Tax Manager

Twitch
Irvine, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward tax professionals with multinational experience comfortable with advising on digital entertainment projects. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and familiarity with tax compliance frameworks are key.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years of tax planning experience in multinational digital enterprises
    — “3+ years experience in a Big 4, law firm, and/or equivalent in-house environment supporting multinational digital enterprises on tax planning.”
  • Professionals adept at translating complex tax rules into business-facing guidance
    — “Recent experience providing practical business facing guidance regarding U.S. and/or non-U.S. tax issues pertaining to international digital businesses and digital products.”
  • Individuals who have worked with cross-functional teams including legal and finance functions
    — “Our team works closely with our business, legal and finance cross-functional partners from both Twitch and Amazon.”

Things to consider

  • Location flexibility is required, with options in multiple U.S. cities and Seattle
    — “You can work in Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.”
  • Compensation varies by location, with lower ranges for California and higher for New York
    — “US, CA, Irvine - Annually$89,900—$157,200 USD”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with international tax planning and digital product compliance in your resume
    — “Advising on important Twitch projects, products, and initiatives”
  • Demonstrate ability to manage external counsel and document tax advisory work
    — “Manage outside counsel and external tax advisors on advisory requests and documentation pertaining to direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance issues.”
  • Showcase your ability to educate stakeholders on tax implications and recommendations
    — “Educate our business clients/partners, Twitch Tax team members, and other cross-functional stakeholders regarding various tax issues and our technical analysis and recommendations.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • analyze tax impacts of Twitch projects
  • manage external tax advisors
  • educate business partners on tax issues
  • coordinate tax positions across Amazon
Typical background
tax planningtax compliance

Skills & requirements

Required

Tax PlanningTax ComplianceTax ReportingTax AdvisoryCross-functional CollaborationTax Education

Preferred

Knowledge Of TwitchExperience In Entertainment/media Businesses

About the role

Original posting from Twitch via Greenhouse

About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X,  and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

Twitch Tax is looking to grow our fun and collaborative tax team!

We want to add an enthusiastic US and international tax manager to help support tax planning for Twitch's unique digital entertainment business. You will report to the Senior Director, Head of Tax for Twitch who is based in Seattle, Washington. You will also closely collaborate with other members of our Twitch Tax team including individuals from both our tax planning and tax ops/compliance functions to address tax planning and related compliance efforts as Twitch continues to innovate and expand its business and respond to the ever-chaning landscape of US and international tax laws. 

Our team works closely with our business, legal and finance cross-functional partners from both Twitch and Amazon, including advising on important Twitch projects, products, and initiatives, and also coordinating key tax positions and analysis across the broader suite of Amazon's digital businesses.

You can work in Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York; NY; San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

You Will:

Analyze and document U.S. and non-U.S. direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance impacts of Twitch projects, programs, products, and other initiatives.

Manage outside counsel and external tax advisors on advisory requests and documentation pertaining to direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance issues.

Educate our business clients/partners, Twitch Tax team members, and other cross-functional stakeholders ranging from junior to executive level regarding various tax issues and our technical analysis and recommendations.

Socialize final tax requirements with different Twitch internal teams, such as Legal, Accounting, Marketing, Commerce, etc.

You Have:

CPA or JD (LLM, Master of Tax, or relevant tax practice experience)

3+ years experience in a Big 4, law firm, and/or equivalent in-house environment supporting multinational digital enterprises on tax planning.

Recent experience providing practical business facing guidance regarding U.S. and/or non-U.S. tax issues pertaining to international digital businesses and digital products.

Familiarity with direct and indirect tax concepts (e.g., US income tax, US withholding tax, and US tax reporting, treaty PEs and other pertinent concepts, transfer pricing, US SALT, and non-US VATs, DSTs, and non-US reporting- e.g., DAC 7).

Bonus Points

Knowledge of and experience with Twitch.

Experience in entertainment/ media businesses, ads businesses, and/or social media platform businesses.

Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Job ID: TW9223

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

US, WA, Seattle - Annually$89,900—$157,200 USDUS, CA, San Francisco - Annually$98,900—$172,900 USDUS, NY, New York - Annually$98,900—$172,900 USDUS, CA, Los Angeles - Annually$89,900—$157,200 USDUS, CA, Irvine - Annually$89,900—$157,200 USDTwitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Source: Twitch careers (Greenhouse)

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