Senior Tax Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Tax Manager (Fintech): Leading North American federal, state, and local tax compliance and planning for a travel marketplace with an accent on indirect tax and R&D claims. Focus on scaling tax processes, implementing tax logic with engineering teams, and ensuring accurate determinations across complex booking flows.

Location: Must be based in the US or Canada

Compensation: CA$160k – CA$190k + Equity

Company

A high-growth travel fintech provider and marketplace leveraging data and ML to bring transparency and savings to travelers globally.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end indirect tax compliance across all North American filings, including sales, hotel, GST/HST/QST, and excise taxes.
• Prepare and review US and Canadian federal, state, and provincial income tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to identify qualifying R&D activities and prepare US and Canadian tax claims.
• Coordinate with external advisors and manage responses to federal, state, and local audits.
• Prepare monthly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 450 and ASC 740.
• Collaborate with the Tax Engineering team to implement and QA tax logic changes for complex booking flows.

Requirements

• 4–7+ years of US state and local tax experience, including transaction taxes for digital marketplaces.
• Demonstrated experience with Canadian indirect tax (GST/HST/QST) and provincial income tax compliance.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 450 and working knowledge of ASC 740.
• Hands-on experience with Avalara and NetSuite; proficiency in Excel; SQL or Google BigQuery familiarity is a plus.
• CPA designation or Master's in Tax preferred; Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance required.
• Must be based in the US or Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation including base salary and equity (options/RSUs).
• Potential sign-on bonus and other incentives.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, late-stage startup environment.
• Influence the growth and shaping of the company's tax function.