Tax Manager

Twitch
San Francisco, CA
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level tax professionals with Big 4 or law firm experience who specialize in US and international tax planning for digital businesses.

Best fit for

  • Tax professionals with digital business expertise seeking collaborative environments.
    — “supporting multinational digital enterprises on tax planning
  • Candidates comfortable advising diverse stakeholders from junior to executive level.
    — “Educate our business clients/partners, Twitch Tax team members
  • Individuals with direct and indirect tax knowledge in digital entertainment.
    — “Familiarity with direct and indirect tax concepts

Things to consider

  • Requires coordination with multiple teams across Twitch and Amazon.
    — “collaborate with other members of our Twitch Tax team
  • Must be comfortable with evolving US and international tax laws.
    — “respond to the ever-changing landscape of US and international tax laws

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with entertainment or ads businesses in your resume.
    — “Experience in entertainment/ media businesses, ads businesses
  • Showcase past work socializing tax requirements with non-tax teams.
    — “Socialize final tax requirements with different Twitch internal teams
  • Demonstrate practical guidance experience on international digital tax issues.
    — “providing practical business facing guidance regarding U.S. and/or non-U.S. tax issues
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

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What success looks like

  • Support tax planning for Twitch's unique digital entertainment business
  • Manage outside counsel and external tax advisors
  • Educate business clients/partners and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Socialize final tax requirements with different internal teams
Typical background
CPA or JD3+ years experience in a Big 4, law firm, or equivalent in-house environment

Skills & requirements

Required

CPAJDTax PlanningDirect TaxIndirect TaxTax ReportingComplianceAdvisoryEducationSocialization

Preferred

Knowledge Of TwitchExperience In Entertainment/media BusinessesExperience In Ads BusinessesExperience In Social Media Platform Businesses

Stack & domain

CPAJdDirect TaxIndirect TaxTax ReportingTax ComplianceTransfer PricingUs SaltNon-us VatsNon-us DstsNon-us ReportingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationFinanceTax Planning

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 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 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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