Indirect Tax Advisory Lead

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Our tax team works with Stripes across the company to develop an efficient tax structure, as our international business scales and expands into new markets. We are looking for a well-rounded and seasoned tax professional to help us lead this effort.

What you’ll do

This function will be responsible for Indirect Tax Advisory, as it pertains to our international entities, to include determining taxability of new products coming to market, supporting management of indirect tax audits and other indirect tax matters with local Tax Authorities, working with our indirect tax systems & compliance leads on day to day matters, and much more. The ideal candidate should be able to work well with cross-functional teams. The candidate must be able to communicate and promote indirect tax advisory needs across Stripe and its subsidiaries, and communicate complex indirect tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals. The candidate will be able to work with a high level of collegiality, working on projects spanning multiple teams. The position will be based in our Dublin HQ.

Responsibilities

Be an indirect tax subject matter expert (global VAT/GST) and resource to our business and finance teams in Stripe, managing aspects of our indirect tax planning, and operations.
Support Stripe’s expansion internationally.
Participate in policy matters affecting indirect taxes internationally.
Collaborate with the international indirect tax compliance leads, and the international accounting teams on VAT/GST compliance, assisting with the ongoing enhancement of the indirect tax compliance processes.
Supporting management of indirect tax audits and other indirect tax matters involving tax authorities internationally.
Work with other tax team members and product and engineering teams to help define requirements and collaborate on the design of tax solutions for our users.
Promote indirect tax awareness and knowledge including training and liaising with business and tax partners on changes to indirect tax legislation, systems, policies and processes.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

8+ years of relevant indirect tax knowledge, laws and regulations.
Bachelor’s degree and professional qualification in tax or law
Previous in-house experience within a multinational business and either legal or accountancy firm experience
Experience with indirect taxes as it relates to the distribution of digital services and physical products
Accounting experience and proficiency with ERP systems and related data analytics skills
Ability to clearly and concisely interface with all levels of management
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Project management experience, detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects
Ability to extract, analyze, and review data and make appropriate recommendations
Ability to work in a fast paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment
Willingness to learn and ability to quickly acquire knowledge
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work autonomously or within a team

Preferred qualifications

An advanced degree.
Experience working in technology, payments, or financial services.
Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment.
A willingness to work with a diverse crew of tax nerds who care deeply about Stripe’s tax issues and each other.

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is €106,000 - €159,000. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

Office locations

Dublin HQ

Team

Tax

Job type

Full time

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