key role in our global financial audit relationship for tax, and with taxing jurisdictions worldwide

• Building and maintaining world class tax accounting controls

Qualifications

Role overview | Desired Background, Core Competencies

The ideal candidate for the role will bring: 

• 15+ years of relevant experience

• CPA/Chartered Accountant or similar designation

• Expert technical tax skills, preferably from financial services/payments sectors

• Significant experience in high-performing, multinational organizations

• Deep domain knowledge on IFRS/US GAAP related to income tax accounting, including IAS12/ASC 740

• Significant prior tax operations ownership experience, including tax compliance and controllership

• Strong communication skills

• Experience working with, and rolling out, leading tax compliance and provision automation tools

• Big 4 experience is preferable

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Additional Information

Salary Range (New York, US) 

$200,000 USD - $240,000 USD 

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