Senior Tax Manager

Zscaler•San Jose, CA

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability. We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity. We are looking for a seasoned Senior Tax Manager to join our Tax department. This role is based in our San Jose, CA headquarters (in office Tuesday-Thursday), reporting to the Senior Director, Tax. You will be responsible for leading Zscaler's North America income tax compliance process along with supporting the quarterly and annual global tax provision process. You will be heavily involved in shaping the tax department’s tax compliance policies and processes, while supporting the business needs of a fast-growing company. This is an individual contributor role with oversight responsibilities for local and remote team members.

Requirements

10+ years of related experience with a combination of Big 4 public accounting and industry experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance
Extensive technical knowledge of U.S. federal and state income tax
Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills to conduct thorough tax research and solve complex problems
Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to communicate complex subject matter to leadership, peers and other levels in the company

Nice To Haves

CPA license
Master’s degree or LLM
Strong familiarity with ASC 740
Experience in a fast moving, high growth environment with ability to react quickly to unexpected challenges and opportunities
Extremely organized and able to manage work requirements to meet reporting deadlines

Responsibilities

Prepare and review the US and Canada income tax compliance including the U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns and estimated taxes
Prepare and review the monthly and quarterly U.S. indirect tax compliance including sales tax, use tax, gross receipts tax and property tax
Manage the R&D tax credit and SRED credit studies with the support of external service providers
Assist with the Company’s ASC 740 income tax provision for interim and annual income tax provisions, as reported in the Company’s SEC Form 10-K/10-Q filings
Build cross functional relationships with the broader finance organization