Tax Manager

Job Description

At a Glance

Us: Fast growing startup of 90+ people. Remote team, mainly based in the UK. YC alumni (summer 2019). Our mission is to revolutionise how the world learns about people, so people can revolutionise the world.🚀

You: An experienced tax professional with an interest in global tax compliance and strategy.

The Role

As Prolific’s first internal Tax Manager, you will be a key member of the finance team, reporting to the CFO to help us manage our global compliance and tax strategy to support us as we continue to grow internationally.

What you'll be doing

• Feeding into global tax strategy and making recommendations to the Exec/Senior Leadership teams
• Monitoring growth across different territories around the world and reporting on any exposure/risk
• Driving forward registrations and filings as required for complying with indirect taxes internationally, in particular ensuring compliance with US Sales Tax as we move our US customers over to trading with our US subsidiary
• Working closely with our product teams to help guide changes to our product and invoicing to stay compliant with global tax requirements as we grow
• Taking ownership of UK/US annual tax filings inc. R&D claims (with support/input from the wider finance team)
• Taking ownership of employment related securities (EMI scheme and unapproved options) and supporting the exec team with setting up the next equity plan to support our growing team after we exceed EMI limits
• Monitoring the tax landscape for updates and changes which could have an impact on Prolific in the future
• Making recommendations for internal process improvements to support with tax compliance and control
• Working closely with a selection of trusted advisors to support you in the various different areas of global tax compliance (we don’t expect anyone to know everything!)

What you’ll bring

• Strong tax knowledge across one or a multiple of areas of global tax compliance and an interest/desire to learn about more areas with the support of external advisors
• An ability to measure and assess risk, paying consideration to the business impact/trade-offs
• Excellent communicating skills to assist in reporting your findings/updates to the relevant internal/external stakeholders
• Pragmatic problem solving skills
• CTA qualification (or equivalent)

Even better if you have

• Specific specialism/experience/knowledge of indirect taxes and the global rules surrounding them including digital services, marketplaces and use and enjoyment rules
• Experience with Avalara or equivalent softwares

What you’ll get

⚖️ Work-Life Balance: We’re all looking to strike the right work-life balance, and as a remote-first company you’re able to work flexibly from home or our dog-friendly co-working space in Shoreditch. We offer 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays of course, which you can switch with any day of your choosing. We also have adjusted hours where the whole company finishes 2 hours earlier on Fridays.

🏡 Family Life: We offer generous maternity, paternity and shared parental leave. Need to pick your child up from school? No Problem. Our flexible working gives you the childcare flexibility you need.

💰 Pension: We offer a salary sacrifice pension with a 3% starting employer contribution.

📈 Share Options: An exciting option to buy shares of Prolific in the future.

🧘 Wellbeing: We care deeply about our employees well-being, that’s why we offer comprehensive Bupa private health insurance, that disregards medical history. Taxable monthly stipend of £150 in order for you to improve your wellness and remote experience. We want you to have a happy and healthy environment so we offer a £1000 home office budget, along with a Apple MacBook Pro when you start, plus a £200 yearly top-up.

📚 Learn & Grow: Development is important to us, and we want to give all our employees the opportunity to learn. There are many personal growth and career progression opportunities available, as well as mentoring. We also offer a £1000 yearly budget for education, growth and training for you to use at your discretion.

💙 Culture: We’re a friendly bunch here at Prolific; open, transparent and inclusive. Although we’re a remote first company we still love to hang out with each other! We run collaborative quarterly company-wide meets up and team socials (both virtually and in-person), all paid for. Alongside this we offer a £1000 yearly budget for discretionary meet-ups so you can cover travel, food and accommodation. As a business we’re also committed to carbon offsetting; each month we donate money in your name to plant trees 🌳 and being remote we’re doing our bit to offset travel too

Our Interview Process

Talent Call: You'll meet with one of our Talent team and have an exploratory call about the role requirements, life at Prolific, as well as your background and aspirations.

Hiring Manager Interview: You'll interview with two members of the team, one of which will be the hiring manager. You'll have the opportunity to ask about the company and the role, and we'll ask you questions about your experiences and goals. Panel Interview: We'll hold a panel interview that evaluates skills required for the role. You'll meet with more of our team and may be asked to complete a presentation or task. You'll be compensated with a £50 voucher 💰 for completing the task because we know your time is valuable! Final Interview: We will deep dive into your past experiences, goals, motivations, and skills all aligned to our Prolific Principles. You'll speak with two to three members of the team and - as always - have an opportunity to ask questions about the role and company.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Monitoring

Prolific is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome all applications, and consider them without regard to race, religion, belief, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex or sexual orientation.

We are committed to ensuring a fair recruitment process, it's essential to our success. Under the Equality Act (2010) we collect information from individuals at the point of application. We anonymously monitor the profiles of individuals that apply to each vacancy to ensure that no individual is unfairly discriminated against or disadvantaged.

Privacy Statement

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