Job Description

We are a product first company with headquarters in Silicon Valley and R&D offices around the globe. We are building the next-generation software stack for mobile operators, allowing them to scale and grow their business.

We believe that by working at LotusFlare you have a unique opportunity to:

• Grow on a personal level by picking up best practices and experience in software and product development.
• Work with renowned industry experts who proved themselves in companies like Facebook and Microsoft.
• Make an impact in the lives of millions of people by making mobile internet more affordable and accessible.

LotusFlare was founded in 2014 by 3 seasoned Facebookers with a common vision to make mobile more accessible and convenient for the users. Our solution is adopted by leading telecom providers and it lifts their product infrastructure into the digital age. We are replacing traditional business backends with an engagement centric dynamic product stack. Our cloud-native SaaS platform running on leading public clouds as well as supporting on-premise private and hybrid clouds is based on latest technologies picked from the CNCF stack.

LotusFlare is backed by leading investors including Social Capital and Google Ventures. LotusFlare provides a platform for telecom operators to create a 100% digital customer experience where subscribers can choose and port a mobile number, order SIMs, and devices, track shipping, choose and purchase plans, discover and consume content, pay bills, receive loyalty rewards, and access customer service. LotusFlare also provides a Growth platform to drive user acquisition, engagement, and monetization on digital products. LotusFlare's clients include leading companies such as T-Mobile US, Dish, Supercell, Digicel, Singtel, Digi, Globe and many more.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Finance and Tax Manager who will be responsible for managing and facilitating the finance team for preparing and filing our company's state and federal tax forms in Canada and USA. The ideal candidate is a team player who manages the tax team to greater performance, creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with state federal and international tax law through a series of systems and system controls that are designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. They will monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the successful function of the tax team.

Requirements

• Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of company federal tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns and other business related filings.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal and state taxes.
• Plan for and develop an overall return calendar and coordinate timing
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
• Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
• Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.
• Manage and mentor members of the tax team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement.

Qualifications

• Extensive individual/corporate/partnership tax knowledge for Canada and USA regulations
• Strong accounting, analytical, and research skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations.
• Familiarity with Canada and U.S. federal, state and local reporting requirements.
• Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.
• Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a tax manager or public accountant role
• Preferred candidates have a current CPA license and a master's degree in an accounting discipline.

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