Tax

Levels

Role	Grade
VP, Tax	Level 12
Senior Director, Tax (Domestic/Multinational)	Level 11
Director, Tax(Domestic/Multinational)	Level 10
Sr. Manager, Tax (Domestic/Multinational)	Level 9
Manager, Tax (Domestic/Multinational)	Level 8
Sr Analyst	Level 7
Analyst	Level 6
Jr Analyst	Level 5

Junior Tax Analyst

The Junior Tax Analyst reports to the Manager, Tax. The responsibilities and requirements for a Junior Tax Analyst would be defined at the time of business need for the role.

Junior Tax Analyst Job Grade

The Junior Tax Analyst is a grade 5.

Tax Analyst (Intermediate)

The Tax Analyst (Intermediate) reports to the Manager, Tax. The responsibilities and requirements for a Tax Analyst would be defined at the time of business need for the role.

Tax Analyst (Intermediate) Job Grade

The Tax Analyst (Intermediate) is a grade 6.

Senior Tax Analyst

The Senior Tax Analyst resorts to the Manager, Tax.

Senior Tax Analyst Job Grade

The Senior Tax Analyst is a grade 7.

Senior Tax Analyst Responsibilities

Manage indirect tax audits, including gathering information and responding to audit requests
Prepare monthly sales and use tax-related journal entries and ensure that all sales and use tax liabilities and payments are recorded properly
Work with team to create new processes and develop efficiencies in the tax process based on specialty
Research, analyze, and model the impacts of legislative changes based on specialty
Prepare/Review property tax returns
Prepare and ensure that all annual reports are filed timely
Ensure monthly accrual and reconciliation of indirect tax accounts as well as the ASC 450 process and ongoing analysis.
Manage the business license renewal process and perform necessary research to determine if any new filings are required
Review tax requirements for new products and/or system implementations based on specialty
Partner with various teams, including accounting, legal, engineering, operations, and finance on a variety of initiatives
Design and maintain SOX control processes and evidences
Partner with and manage outside service providers on tax compliance based on specialty
Assist with miscellaneous projects as necessary

Senior Tax Analyst Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Accounting, tax or related field.
CPA designation desired.
Progressive, relevant experience based on tax specialty.
Experience with Software and/or SAAS in a high growth environment.
Taking initiative and also working as a team player
Experience with NetSuite, SalesForce, Zuora, Coupa, GSuite and Avalara are plusses.
Superior Excel and analytical skills
Outstanding organizational and presentation skills and attention to detail
The capacity to multitask and prioritize workload
Discretion and respect for confidential information
Ability to use GitLab

Multinational Tax Manager

The Multinational Tax Manager reports to the Sr. Director, Multinational Tax.

Multinational Tax Manager Job Grade

The Multinational Tax Manager is a grade 8.

Multinational Tax Manager Responsibilities

Prepare and review E&P calculations, Subpart F, FDII, BEAT, and GILTI inclusions, foreign tax credit and similar calculations for tax compliance and annual/quarterly provision purposes.
Prepare and review foreign tax provisions for 15 foreign entities, including current tax provision and deferred tax.
Manage external tax service providers efficiently to meet compliance obligations, optimizing balance between internal and external resourcing.
Assist with the development and implementation of tax planning strategies that align with business objectives through collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Research and understand potential tax legislation and participate in modeling different scenarios.
Write tax technical and non-technical tax research and compliance memos.
Keep current on developments in global tax that may affect our business, including monitoring and analyzing tax legislation.
Engage and assist in special projects, including establishment of new legal entities, and other corporate initiatives, as needed.
Engage and assist with M&A, including acquisition structuring and integration.
Work closely with Treasury and Accounting to manage intercompany funding requirements, including leverage planning, cash contributions, and repatriation strategies.

