Head of Global Tax
We're looking for a Head of Global Tax who will manage all aspects of SailPoint's global tax strategy, planning, reporting, audits and compliance. This leader must possess an entrepreneurial spirit to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, and be highly self-motivated. This position will provide leadership, guidance and assistance across all tax-related matters, and will develop and refine best practices across all insurance related issues. This strategic, but hands-on role will report directly to the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer.
Essential Duties
- Maintains tax processes and controls in line with the company's global tax strategy
- Identifies process improvement activities to redesign, standardize and automate tax accounting and compliance processes
- Manages all aspects of quarterly and annual financial reporting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 (U.S. GAAP)
- Interacts directly with external auditors and tax/legal advisors
- Assists and coordinates the preparation of annual federal, state and local, and foreign tax returns
- Prepares quarterly estimated taxable income and tax payment calculations
- Ensures effective design, operation and monitoring of global tax controls and maintains compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Ensures compliance with the company's transfer pricing policy and prepares and maintains transfer pricing analysis and contemporaneous documentation
- Maintains up-to-date tax and accounting technical knowledge monitoring foreign, federal, and state and local tax legislations and identifies and analyzes potential tax impact to the company
- Assists and coordinates the company's defense for foreign, federal and state audits
- Conducts complex international, federal, and state tax research
- Maintains indirect tax and transaction tax compliance in applicable jurisdictions including sales tax, property tax and VAT
- Assists and identifies international, federal, and state and local, tax planning opportunities
- Manages the Company's risk management program, including claims, renewals, contract language and requirements, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant
- 10+ years of experience in Accounting/Finance, preferably with a mix of public accounting and multinational corporate environment
- Technology industry experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance; Masters degree preferred
- Insurance experience a plus
- Experience with a wide variety of tax functions and areas including: compliance, accounting, planning, income tax, sales and use tax, property tax
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of US GAAP accounting concepts and principles (particularly ASC 740) is essential
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high degree of attention to detail
- Knowledge of federal, international, and state and local income tax technical concepts
- Strong cross-functional abilities with multi-faceted analysis and ad-hoc analysis skills
SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.