Senior Director, Tax

Fivetran Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Oakland, California, United States, AMER

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead and coordinate all tax-related activities required for Fivetran’s next stage of growth and maturity, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations and best practices.
• Oversee the timely and accurate filing of federal, state, and international income tax returns, including quarterly estimates and extensions.
• Prepare quarterly and annual income tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740, ensuring compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements.
• Manage tax audits conducted by federal, state, and international tax authorities, serving as the primary point of contact and strategy lead.
• Oversee sales tax compliance, including registration, reporting, and remittance across all applicable jurisdictions.
• Identify and implement strategic tax and treasury planning initiatives to optimize the company’s international business operations and tax position.
• Implement and maintain SOX controls specifically related to the tax function to ensure financial reporting integrity.
• Handle intercompany transactions and treasury operations across international entities, ensuring alignment with global tax and cash management objectives.
• Act as a critical leader within the Finance organization, providing strategic guidance and influencing cross-functional decision-making.
• Embrace and leverage technology to streamline tax processes, improve efficiency, and reduce manual effort across the tax function.
• Ensure all tax activities support Fivetran’s maturity as a high-growth, globally operating company preparing for potential IPO or other public market milestones.
• Collaborate with international accounting teams to manage cross-border tax obligations, transfer pricing documentation, and treasury liquidity needs.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evolving federal, state, and international tax laws and regulations to proactively advise leadership on implications.
• Communicate complex tax concepts clearly to non-tax stakeholders, including executives and board members, to support informed business decisions.
• Foster a culture of precision, accountability, and continuous improvement within the tax and treasury team.

🎯 Requirements

• CPA or CA designation required
• 15+ years of relevant experience in public accounting, private, and public companies with progressive complexity in scope and responsibilities
• Strong understanding of tax laws and regulations, including ASC 740, SOX, and international tax principles
• Experience in IPO readiness processes and involvement in IPO-related activities is preferred
• Experience working with international accounting teams and handling intercompany transactions
• Proven ability to lead material initiatives, inspire others, and drive results

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• RSU stock grants
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform offering therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for employees and covered dependents

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About Fivetran Inc.

Fivetran Inc. provides automated data integration software that replicates application, database, and event data into cloud data warehouses. It manages schema drift, incremental updates, and normalization, enabling analysts to query live data without engineering overhead. The company serves enterprises needing reliable, governed data pipelines across systems like Salesforce, MySQL, and Snowflake. Founded in 2012, it is headquartered in Oakland, California, with global offices, and operates on a subscription revenue model.

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