Job DescriptionWould you like to influence the way Akamai's business is operating?Are you excited about being a multi-jurisdictional tax practitioner?Join our Tax Team!Our Tax Team is a partner for Akamai's business, supporting its operations through tax compliance reporting and advisory. We influence more than 30 countries identifying opportunities, mitigating risks and collaborating with external tax providers to constantly improve our business.
Partner with the bestIn this role, you'll have the opportunity to investigate US state tax laws contributing to both state/local requirements for US sales/use/personal property tax. There will be a focus on audits, controversy, tax incentives, and tax technology.
As a Manager Tax, you will be responsible for:
- Directing a team of tax professionals, driving execution across tax compliance, reporting, and strategy while fostering continuous professional development
- Liaising with external tax service providers, ensuring compliance, managing audits/controversy, exploring tax incentives, and improving tax technology use cases
- Conducting tax research for a variety of US indirect tax topics (Bloomberg)
- Interacting with tax authorities to resolve notices and/or requests for information and analyzing tax accounts and review necessary reconciliations
- Interacting with other Finance teams and provide expertise to support financial operations in relation to tax requirements
- Reviewing indirect tax compliance and review and approve electronic funds transfers (EFTs) to pay taxes that are due
- Reviewing exemption certificates to ensure the company only pays sales tax to the proper jurisdictions
- Adopting and contributing to best practice guidelines to drive continuous improvements to processes
Do what you loveTo be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5+ years of experience in US indirect tax compliance/consulting process and a bachelors degree or it's equivalent
- Have experience as a CPA (optional)
- Demonstrate a solid understanding with excel
- Possess solid analytical and quantitative capabilities with an ability to provide data-backed analysis
- Be able to create clear and concise documentation and work-papers
- Be good at managing priorities and multiple tasks to reach deadlines
- Demonstrate experience leading/managing a team
CompensationAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $108,600 - $195,400/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
