Sr. Manager of Tax

Sunbit•New York, NY

12h•$170,000 - $205,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sunbit builds financial technology for real life. Our AI-native platform helps more people get to “yes” at the moments that matter with personalized offers, transparent terms, and no added consumer fees. In stores, practices and service centers across the country, Sunbit provides a fast, fair pay-over-time option. For everything else, the Sunbit Credit Card delivers a modern, no-fee credit experience managed in a powerful mobile app. We are guided by people-centered values: Serve Others Before Self, Include Always, Connect Genuinely, Innovate for Good. These values shape how we build, how we support customers and merchants, and how we work with each other. What makes Sunbit different is an AI-native infrastructure that runs through the full customer and merchant journey. Our interconnected AI systems power instant decisioning, streamline fraud checks with human-in-the-loop safeguards, and enable highly personalized offers at scale. The result is a quick, fair, and simple experience for consumers and merchants. Today, Sunbit is available across a nationwide, in-person merchant network of 30,000+ locations spanning auto service centers, dental and optical practices, veterinary clinics, and other specialty services. We help teams say “yes” more often and help customers move forward with confidence. Sunbit is seeking a world-class Senior Manager of Tax to join our Accounting team. This is a tremendous opportunity for an experienced tax professional who is looking to advance their career and lead the tax compliance function for a successful, fast-growing FinTech company. In this role you will build out our tax compliance capabilities and work cross-functionally across various departments and outside tax advisors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting
Minimum of 8 years of experience with Big 4 (or equivalent) and/or large corporate tax department of a US or multi-national company
Solid experience preparing and reviewing US income tax compliance
Advanced understanding and experience with ASC 740
Knowledgeable in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax issues to non-tax personnel; effectively communicate with external parties
Self-starter with the ability and willingness to exercise independent judgment and take appropriate action
Strong organizational skills to manage deadlines and multiple projects and responsibilities timely and effectively, attention to detail
Ability and willingness to be hands-on and dive into details

Nice To Haves

CPA certification
Master’s degree in business taxation
Consumer finance/lending industry experience
International tax experience

Responsibilities

Oversee all aspects of income tax compliance working with internal and external resources
Review the corporate federal, state and foreign corporate income tax returns to ensure they are accurately prepared and timely filed
Review all federal and state income tax payments, including extensions and estimates
Oversee all documentation, implementation, and accounting for all income tax processes, ensuring all controls are being followed and documented.
Manage and maintain relationships with external tax compliance firms and advisors
Support the accounting for the income tax provision (ASC 740) including review and preparation of the income tax provision (annual and quarterly) and all related assumptions, analyses, journal entries, calculations, and annual footnote disclosures
Satisfy information requests from external tax compliance firms for their preparation of federal and state tax returns
As appropriate, respond to state and federal notices
Whenever necessary, support tax audits by the federal and state governments
Support other areas in the company requiring tax guidance, including but not limited to sales and use, personal property, payroll, compensation and benefits, 1099 reporting, etc.
Identify risks, obstacles and issues, recommend solutions and work with management and outside advisors to resolve issues
Provide subject matter expertise and informal training to the internal teams
Assist the FP&A team by preparing periodic forecasts of taxable income, tax expense, and cash taxes payable
Take on additional projects and duties as needed

Benefits

Join one of LA’s fastest growing startups (2023), A Most Loved Workplace, #576 on the 2023 Inc 5000 list, and Forbes Fintech 50 (2024)
Mission driven + empowered + collaborative
Competitive pay and stock options
Unlimited PTO
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP, FSA, & Parental Leave
Newly added HSA and Pet Insurance
401K Plan with Matching
Cell Phone Stipend
Casual Dress
Team based strategic planning + Team owned deliverables