Palantir

International Tax Manager

Palantir$85K — $140K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant experience at a public accounting firm or corporate tax department
  • CPA preferred
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Experience managing audits and interacting with stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Review foreign tax returns and statutory financials
  • Prepare foreign tax return true-up calculations
  • Manage international tax payments and refunds
  • Conduct research on complex international tax issues
  • Assist with transfer pricing documentation

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Take what you need paid time off without accrual
  • 10 paid holidays each year
  • Paid leave for new parents and fertility-related benefits
  • 401k plan enrollment options
Full Job Description
The Role

The Finance Team supports and empowers Palantirians through day-to-day operations and creative problem-solving. The International Tax Manager is responsible for supporting the company's direct and indirect tax compliance and reporting across multiple jurisdictions worldwide. This role requires a strong analytical mindset and technical background with the ability to navigate complex and evolving tax matters with a practical business-oriented approach. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, solutions driven and comfortable working cross functionally to support accurate compliance, effective risk management and scalable tax processes.

Core Responsibilities

  • Review foreign tax returns and statutory financials
  • Prepare foreign tax return true-up calculations
  • Review certain US international tax returns and calculations
  • Manage and maintain proper documentation to support various international tax related attributes, including earnings and profits, foreign taxes paid, and book tax differences
  • Manage filing of VAT/GST returns
  • Prepare and review VAT/GST reconciliations, working closely with the International Accounting Team
  • Manage international tax payments and refunds and provide support on monthly tax payment forecast
  • Research and provide technical expertise to address complex international tax issues and draft memoranda
  • Analyze and interpret tax laws and regulations in collaboration with internal tax team and external tax advisors
  • Assist customers with international tax related matters, such as withholding tax
  • Assist with transfer pricing documentation


What We Value

  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently
  • Experience managing audits and communicating effectively with taxing authorities and internal stakeholders
  • Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and strengthen controls across systems and workflows
  • Experience supporting SaaS business models
  • CPA preferred


What We Require

  • 7+ years of relevant experience at a public accounting firm and/or corporate tax department of a multinational public company
  • Ability to drive results in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment with a high level of integrity
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact and build relationships across all levels of the organization
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to communicate complex tax concepts to non-tax professionals
  • Hybrid schedule: Ability to work onsite twice a week


Salary

The salary range for this position is estimated to be $85,000 - $140,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians' lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.

Benefits
• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir's basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
• Employees can enroll in Palantir's 401k plan

Life at Palantir

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that's why we celebrate individuals' strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians' lives is just one of the ways we're investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.

In keeping consistent with Palantir's values and culture, we believe employees are "better together" and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for "Remote" work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

About Palantir

Palantir Technologies is a software and services company that specializes in big data analytics. The company was founded in 2003 by a group of PayPal alumni, including Peter Thiel, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Palantir's software is used by government agencies, financial institutions, and other organizations to analyze large amounts of data and make better decisions. The company has been the subject of controversy due to its work with government agencies, including the CIA and ICE.
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