Tax Director

Launched in 2011, HotelTonight offers the world’s best mobile apps for booking hotels. We make it remarkably easy to book great hotels at amazing last-minute rates on your mobile device, for tonight, tomorrow and next week. When hotels have unsold rooms, they load them onto the app, which means incredible deals. We screen every hotel featured, and only work with ones you'll love.

This position is responsible for our tax compliance, tax planning, and accounting for income taxes. The successful candidate will work with the business and service providers in carrying out their responsibilities. We seek a seasoned Big4 Tax talent (CPA, MS Tax) ready to join a profitable and high-growth global startup to create and build a world class Tax department.

• Challenge status quo to build a world-class tax function including policies, processes, systems, and people (internal and/or outsourced). Always be challenging and improving
• Be our internal expert on industry related tax issues and proactively team with the company on how we operationalize and remain compliant with these tax issues
• Liaison with management on all tax issues including tax planning related to international expansion
• Tax return compliance including all related analysis and support:
  • Direct tax (Federal, state, local, international)
  • Indirect tax (sales, use, property, occupancy, VAT, GST, local)
• Responsible for audits of federal, state, local, and international taxes
• Responsible for accounting for income taxes (SFAS No. 109) in the USA and our international subsidiaries and working with our auditors to support our tax provision and related financial statement disclosures
• Coordination of accounting for international taxes with third party vendors
• Responsible for transfer pricing and management fee arrangements
• Coordinate with the business on new products and locations and how we can successfully meet both business needs and tax compliance needs
• Ensuring that appropriate internal controls are in place over accounting for taxes
• Successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Responsible for all tax related general ledger accounts including reconciliations, preparing and maintaining appropriate support, and updating our general ledger software

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Accounting, Master's Degree in Business Taxation and CPA a must. JD a plus*
• Big “4” or equivalent tax experience at the experienced manager level or higher*
• 8+ years of professional experience
• Strong problem-solving & trouble-shooting skills*
• Driven, self-motivated, excited about jumping in and helping out*
• Demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment*
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously*
• Ability to quickly understand and integrate business objectives with tax strategies, and effectively communicate tax requirements to senior management*
• Demonstrated ability to set and meet agreed upon goals and timelines*
• Proficiency with Excel; experience with Netsuire preferred*
• Industry experience in Online Travel Agencies or more broadly technology; startup experience
• Experience with
  • Growing internationally
  • Implementing tax software
  • Managing outsourced vendors