Sr. Tax Analyst

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

We’re looking for collaborative and results-oriented Senior Tax Analyst to join our Tax team and focus on foreign tax provision and compliance. You will play a critical part of evaluating and streamlining processes in an increasingly complex global organization and help drive tax provision and compliance excellence.

You thrive in the details, adapt quickly to a changing environment, take a global view, and are data driven. This is a hands-on role which involves gathering relevant information, managing workflows to ensure timely completion of the returns, and ensuring accurate reporting of information. You are both strategic and hands-on and would report to the Sr. Manager, Tax.

What You Will Be Doing

• Assist with preparation of Elastic’s global quarterly and annual tax provision, including deferred substantiations, effective tax rate calculations and supporting workpapers for tax footnote disclosures
• Assist in managing a third party service provider with the foreign income tax compliance process including data gathering, review and completion of various tax computations
• Assist with management of R&D credit process which is completed by a third party service provider
• Research tax technical issues – corporate tax focused but also assist with other taxes.
• Support various tax projects such as acquisitions, restructurings, tax planning, and legal entity assessment
• Coordinate and manage compliance audits and respond to notices and inquiries from tax authorities
• Prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with SOX controls and reporting as a public company.
• Collaborate on streamlining and automating tax provision and compliance areas.
• Build collaborative relationships across the organization.

What You Bring

A real passion for fast-paced and dynamic environments, the ability to thrive in the details and adapt quickly to a changing environment

A dedication to think big, use data to drive strategy, challenge convention, and potentially reinvent how work is done

A proficiency in optimizing processes and programs with a keen understanding of the balance between structure and flexibility. In addition that, you must bring

• 3+ years of progressive, relevant experience across both industry and large accounting firm working with global companies
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a validated ability to work in a dynamic environment
• General accounting knowledge and familiar with accounting principles under US GAAP and IFRS
• Tax provision experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail and Strong analytical skills combined with interest and experience in process improvement, automation, and efficiency

Bonus Points:

• Experience with OnceSource Tax Provision preferred and Orbitax, NetSuite and Alteryx is a plus
• CPA and/or MS in Tax strongly preferred

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Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders.