Tax Operations Manager

Summary

Join Check's Tax Operations team as a Tax Operations Manager and lead the charge in scaling operations, optimizing workflows, and delivering seamless payroll experiences. You will guide your team, oversee key processes, and work cross-functionally to tackle tax challenges and improve systems. This role requires a leader who thrives on ownership, navigates complexity, and builds high-performing teams. You'll shape tax operations, develop talent, and ensure partners run payroll seamlessly and compliantly. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in tax operations, compliance, or payroll, proven leadership experience, and expertise in tax regulations. Check offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, stock options, flexible PTO, parental leave, 401k, and more.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in tax operations, compliance, payroll, or enterprise-level implementations, with a strong understanding of tax filing, remittance workflows, and compliance regulations
• Proven leadership experience in managing teams, developing talent, and driving operational success
• Expertise in tax filing regulations, remittance workflows, and compliance best practices
• Experience driving process improvement initiatives, implementing scalable solutions, and leveraging data to optimize operations
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive decision-making
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic mindset focused on execution and impact
• Partner-first approach, ensuring a seamless experience for partners by maintaining a high bar for accuracy, efficiency, and service

Responsibilities

• Lead with ownership and mentorship to drive team success, build capabilities, and cultivate a culture of growth and innovation
• Own tax compliance, ensuring accuracy, regulatory adherence, and seamless alignment with industry standards. Proactively update filing specifications and systems to stay ahead of changes
• Take charge of complex tax escalations, using your expertise to solve challenges, lead root cause analysis, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive efficiency and enhance systems
• Simplify and optimize tax operations, identifying process improvements that scale effectively while maintaining accuracy. Use data to continuously improve and drive operational excellence
• Collaborate with Payroll Operations, R&D, and Revenue teams to streamline workflows and advocate for product enhancements that ensure compliance and elevate partner success
• Build a high-performance team driven by feedback and aligned with Check’s goals, creating an environment of knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and innovation

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage
• Stock options
• Flexible PTO and sick leave
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Flexible return-to-work
• 9 annual holidays
• A 401k retirement plan
• A $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses