Senior Tax Accountant

New Relic•Portland, OR

10d•$1 - $2•Hybrid

About The Position

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! We are a dynamic, rapidly growing SaaS company revolutionizing the Observability market. We are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious Senior Tax Accountant to join our Finance and Accounting team. This is not a "maintenance" role. As an early, pivotal hire for our tax function, you won’t just execute processes—you will help design and build the blueprint for our tax team from the ground up. If you love solving complex puzzles, rolling up your sleeves to build new workflows, and want a seat at the table as we scale, this role is for you.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus.
CPA license is required.
Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive tax experience (Public accounting/Big 4 experience highly preferred; a mix of public and fast-paced corporate experience is ideal).
A Builder’s Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the challenge of creating order out of chaos.
Strong Project Management Skills: Proven ability to manage external vendors, track multiple competing deadlines, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
Solid foundational understanding of ASC 740 (Accounting for Income Taxes).
Innate curiosity, strong analytical problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate complex tax concepts into plain English for non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the SaaS industry or with international tax issues is a major plus.

Responsibilities

Co-Build the Function: Partner with finance leadership to establish, automate, and scale our internal tax processes and strategies as the company expands globally.
Project Management: Act as the primary project manager for external tax advisors, ensuring deliverables (like federal, state, and international tax returns) are accurate and on schedule.
Tax Close & Provisions: Own the quarter-end and annual tax provision process (ASC 740), prepare tax journal entries, and perform flux analyses with a keen eye for detail.
Audit & Notice Ownership: Project-manage responses to tax audits and notices, proactively gathering documentation and resolving inquiries efficiently.
Curiosity-Driven Special Projects: Lead research and execution on special projects, including R&D tax credits, international expansion, transfer pricing, and state nexus evaluation.
Process Automation: Constantly question the status quo. Identify manual bottlenecks in our current tax processes and implement modern, scalable software or workflow solutions.