Senior Tax Manager

Lyft • San Francisco, CA

2d • $156,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Tax Manager to join our Global Tax Team! As a Senior Tax Manager, you will help drive the income tax planning function and identify opportunities to reduce our global tax burden. You will collaborate with key cross-functional business teams such as product, engineering, legal, accounting, and other finance functions to surface tax issues, solve problems, and recommend solutions while performing key responsibilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive corporate income tax experience with a focus on tax planning for multinational corporations with operations in EMEA and APAC
• In depth experience with international corporate tax planning including hands on experience developing tax forecasts and creating tax models to inform decision making
• Proven experience in US international tax and transfer pricing principles and their application to technology businesses
• Strong technical knowledge of ASC 740 and ASC 450
• Demonstrated experience to cultivate cross-functional relationships and communicate complicated tax technical matters to all levels and business functions
• Proven project management and organizational skills with the experience to prioritize multiple competing tasks in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• An ability to balance individual ownership and accountability with collaboration and partnership
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including ability to articulate complex tax topics to non-tax business partners.
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy and compliance
• Strong computer and technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google suite products.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, JD, or LLM in Taxation
• Combined Big 4 or law firm and technology industry experience
• Accounting system experience (Oracle or similar ERP)

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive US international & global tax strategies that align with business goals, minimize liabilities, and optimize cash flow, including advising on acquisitions, new jurisdictions, and structuring global investments
• Advise on intercompany transactions, ensuring US & international compliance and tax efficiency in cross-border charges, including overseeing our global transfer pricing policies & strategy
• Lead and conduct research and provide analysis on complex US international tax matters including, Pillar II and outbound and inbound transactions
• Support the quarterly and income tax provision process as the subject matter expert for US International tax provision purposes in compliance with ASC 740
• Assist with the quantification of tax reserves in compliance with ASC 450
• Partner with third-party service providers, Lyft's finance and accounting teams, product teams, engineering teams, and internal legal counsel to ensure tax requirements are met
• Adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines, analyze and solve problems, work under your own initiative
• Stay abreast of tax law changes that impact Lyft's business, analyzing legislation, participating in modeling scenarios, and communicating tax-related information effectively to stakeholders

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees