Jobs · Accounting · California

Senior Tax Manager, Compliance

Snowflake · Menlo Park, CA · 1 wk ago
Accounting$180k–$236k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end U.S. federal and state income tax return compliance process, including preparation, review, timely filing, extensions, and estimated tax calculations and payments
  • Coordinate and manage external service providers to ensure high-quality and efficient compliance deliverables
  • Develop and apply state income tax planning strategies to optimize effective tax rate and cash taxes across all required income, business and gross receipts tax filings
  • Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in U.S. federal and state tax law; proactively assess and communicate compliance impact to leadership
  • Respond to and manage federal and state tax notices, audits, and examinations, coordinating with external advisors and internal stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive compliance policies, procedures, and risk assessment frameworks
  • Act as key partner to the Global Provision Senior Tax Manager, providing direct support for the quarterly and annual ASC 740 calculations
  • Perform return-to-provision analysis, ensure accurate reconciliation of tax accounts, and support the global tax provision through coordination, data sharing, and review
  • Ensure all compliance and provision processes are documented, sustainable, and aligned with corporate governance and audit requirements
  • Research complex federal and state tax issues and prepare technical memoranda; support tax considerations related to corporate initiatives, business transactions, and M&A activity
  • Identify, develop, and implement opportunities to improve, standardize, and automate compliance processes, including leveraging internal AI tools
  • Build a trusted network of cross-functional business partners—including Accounting, Finance, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, and Human Resources—to ensure accurate and complete information flows for tax compliance and provision
  • Mentor and develop a Senior Tax Analyst
  • Requirements

    • BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Tax, and/or Finance; CPA or Master’s in Taxation preferred
    • Experience with Big 4 firm and/or in-house corporate tax department with a minimum of 7 years of progressive supervisory experience
    • Minimum of 13 years of in-depth experience with U.S. federal and multi-state corporate income tax compliance, including hands-on expertise with complex multistate issues, tax controversy management, and ASC 740 for large multinational public companies
    • Demonstrated ability to develop a strong network of internal and external business partners
    • Proven ability to adapt to a complex, fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and highly demanding work environment
    • Must be a self-starter who handles multiple projects and manages competing priorities with minimal supervision
    • Positive attitude, eager to learn, and willing to take on new challenges
    • Experience with Workday ERP a plus

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