Job description
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Lyft is looking for a skilled and motivated Tax Manager to join our Tax Team! As a Tax Manager, you will report to the Senior Tax Manager and will have a proven multi-functional record with broad US indirect tax technical experience. You will collaborate with key cross-functional business teams such as product, engineering, legal, accounting, and other finance functions to surface tax issues, solve problems, and recommend solutions while performing key responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with cross functional groups within the company to understand the tax impact of new product/market launches and ensure tax needs are identified, considered, and communicated
- Ensure new products are accurately characterized and implemented within Lyft’s sales tax engine and are producing accurate taxability results
- Perform research and provide analysis on a variety of sales and use tax inquiries to both operationalize Lyft’s products and minimize tax risks
- Build relationships with third-party service providers, Lyft’s finance and accounting teams, product teams, engineering teams, and internal legal counsel to ensure tax requirements are met
- Maintain Lyft’s ASC 450 positions and reserves, including the documentation and calculations
- Adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines, analyze and solve problems, work under your own initiative
- Stay abreast of tax law changes that impact Lyft’s business
- Manage and lead audit defense for gross receipts tax, sales & use tax, and other indirect taxes.
Experience:
- 7+ years of US indirect tax experience
- Proven experience in US indirect tax technical background with a detailed understanding of the application of sales tax principles to technology businesses
- Demonstrated experience to cultivate cross-functional relationships and communicate complicated tax technical matters to all levels and business functions
- Proven project management and organizational skills with the experience to prioritize multiple competing tasks in a fast paced, high pressure environment
- An ability to balance individual ownership and accountability with collaboration and partnership
- Strong working knowledge of ASC 450
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including ability to articulate complex tax topics to non-tax business partners.
- Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy and compliance
- Strong computer and technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google suite products.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA, JD, or LLM in Taxation
- Combined Big 4 or law firm and technology industry experience
- Accounting system experience (Oracle or similar ERP)
Benefits:
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $121,440-$151,800. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
