Indirect Tax Manager

Cloudflare•San Francisco, CA

6d•$50,000 - $68,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Indirect Tax Manager to act as a key functional lead within our global tax team. In this role, you will support Cloudflare’s global indirect tax function by helping improve processes, strengthen controls, and support the delivery of tax-related work across the business. This role will work closely with senior team members and cross-functional partners in Finance, Accounting, Legal, and other business areas to help coordinate priorities and move projects forward. The right candidate will be detail-oriented, collaborative, and motivated by finding better, smarter ways to work through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in indirect tax, tax operations, tax compliance, or a related area.
Strong understanding of global indirect tax concepts and the ability to apply them in a multi-country environment.
Demonstrates a consistent focus on the long-term needs of the team and business.
Understands how tax decisions will impact adjacent teams, sharing those impacts openly to co-create win-win solutions.
Demonstrated project coordination skills, including the ability to organize work, manage deadlines, and support multiple stakeholders.
Works proactively and transparently to help get team deliverables across the finish line.
Advanced Excel skills and proficiency analyzing large, complex data sets.
Strong communication, critical thinking, and attention to detail, with the ability to work effectively across internal and external teams.
Experience supporting tax process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled workflow design.
Exposure to ERP systems, tax engines, or other finance and tax technology platforms.
Experience supporting global indirect tax compliance, audits, reserves, or business transformation projects.
Accounting knowledge, including journal entries and financial statement structure.

Nice To Haves

Ability to develop presentations, training content, or process documentation for cross-functional audiences.
Familiarity with data reconciliation and controls in a multi-system environment.
Advanced degree, CPA, or other relevant professional certification.

Responsibilities

Influence and deliver global indirect tax projects and process improvements that improve compliance readiness, data quality, and operating efficiency.
Work with senior team members and cross-functional partners to gather requirements, track priorities, and support the delivery of tax-related initiatives.
Support global indirect tax compliance governance by helping organize inputs, review workstreams, and contribute to timely and accurate execution.
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate indirect tax processes, with a strong interest in AI-enabled and technology-driven improvements.
Assist in evaluating the indirect tax impact of business changes, new products, system updates, and process changes, and help document conclusions and next steps.
Contribute to indirect tax risk management by supporting broader analysis, governance, and control-related activities in partnership with key stakeholders.
Prepare clear updates, presentations, and training materials to support project coordination, communicate indirect tax topics, and keep internal stakeholders informed on progress and process developments.
Apply wide-ranging experience and regulatory concepts to solve complex compliance issues; escalate highly complex or systemic issues to leadership alongside innovative proposals for resolution.