Tax Manager

Circle is looking for a highly capable and motivated Tax Manager, to support the tax accounting, tax compliance and international tax needs of our rapidly growing operations. This role will involve interaction with teams across several functions including compliance, legal and product as well as the greater finance team. You will play a key role working on core tax compliance and tax accounting activities while supporting a business that is on the cutting edge of digital payments and blockchain technology.

What you'll work on:

• Support preparation of consolidated and legal entity tax provisions and financial statement footnotes on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Support the preparation and review of annual US federal and state tax compliance and filing of tax returns.
• Work closely with outside tax advisors to manage information requests and support key tax compliance processes.
• Work cross functionally with other members of the broader finance team and teams across the Company to deliver key projects, processes and initiatives.
• Review tax related journal entries for monthly, quarterly and annual closes.
• Support inputs to the international tax compliance and tax accounting process.
• Support the maintenance of transfer pricing model and supporting documentation including preparations of local transfer reports and master files where applicable.
• Research and support tax implications and planning for new product launches, tax changes related to cryptocurrency and transactional activity for the consolidated group.
• Prepare tax memos to document and update tax positions of the company.
• Research and stay current on changes to US and international tax legislation and help to communicate and plan for tax risks and implications to other parts of the Company.

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals.
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.

What you'll bring to Circle:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business.
• Knowledge of US tax regulations and US GAAP requirements of ASC 740.
• 7+ years of experience, ideally from a Big 4 background and with direct tax experience working in industry.
• Direct experience with preparation and review of tax provisions for project managing tax compliance.
• CPA or post graduate tax qualification is highly desirable.
• Organized, detailed, proactive, self-motivated, collaborative.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work cross functionally and adapt to change are extremely important.
• Ability to prioritize workloads and ensure tasks are completed on time.
• High integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience/familiarity with cloud accounting systems, Bloomberg tax, Slack, Mac OSX and GSuite

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Circle. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.