Multinational Tax Manager Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Juris Doctorate (JD)
CPA, Master’s degree, and/or JD in Tax or Accounting a plus
International US Corporate Tax experience (5-8 years)
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent organizational/analytical skills required
Solid PC skills with a working knowledge of Google Suite, Slack, NetSuite, and Excel
Understanding of US GAAP Income Tax Accounting (ASC740)
Intermediate expertise in international tax concepts
Strong work ethic and able to partner in a team-oriented environment
Organized and flexible - ability to manage multiple projects/assignments, while meeting deadlines

Manager, Tax

The Manager, Tax reports to the Director, Tax.

Manager, Tax Job Grade

The Manager, Tax is a grade 8.

Manager, Tax Responsibilities

Extends that of the Staff Tax Analyst responsibilities
Manage a team of analysts
Conduct recurring 1:1’s and evaluate team’s performance

Manager, Tax Requirements

Extends that of the Staff Tax Analyst requirement
Demonstration of past mentorship and leadership capabilities

Senior Manager, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax

The Senior Manager, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax reports to the Director, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax.

Senior Manager, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Job Grade

The Senior Manager, Global tax Accounting and Domestic Tax is a grade 9.

Senior Manager, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Responsibilities

Tax Provision: prepare/review quarterly and annual global tax provision including calculating/reviewing current calculation; maintaining deferred tax balances, uncertain tax positions, and tax account roll forward; and other related schedules/memo and disclosures; Experience with corporate income and franchise taxes, credits and incentives, sales/use/withholding taxes
Tax Compliance: Working with service providers to prepare/review of federal, state, and local tax returns including preparing state and local apportionment and state adjustment schedules; preparing and maintaining tax attribute schedules; preparing/reviewing of federal and state income tax estimates and extensions
Tax Forecast: prepare/review quarterly tax forecast
Tax Controversy: assist with research and supervision of responses to notices regarding federal, state, and local tax issues; provide support and/or manage IRS and state income/franchise tax audits; maintain proper audit and compliance documentation
Project Management: involved in day-to-day projects within the tax team and other functional groups, including finance, human resources, payroll, legal, R&D and IT, as well as external advisors; supervise information gathering for tax provisions and tax returns; assist in the establishment of and ensures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
Special Projects: Provide assistance with technical research on various tax issues; and assist in ad hoc/special projects such as IP reorganization and M&A activities
Team Development: Assist in developing and mentoring other members of the Tax team.

Senior Manager, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Requirements

Ideal candidate would have Big-4 and multinational company experience
Highly organized with great attention to detail
Self-starter, with an ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to multitask and handle a variety of tax assignments in a fast-paced environment including being flexible to geographic time zones
Ability to prioritize tasks appropriately, meet deadlines, execute with accuracy and recognize when issues need escalation
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and analytical skills
Proficient in Excel, including pivot table and vlookup
Responsibilities may require a work schedule that may include working outside of “normal” work hours, in order to meet business demands
Experience with ASC 740 is required
Preference will be given to candidates with Big 4 experience
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience
Strong business judgment applied to tax and finance operational activities
Demonstrated experience in mentoring and leading a distributed team
Leadership experience in a software or global technology company
Proven strategic and tactical vision to lead a high performing team

Senior Manager, Multinational Tax (Non US)

The Senior Manager, Multinational Tax (Non US) reports to the Director, Multinational Tax.

Job Grade

The Senior Manager, Multinational Tax (Non US) is a job grade 9.

Senior Manager, Multinational Tax Responsibilities

Models and joins in planning for our economic ownership of IP
Assists international team with CFC tax basis, earnings and profits, Subpart F, BEAT, GILTI and FDII calculations
Primary contact with outside service provider for our transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation and country by country reporting
Primary contact with our tax preparers for multinational local income tax compliance
Maintains all digital service taxes and similar taxes
Assists with transfer pricing audits
Manages Multinational local income tax and indirect tax audits
Maintains per-country effective tax rates for US GAAP purposes
Maintains cumulative book/tax differences for our Multinational entities for local and US GAAP purposes. Works with our Accounting team to understand GAAP to statutory book differences.
VAT/GST compliance and audits
Assists with new entity setup, working with our legal, finance, and human resources teams
Works with our stock-based comp and payroll teams regarding per-country stock based compensation issues
Provides information, as needed, to international local entity directors
Works with our finance and treasury teams to fund multinational operations
Administers intercompany agreements, including intercompany invoicing
Assists with withholding compliance on
Billing by local entities
Intercompany transfers

