Senior Tax Manager

• Take ownership of North American (U.S. and Canada) federal, state and local tax compliance, reporting, and planning
• Support monthly provisions
• Coordinate with external advisors
• Help scale the company’s tax processes
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance of all indirect tax filings (Sales, Hotel/Lodging GST/HST/QST, Gross Receipts & Excise)
• Lead registrations
• Co-manage tax policy and product taxability decisions with legal team
• Own end-to-end filings, payments, and reconciliations across all North American filings
• Prepare and review U.S. and Canada federal, state, and provincial income tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions
• Partner with engineering/product teams to identify qualifying activities, gather substantiation, and prepare defensible U.S. R&D and Canadian SR&ED claims
• Liaise with external advisors and auditors to support compliance and reporting needs
• Support legal team in coordinating end-to-end responses to any federal, state & local examinations
• Prepare monthly indirect tax provision and annual income tax provision under ASC 450 and 740
• Support tax disclosures for financial statements and management reporting
• Work with the Legal team to monitor legislative changes in tax law and assess implications
• Research hotel partner and/or customer tax issues and provide recommendations
• Partner with Finance and Legal on new product launches, state/intl. nexus issues, and tax-efficient structuring
• Build proactive relationships with Legal, Product, Finance/FP&A, and Hotel teams
• Liaise with the Tax Engineering team to implement and QA changes to Hopper’s tax logic for travel transactions
• Partner cross-functionally to anticipate tax implications of new features and markets
• Develop and support implementation of tools and automation to streamline tax workflows
• Develop scalable processes for compliance as the company expands into new jurisdictions
• Maintain documentation and controls to support audits and internal governance

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA or Master’s in Tax preferred
• 4–7+ years of experience in U.S. state and local sales tax, including transaction taxes for a digital marketplace
• Mix of public accounting (Big 4 / regional firm) and in-house tax experience
• Working knowledge of income tax concepts and processes
• Knowledge of, and experience in federal and income taxes
• Strong knowledge of ASC 450 and working knowledge of ASC740
• Familiarity working with product and engineering teams on tax logic and automation
• Experience with Avalara and Netsuite software desired
• Proficiency in Excel required
• Working knowledge of Sequel and Google BQ a plus
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex tax concepts
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environment with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset

Lodging and travel-related tax experience