Build and manage Global Tax at Flexport.

The opportunity:

Our Finance and Accounting Team collaborates as a strategic partner to clients, partners and all internal departments. The company transacts around the world with on-the-ground operations teams in the US, EU and APAC. As our revenue and business complexity grows, we need a highly-experienced Tax leader to build out and maintain all things tax at Flexport.

You will:

• Own and direct all aspects of taxation with the company, including: strategy, planning, financial reporting, and compliance
• Prepare or review all assigned U.S. and foreign corporate income tax, indirect tax, and information returns
• Oversee the tax returns for the Company’s international subsidiaries
• Be responsible for accounting for income taxes (ASC 740) in the US and International subsidiaries
• Coordinate accounting for income taxes for international subsidiaries with third party vendors
• Head the development of effective and operationally sound tax strategies to reduce the overall tax burden of the consolidated group of companies
• Develop and maintain inter-company arrangements between subsidiaries
• Be responsible for transfer pricing and management fee arrangements
• Partner with the payroll function for all employee-related tax issues, including payroll taxes, T&E, and stock-based comp
• Partner with the global mobility team to advise on employee relocations
• Manage and direct outside tax consultants
• Coordinate with external auditors

You should have:

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience working in a Big 4 public accounting firm, law firm, and/or multi-national public company corporate tax department
• Freight forwarding industry experience preferred, but not required
• The ability to think strategically while also engaging in day-to-day tactical details
• Experience and successful performance of international tax planning, compliance, and return preparation for both US and International locations
• Skill in developing and execution of tax planning and risk reduction strategies
• Strong project management skills
• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Excellent attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
• Strong understanding of U.S. federal direct income tax issues
• An understanding of indirect and international tax
• CPA a plus
• Masters in Tax or Juris Doctor / LLM a plus
• Passionate about tax, finance, logistics and international trade!
• A "compliance first" attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry.

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