Headspace is hiring a
Director of Tax

Summary

Join our team as the Director of Tax at Headspace, leading global tax planning and operations. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of relevant tax experience, a mix of public accounting and multinational corporate environments, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant tax experience, with a mix of public accounting and multinational corporate environments
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to convey complex matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the company
• Strong, generalized tax knowledge across domestic and foreign income tax, domestic and foreign indirect tax, transfer pricing, international withholding tax, local taxes and more
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience with Avalara or similar tax software including system implementation
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and time management skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment
• A collaborative team player, able to partner with internal and external contacts at all levels to drive efficiency and system improvement in tax and tax adjacent functions
• CPA license required

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement tax planning strategies for a global entity, including domestic and foreign operations
• Establish deep business partner relationships across the organization to ensure company strategy and projects include a thorough review of tax consequences
• Manage all tax projects including M&A due diligence, tax impacts of new products and services, geographical expansion, and all tax studies
• Drive implementation of tax compliance systems and tools to ensure accuracy and efficiency of tax collection and remittance
• Actively manage relationships with third party tax advisors to optimize the relationships to efficiently balance in house vs outsourced tax support
• Oversee completion of federal, international, state and local tax filings including all related analysis and support
• Oversee the preparation of income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740 and financial reporting disclosures
• Monitor legislative changes in tax laws that may impact tax positions, including tax accounting implications
• Establish strategies to minimize tax expense and exposures with regard to federal, state, and foreign direct and indirect taxes, including the evaluation of sales tax obligations by state
• Ensure compliance with global transfer pricing requirements
• Ensure appropriate internal controls related to tax matters are in place and operating correctly, identify any gaps in internal controls and ensure remediation and formalization of tax policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain formal tax policies, practices and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP and tax regulations
• Manage any tax audits, notices and enquiries received from domestic and foreign tax authorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry experience in the technology or healthcare sectors
• Knowledgeable about tax advantages of various entity structures including medical professional corporations and international subsidiaries
• Masters of Taxation or equivalent

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Retirement savings match
• Lifetime Headspace membership
• Unlimited, free mental health coaching
• Generous parental leave