Sales Tax Reporting & Compliance Specialist – Merchant of Record – “Mor” – Product
| Company | Stripe |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s, MBA, JD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5-7 years of experience in US indirect tax compliance, with experience managing large-scale tax initiatives.
- Previous in-house experience within a multinational business and either legal or accountancy firm experience.
- Deep understanding of US state and local indirect tax laws and regulations.
- Understanding of tax liability shifting models, including MoR (reseller), marketplace facilitator, and deemed seller.
- Exceptional time-management and project-management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. You should be able to adjust your communication style based on your audience (users, product teams, advisors, etc.).
- The ability to prioritize projects in a fast-changing environment.
- Previous experience in working with engineering teams in scoping and implementing tax compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage our MoR’s US indirect tax compliance function ensuring compliance with state and local sales tax rules, and other indirect tax obligations across the US.
- Manage US sales tax registrations across state and local tax authorities.
- Lead MoR US sales tax audits and other indirect tax matters involving tax authorities.
- Make decisions with respect to corporate tax issues related to the MoR product.
- Collaborate with the international indirect tax planning team, the indirect tax technology lead, the international accounting teams and third party service providers on MoR US sales tax matters, assisting with the ongoing enhancement of the indirect tax compliance and control processes.
- Work with other tax team members and product & engineering teams to help define compliance requirements and collaborate on the design and implementation of US sales tax controls.
- Promote indirect tax awareness and knowledge including training and liaising with business and tax partners on changes to indirect tax legislation, systems, policies, and processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree or professional qualification (CPA, JD or equivalent, Masters in Tax, or LLM or equivalent) in tax or law.
- Experience working in technology, payments, or financial services.
- Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment.
- A willingness to work with a diverse crew of tax nerds who care deeply about Stripe’s tax issues and each other.