Responsibilities:
- Serve as the internal advisor on US tax, payroll and accounting compliance across product teams
- Define product compliance requirements based on current and proposed federal and state legislation
- Translate statutory obligations into functional specifications and documentation for product, design and engineering
- Conduct impact assessments of regulatory updates and provide written guidance to stakeholders
- Review proposed features and contribute to roadmap planning based on identified regulatory risks or obligations
- Maintain internal documentation to support compliance interpretations, controls and audit readiness
- Advise legal, risk and GTM teams on regulatory requirements that affect customer-facing policies or product delivery
- Support product expansion, M&A assessments and cross-functional initiatives with clear compliance input
- Collaborate with regional compliance peers to maintain alignment and consistency across global product lines
Requirements:
- Current and active CPA or CA qualification from a recognized body (e.g. AICPA, CPA Canada, CA ANZ)
- 5+ years of experience in US income and sales tax, accounting or regulatory compliance in SaaS, fintech or public accounting
- Direct experience interpreting and applying federal and state-level requirements including income tax, payroll, sales tax and financial reporting
- Strong capability in documenting regulatory interpretations and communicating risk positions clearly to internal stakeholders
- Experience partnering with product or engineering teams on implementation of regulatory obligations
- Based in the US and able to work PST or MST business hours
- Experience working in or alongside product teams building tax or accounting software, such as in a tax product manager or tax systems advisor role
- Ability to translate end-user tax or accounting needs into technical requirements, and familiarity with software development lifecycles in a regulatory context
- Practical problem solver who thrives on turning complex tax rules into clear, user-friendly solutions
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing product decisions
- Strong communicator who builds trust across legal, product and engineering teams
- Collaborative, curious and quick to connect the dots across multiple workstreams
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Xero is small business accounting software that provides a platform on which businesses can build a fully integrated solution. It’s designed to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. Xero minimises tedious admin by automating routine tasks, delivers valuable insights when needed, and brings together business data, trusted advisors, and powerful apps in one intuitive platform. By alleviating pain points, Xero empowers small business owners to supercharge their business, simplifying the complex and freeing up time from manual admin so they can focus on what really matters to build the business they’ve always envisaged.
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