Senior Manager, Multinational Tax (Non US) Requirements

The Senior Manager, Multinational Tax (Non US) will have Big-4 or comparable multinational company experience. Specifically, the candidate will have demonstrable, progressive experience in:

Transfer pricing and functional analysis
CBC reporting
Some understanding of the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Permanent establishment issues
Local Multinational tax compliance project management
Multinational funding, contributions and distributions
Knowledge of GitLab merge requests is a plus
Initiating and settling intercompany transactions
Staff supervision
The Senior Manager, Multinational Tax will have a BS/BA in Accounting or Finance. An MST, MBT, or LLM or similar international designation in taxation is preferred. A CPA or similar international license is preferred.

Director, Tax

The Directors, Tax report to the VP, Tax.

Director, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Job Grade

The Director, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax is a grade 10.

Director, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Responsibilities

Staff mentoring and supervision
SOX control implementation, testing, and narrative writing
Process implementation for global income tax accounting
Interaction with Big 4 financial statement auditors
Working with outside service providers on projects including but not limited to:
Income tax compliance
Sales tax compliance
Maintenance of a compliance calendar
Tax audit supervision, both direct and indirect taxes
M&A and purchase accounting (income and indirect taxes)
Tax account reconciliation
Working with Finance team members on intercompany settlements

Director, Global Tax Accounting and Domestic Tax Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Accounting. Master’s Degree in Business Taxation preferred.
JD and/or CPA preferred.
Experience with Software and/or SAAS in a high growth environment.
Technical understanding of ASC 740, ASC 718, and ASC 805 for global operations
Spreadsheet modeling for ASC 740, tax return workpapers, and project planning
Tax and tax provision issues relating to stock based compensation, including contra-DTAs produced by Sec. 162M
Project management
Audit supervision
Memo writing
Taking initiative and also working as a team player
Experience with NetSuite, SalesForce, Zuora, Coupa, GSuite and Avalara are plusses.
Ability to use GitLab

Director of Multinational Tax

Job Grade

The Director of Multinational Tax is a job grade 11.

Director of Multinational Tax Responsibilities

Plans for, models, and operationalizes our economic ownership of IP
Maintains CFC tax basis, earnings and profits and Subpart F calculations
Maintains BEAT, GILTI and FDII calculations
Engages and supervises our transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation and country by country reporting
Engages and supervises our tax preparers for international income tax compliance, both locally and from a U.S. perspective
Maintains all digital service taxes and similar taxes
Manages tax and transfer pricing audits
Maintains per-country effective tax rates for US GAAP purposes
Maintains cumulative book/tax differences for local and US GAAP purposes. Works with our Accounting team to understand GAAP to statutory book differences.
VAT/GST compliance and audits
Holds the lead role in new entity setup, working with our legal, finance, and human resources teams
Works with our stock-based comp and payroll teams regarding per-country stock based compensation issues
Works with our legal and finance teams to hold subsidiary directors’ meetings
Works with our finance and treasury teams to fund international operations
Outlines and drafts intercompany agreements

Director of Multinational Tax Requirements

The candidate will have Big-4 or comparable US-based multinational company experience. Specifically, the candidate will have demonstrable, progressive experience in:
Transfer pricing and functional analysis
CBC reporting
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Permanent establishment issues
New entity setup and maintenance
US international tax compliance supervision
Local international tax compliance supervision
International funding, contributions and distributions
Identification of issues and project management (knowledge of GitLab merge requests is a plus)
Initiating and settling intercompany transactions
Maintaining capital preservation, minimizing any excess cash held by international subsidiaries
Supervising managers and creating leaders
The Director of International Tax will have a BS/BA in Accounting or Finance with an MST, MBT, or LLM in taxation. A CPA is preferred.

