Junior tax manager, US

About the role

At Bending Spoons, you will manage and optimize the company’s U.S. tax responsibilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws. You will oversee all tax activities, support key business decisions, and maintain full regulatory adherence.

Responsibilities

• Support U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance, including corporate income, franchise, sales and use, and other applicable taxes.
• Calculate tax liabilities, prepare and file U.S. tax returns, and manage tax matters related to equity plans, employees, and contractor arrangements.
• Ensure the proper U.S. tax treatment of employee benefits, compensation, and welfare programs.
• Support tax due diligence and integration work for acquisitions.
• Assist with interactions with the IRS, state tax authorities, and external tax advisors.

Requirements

A valid CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license or Enrolled Agent (EA) credential is required to represent the company before the IRS.

Skills

• Reasoning ability: solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist bias, attend to important details.
• Drive: extremely ambitious, initiative, effort, tenacity matching ambition, deep responsibility for work, high rising bar.
• Team spirit: give generously, support best idea, willing to get hands dirty, reliable, honest, transparent.

Benefits

• Work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• Exceptional opportunity for impact: shape the future of a company with sky‑high ambitions and a strong track record.
• Lead the US expansion of one of Europe’s most successful tech companies.
• Access to company equity at a discount.

Pay

Typically, individuals with limited experience receive an annual salary of $204,281 in the United States. For candidates assessed as possessing exceptional potential and highly unusual achievement, compensation typically ranges from $257,642 to $522,120. Compensation varies by location and expected impact; in higher‑cost markets such as New York City offers are generally positioned toward the upper end of the range. As expertise and contributions grow, compensation can increase rapidly alongside impact.

Schedule

Permanent, full‑time position. Location options: Atlanta (GA), Miami (FL), New York (NY), or fully remote from eligible countries. Selected candidates are expected to spend most days in the Milan office during the first few months to absorb company culture and build trust, with travel and accommodation assistance provided.