Senior Manager Indirect Tax

Fireworks AI operates an AI platform for production inference and training of open-source models.

San Mateo, United States
About Fireworks AI

Fireworks AI provides serverless and dedicated model inference, model deployment, and supervised and reinforcement fine-tuning for developers and enterprises building AI applications.

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About the Role

You will lead the indirect tax function, overseeing compliance, reporting, planning, audits, and risk management. You will advise stakeholders on tax implications, manage external providers, improve tax systems and controls, and coach team members while ensuring timely, accurate execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field
  • 8+ years of progressive tax experience with significant indirect tax experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of sales and use tax and/or VAT/GST
  • Experience managing indirect tax compliance, audits, research, and advisory matters
  • Strong understanding of accounting processes, financial systems, and internal controls
  • Experience with ERP and indirect tax technology platforms such as NetSuite, Anrok, or Vertex
  • Analytical, problem-solving, project-management, and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead indirect tax compliance for sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise taxes, and other transaction-based taxes
  • Ensure timely preparation, review, filing, and payment of indirect tax returns
  • Maintain tax controls, documentation, reconciliations, and workpapers
  • Monitor filing obligations, registrations, nexus requirements, and tax-footprint changes
  • Oversee third-party tax service providers
  • Advise stakeholders on indirect tax implications of products, contracts, expansion, and supply-chain changes
  • Research and interpret indirect tax legislation and guidance
  • Lead tax audits and coordinate responses with tax authorities
  • Identify tax exposures and implement remediation plans
  • Improve tax systems, automation, data analytics, and processes
  • Manage and develop indirect tax team members
  • Manage relationships with external tax advisors and consultants

Benefits

  • Equity