Tax Specialist

Job Description

What do we do?

Paddle offers SaaS companies a completely different approach to their payments infrastructure. Instead of assembling and maintaining a complex stack of payments-related apps and services, we’re a Merchant of Record for our customers, taking away 100% of the pain of payments fragmentation. It’s faster, safer, cheaper, and, above all, way better.

We have over 230+ talented employees serving over 3000 software sellers in 245 territories globally. Backed by investors including FTV Capital, Kindred, Notion, and 83North, Paddle aims to define the next wave of B2B SaaS leaders.

The Role

As a member of the Finance team you will take the lead on managing Paddle’s complex and growing tax function. You will report to our Head of Finance and will be responsible for Corporate tax (UK),R&D Cess (UK), US Federal / State income Tax, Franchise Tax and Transfer Pricing arrangements. You will build on an efficient and robust tax compliance environment, designing and implementing a control framework as Paddle continues to grow. The role will also be strategic, as you will need to stay abreast of an ever changing tax landscape and proactively ensure Paddle’s continued compliance.

What you'll do

• Support the business operationally, on all transactions including go-to-market strategies, to mitigate adverse tax impacts, and manage permanent establishment issues
• Assist in the review and timely and accurate filing of the direct tax returns for non-US entities supported by external service providers
• Support the team in preparing provision, R&D credit analysis, Transfer Pricing justification, benefit related tax and other tax related questions.
• Work with advisors on preparation of all tax US filings and reporting in compliance with all required regulations. Taxes include but are not limited to Federal and state Income Tax, Sales Tax, Use Tax, Gross Receipt and Payroll Tax.Develop recommendations to keep our business compliant with various local, state, and federal tax regulations.
• Advise management on future changes to tax regulations and possible impact to the organisation.
• Support the efforts of tax planning. Evaluate the tax implications of company activities and develop strategies to optimise tax obligations.
• Develop recommendations to keep our business compliant with various local, state, and federal tax regulations.

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

• You have proven experience in a similar role with Corporate tax and Transfer Pricing exposure.
• You have an ATT/CTA/ADIT or equivalent qualification.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the tax environment for a U.S. multinational group, including transfer pricing
• You have handled complex, large-dataset Excel and Google spreadsheets in the day-to-day of your previous/current roles.
• You are able to work with a high level of accuracy and meet strict deadlines.
• You are enthusiastic, self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Why you’ll love working at Paddle

We are a diverse team of 230 (and growing!) people. We care deeply about enabling a great culture which is inclusive no matter your background. We celebrate our diverse group of talented employees and we pride ourselves on our transparent, collaborative, friendly and respectful culture.

We live and breathe our values, which are:

Exceptional Together

Execute with impact

Better than Yesterday

We offer a full suite of benefits, including attractive salaries, stock options, pension plans, private healthcare, a health & wellbeing platform and coaching sessions.

We are a ‘digital-first’ company, which means you can work remotely or from our amazing office if you prefer, or even a bit of both! We offer all team members unlimited holidays and 4 months paid family leave regardless of gender. We love our casual dress code, annual company retreats and much more. We truly invest in learning and will help you with your personal development, from constant exposure to new challenges, an annual learning stipend to regular internal and external training.

Equal opportunities

We believe in having diverse teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to our success. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply and we don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age. ​Our office is wheelchair friendly and we are a family-friendly employer​.

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