Sr. Manager, Indirect Tax

Scopely•San Francisco, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Scopely is seeking a Senior Manager, Indirect Tax to join its Finance team in Culver City, California, on a hybrid basis, with two days per week in the office. Reporting to the VP, Global Tax, this role owns Scopely’s global indirect tax matters across compliance, registration, taxability, audits, planning, and reporting. The role is a hands-on partner to Finance, Accounting, Legal, and business teams, translating indirect tax requirements into practical, scalable processes and advice as Scopely expands its global footprint and portfolio. The Senior Manager coordinates global indirect tax compliance and accounting, advises on the tax implications of digital products and business initiatives, supports contracts and market launches, and partners on tax requirements in ERP, billing, e-commerce, and related systems. The role also coordinates audits and tax authority inquiries, monitors legislative developments, improves processes and controls, and serves as an internal subject matter expert. The position assists the VP, Global Tax with M&A, due diligence, ad hoc projects, and other strategic initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or a related field.
At least 7 years of progressive indirect tax experience, including strong U.S. sales and use tax and international VAT/GST experience.
Strong technical knowledge of U.S. sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, international VAT/GST, digital services tax, ESS, and other transaction-based taxes, including nexus, taxability, registrations, and multi-jurisdictional compliance.
Experience managing external tax advisors, vendors, and tax authorities while remaining hands-on and accountable for the underlying work product.
Solid understanding of indirect tax as it applies to digital products, in-app purchases, subscriptions, platform/storefront distribution, e-commerce, and merchant-of-record models.
Strong accounting fundamentals and experience with ERP, billing, e-commerce, or indirect tax technology systems.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large transactional data sets.
Direct experience with indirect tax audits, notices, and authority interactions in the U.S. and/or internationally.
Strong analytical and research skills, including the ability to assess risk and document clear, supportable positions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical tax concepts into practical guidance for non-tax stakeholders.
Collaborative, self-motivated, and resourceful, with a strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to manage shifting priorities and competing deadlines.
A desire to build, improve, and scale processes while taking on new challenges and growing with the role.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CTA, or equivalent professional qualification.
A combination of Big Four or other public accounting experience and in-house industry experience.
Multinational or global indirect tax experience.
Experience with tax data, workflow, automation, or AI tools.
Experience in digital products, technology, gaming, entertainment, e-commerce, or another multinational business.
Experience with systems such as Oracle, Avalara, or Vertex.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the global indirect tax compliance calendar with external advisors and internal stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate filings, payments, registrations, and renewals across sales and use tax, VAT/GST, digital services tax, gross receipts, and other transaction-based taxes.
Prepare or review monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax accounting records and reconciliations, including tax payable and receivable accounts, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L impacts.
Monitor nexus, registration, taxability, and filing requirements across jurisdictions and business lines, and maintain documentation supporting tax positions.
Advise on indirect tax implications of digital products, in-app purchases, subscriptions, web sales, promotions, live operations, merchandise, events, and other business initiatives.
Evaluate indirect tax impacts of commercial arrangements and distribution models, including app stores, payment providers, merchant-of-record providers, third-party distribution channels, and licensing agreements.
Partner with Legal, Corporate Development, and other business teams on contract reviews, new country launches, product changes, and go-to-market initiatives.
Partner with Accounting on indirect tax requirements in ERP, billing, and e-commerce processes.
Help evaluate and implement tax engines and related technology, such as Avalara or Vertex.
Collaborate with Finance Systems, Engineering, and other teams to ensure accurate tax configuration, testing, reporting, and data quality for new products, countries, platforms, and payment flows.
Coordinate indirect tax audits, notices, inquiries, and information requests with tax authorities, auditors, and outside advisors; manage responses and remediation.
Research tax law, monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess business impacts, and communicate practical recommendations to non-tax stakeholders.
Build and improve the indirect tax function through standardized processes, internal controls, automation, documentation, and data-quality checks.
Serve as a global indirect tax subject matter expert and educate stakeholders on key concepts, requirements, and operational responsibilities.
Assist the VP, Global Tax with M&A, tax due diligence, ad hoc projects, and other strategic initiatives.