Senior Director of Multinational Tax

Job Grade

The Senior Director of Multinational Tax is a job grade 11.

Senior Director of Multinational Tax Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership with respect to GitLab’s international structure, including the location of the economic ownership of GitLab IP.
Plans for, models, and operationalizes GitLab’s footprint in international locations.
Influences key executives in Legal (Corporate, People, and IP), Sales, Marketing, Finance, People and Engineering for the purpose of optimizing our effective tax rate and minimizing local country tax risk.
Communicates complex tax objectives in language which is easy for non-tax team members to understand and to buy-in.
Sets key objectives within the Tax Department and enables the team to achieve results through removing blockers and allocating resources.
Holds the lead role in new entity setup, working with our legal, finance, and people teams. Serves as the subject matter expert on all tax matters related to entity strategy and setup.
Identifies and resolves barriers to GitLab’s international expansion. Works with Treasury, Finance, Payroll, Procurement, Corporate Legal, and Benefits in reducing the amount of time from BOD approval to the first operational date for a new entity.
Keeps the International Tax Department on budget and minimizes wasteful advisor spending. Seeks multiple bidders for larger engagements.
Sets the parameters and procedures for creating and maintaining complex interactions between taxes within the same jurisdiction, as well as taxes between jurisdictions.
Initiates thought leadership as well as on-the-ground expertise in maintaining models which provide useful insight for making management decisions, what-if modeling, and inquiries from executives regarding the tax effects of new initiatives.
Identifies automation opportunities to reduce the time cycles required for all compliances, as well as to reduce processing time in building tax scenarios
Anticipates the demands of the international tax team as GitLab crosses revenue thresholds which are the basis for complex, multi-jurisdiction reporting (CBC, BEAT, Pillar 2 to name a few)
Engages and project-manages our tax preparers for international income tax compliance, both locally and from a U.S. perspective
Project-Manages tax and transfer pricing audits
VAT/GST compliance and audits
Optimizes per-country stock based compensation from a corporate income tax perspective
Builds and leads the Multinational tax team in alignment with GitLab leadership values and principles.

Senior Director of Multinational Tax Requirements

The candidate will have a minimum of 10 years in Big-4 accounting firm, law firm, or comparable US-based multinational company experience. Specifically, the candidate will have demonstrable, progressive experience in:
The ability to reduce complex technical issues into communications (both oral and written) intended for lay people Currentness of knowledge of existing and pending legislation and regulations
Transfer pricing and functional analysis
Pillar 2 reporting
CBC reporting
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Permanent establishment issues
New entity setup and maintenance
US international tax compliance supervision
Local international tax compliance supervision
International funding, contributions and distributions
Identification of issues and project management (knowledge of GitLab merge requests is a plus)
Initiating and settling intercompany transactions
Maintaining capital preservation, minimizing any excess cash held by international subsidiaries
Supervising managers and creating leaders
The Senior Director of International Tax will be a JD or CPA and will have a BS/BA in Accounting or Finance with an MST, MBT, or LLM in taxation.

Specialties

Domestic

Primary focus on US direct and/or indirect tax
Assist with the resolution of all state notices
Maintain a U.S. indirect tax compliance calendar
Prepare/Review all aspects of U.S. indirect tax filings including, but not limited to, sales and use tax and gross receipt tax
Assist with the resolution of all state notices relating to US indirect tax
3+ years indirect tax experience with multiple states and local jurisdictions preferred.

Multinational

Primary focus on multinational tax
Working knowledge of multiple International tax areas
Proven international experience working with overseas operations
Proven success with managing tax on a global scale

Performance Indicators

Career Ladder

The Tax job family career ladder is outlined on this page.

Hiring Process

Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.

Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our Global Recruiters.
Next, qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a first interview with the Hiring Manager
Candidates will then be invited to schedule an interview with 2 - 4 team members
Finally, candidates may be invited to a final executive interview

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page

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