Sr. International Tax Accountant

Who We Are:

At Bandwidth, your music matters when you are part of the BAND.  We celebrate differences and encourage BANDmates to be their authentic selves.  #jointheband

What We Are Looking For:

This position will support Bandwidth’s international operations by ensuring proper tax accounting and compliance with VAT, corporate income taxes, and other country specific taxes. The Senior Tax Accountant will collaborate with external third-party preparers of the company’s VAT and corporate income taxes and will ensure that such returns are filed timely and accurately. In addition, this position will regularly address queries from our foreign (outside U.S.) operations, tax authorities, and other departments in regards to VAT, corporate income taxes, other taxes, and statutory financial tax matters related to certain assigned countries with our international business enterprise.

What You'll Do:

• Review and ensure accuracy of transaction-related, including VAT, tax returns of company’s foreign operations. Oversee preparation of VAT and other indirect tax filings as outsourced with third-party preparers.
• Review and ensure accuracy of corporate income tax returns of company’s foreign operations for assigned foreign countries as prepared by external service providers and assist in any required preparation and data-gathering for such compliance requirements.
• Arrange payments of VAT, corporate income taxes and other indirect taxes in a timely manner for assigned foreign countries, including the reconciliation of all tax accounts in their respective ledger.
• Address VAT, corporate income tax and other tax queries from tax authorities for assigned foreign tax jurisdictions.
• Assist Tax Management in providing all information requests, tax reconciliations, special tax projects involving assigned countries, internal control documentation, and dealing with VAT, corporate income tax and other tax audits for our foreign operations.
• Compile supporting tax return, tax accounting and legal documentation to ensure that full audit trail is available for audit inspection on a timely basis, while maintaining clear and accurate process documentation
• Provide VAT, corporate income tax and other transaction tax advice to the company’s operation teams and address any tax issues of foreign operations in the assigned countries to determine solutions that are in line with business needs.
• Monitor any specific country tax law changes, transfer pricing policy changes in the company impacting assigned countries and review transfer pricing documentation, working closely with transfer pricing team in the Tax department.
• Review and validate purchases and sales invoiced on a regular basis, ensuring appropriate tax treatment and work with the appropriate team to correct any errors.
• Review and monitor invoices to ensure proper compliance with any country-specific invoicing directive and other requirements in assigned countries, including e-invoicing mandates.

What You Need:

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Experience:
  • 3-5 years of relevant indirect tax and VAT experience with large multinational company and/or public accounting firm
• Knowledge:
  • Prior experience with VAT and/or other indirect, transactional tax compliance and payments.
• Skills:
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent technical research skills
  • Proven ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to prioritize work appropriately and meet deadlines

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge:
  • NetSuite experience preferred
• Skills:
  • Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms is preferred

The Whole Person Promise:

At Bandwidth, we’re pretty proud of our corporate culture, which is rooted in our “Whole Person Promise.” We promise all employees that they can have meaningful work AND a full life, and we provide a work environment geared toward enriching your body, mind, and spirit. How do we do that? Well…

• 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for you and your family with low deductibles and low out-of-pocket expenses.
• All new hires receive four weeks of PTO.
• PTO Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your PTO – not even with email.
• Additional PTO can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges.
• “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild.
• 90-Minute Workout Lunches and unlimited meetings with our very own nutritionist.