Fireworks AI
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · San Mateo
Employer listed it 3 weeks ago · Added today
Been open since 3 weeks ago, still checked daily, but it has been live a while.
Salary
$210,000–$230,000
Location
Hybrid · San Mateo
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Finance
Published by the employer
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around San Mateo, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "San Mateo, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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About the role
About Us:
Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, Fireworks powers production AI with hundreds of state-of-the-art open models across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads. Today, Fireworks is a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion, bringing together an ambitious, collaborative team that's building the future of enterprise AI.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Indirect Tax to lead and manage the organization’s indirect tax function. This role will be responsible for indirect tax compliance, reporting, planning, audits, and risk management, while serving as a key advisor to Finance, Accounting, Legal, Operations, and other business stakeholders.
The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in indirect taxation, excellent judgment, and the ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical business solutions. This role is well suited to a tax professional who can operate strategically while maintaining strong oversight of day-to-day compliance and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Indirect Tax Compliance & Reporting
Lead and oversee indirect tax compliance activities, including sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise taxes, and other transaction-based taxes , as applicable.
Ensure accurate and timely preparation, review, and filing of indirect tax returns and related payments.
Maintain appropriate controls, documentation, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers for indirect tax accounts.
Monitor filing obligations, registrations, nexus requirements, and changes in the organization’s tax footprint.
Oversee third-party service providers supporting indirect tax compliance and reporting.
Tax Advisory & Planning
Serve as the organization’s subject-matter expert on indirect tax matters.
Advise business partners on the indirect tax implications of new products, services, customer arrangements, geographic expansion, supply-chain changes, and other strategic initiatives.
Research and interpret complex indirect tax legislation, regulations, and administrative guidance.
Identify opportunities to improve tax efficiency, reduce risk, and recover overpaid taxes where appropriate.
Partner with Legal and Finance teams on contracts and commercial arrangements to ensure appropriate indirect tax treatment.
Audits & Risk Management
Lead indirect tax audits, examinations, inquiries, and correspondence with tax authorities.
Develop audit strategies and coordinate responses, documentation, and negotiations with relevant authorities.
Proactively identify areas of indirect tax exposure and implement appropriate remediation plans.
Maintain and enhance the organization’s indirect tax control framework and ensure appropriate governance over key tax processes.
Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the business.
Requirements
- ·Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field.
- ·CPA, CA, JD, LLM, or other relevant professional qualification preferred.
- ·8+ years of progressive tax experience , with significant experience in indirect taxation.
- ·Strong technical knowledge of sales and use tax and/or VAT/GST; experience with additional indirect taxes is advantageous.
- ·Experience managing indirect tax compliance, audits, research, and advisory matters.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Fireworks AI, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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