What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Tax Accountant position at Circle?
What you’ll be responsible for:
Circle is looking for a motivated Senior Tax Accountant, reporting to the Tax Operations Manager, to support the tax accounting and tax compliance needs of the company’s rapidly growing operations. This role will involve cross functional interaction with other teams at the company including compliance, legal and product as well as the greater finance team. You will gain valuable experience and exposure to a broad cross section of the tax function while supporting a business that is on the cutting edge of digital payments and blockchain technology.
What you'll work on:
- Supporting the preparation of consolidated and legal entity tax provisions on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Researching and supporting US state and local tax requirements for US business including business registration, franchise tax returns, sales and use tax, employment taxes, etc.
- Supporting the annual US federal and state tax compliance process.
- Preparing tax related journal entries for monthly, quarterly and annual closes.
- Calculating and providing support for maintenance of transfer pricing model and supporting documentation.
- Preparing tax memos to document and update tax positions of the company.
- Researching and staying current on changes to US and international tax legislation and supporting communication of implications for the company.
You will aspire to our four core values:
- Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
- Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.
- Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals.
- High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.
What you’ll bring to Circle:
- 4 years of tax accounting experience, ideally from a Big 4 background or with direct tax experience working in the technology industry.
- Knowledge of US tax regulations and US GAAP requirements of ASC 740.
- Direct experience and knowledge of tax accounting for accounting close and supporting preparation/review of tax provisions.
- Organized, detailed, proactive, self-motivated, collaborative.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to work cross functionally and adapt to change are extremely important.
- Ability to prioritize workloads and ensure tasks are completed on time.
- High integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business.
- CPA or post graduate tax qualification is highly desirable but not required.
- Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.
