Tax Manager

Elastic Elastic · Enterprise · United States · Accounting

The company is Elastic, the Search AI Company, which provides an AI Platform for search, security, and observability. The role is for a Tax Manager focusing on international taxes, evaluating and streamlining processes, leading project management, communications, and operational efforts within the global Finance team. This role involves managing direct reports, ensuring compliance with tax provisions (GAAP, IFRS, local statutory), SOX controls, overseeing external consultants for tax returns and compliance, supporting tax projects, monitoring tax legislation, and researching international tax technical issues. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in tax provision and compliance, preferably with IFRS, and holds a CPA or MS in Tax.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead all aspects of international GAAP, IFRS, and local statutory tax provisions, including working with Elasticians across various teams and external auditors
  2. Ensure compliance with SOX controls and reporting as a public company
  3. Oversee and manage external consultants to ensure timely and accurate preparation of tax returns, R&D credit studies, foreign tax returns, Pillar 2, and transfer pricing compliance
  4. Coordinate and manage compliance audits and inquiries from tax authorities
  5. Support various tax projects such as acquisitions, restructurizations, tax planning, and legal entity assessment

Skills

Required

  • Tax provision experience under US GAAP
  • Experience in managing Tax compliance
  • 5+ years of progressive, proven experience across both industry and large accounting firms working with global companies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and management skills combined with interest and experience in process improvement, automation, and efficiency

Nice to have

  • IFRS strongly preferred
  • CPA and/or MS in Tax strongly preferred
  • Experience with NetSuite, OneSource Tax Provision, OneSource Uncertain Tax Position
  • A real passion for fast-paced and dynamic environments, the ability to thrive in the details and adapt quickly to a changing environment
  • A dedication to think big, use data to drive strategy, challenge convention, and potentially reinvent how work is done
  • A proficiency in optimizing processes and programs with a keen understanding of the balance between structure and flexibility
  • Experience with NetSuite is a plus
  • A sense of humor and ability to roll with the punches definitely a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • international GAAP, IFRS, and local statutory tax provisions
  • SOX controls
  • Pillar 2
  • transfer pricing compliance
  • US GAAP required
  • global companies