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Senior Tax Manager

Snowflake

Menlo Park, CAHybridFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open 6 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CPA Or Master’s In TaxationMaster's degree

Job overview

Snowflake is hiring a Senior Tax Manager. The Senior Tax Manager will be a strategic tax compliance expert within Snowflake’s finance organization, owning and driving all aspects of U.S. federal and state income tax compliance. This role reports to the Senior Director, U.S. Tax, and partners closely with a peer Senior Tax Manager who leads the Global & U.S. income tax provision process. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth, world-class technology company and make an immediate impact.

Key focus areas include Own the end-to-end U.S. federal and state income tax return compliance process, Coordinate and manage external service providers to ensure high-quality and efficient compliance deliverables, and Develop and apply state income tax planning strategies to optimize effective tax rate and cash taxes.

Successful candidates bring Ba/Bs Degree In Accounting Tax And Or Finance. Important skills include US Federal Income Tax Compliance, State Income Tax Compliance, Tax Planning Strategies, Legislative And Regulatory Monitoring, Tax Notices Management, and Tax Audits Management. Preferred (not required): Eagerness To Learn.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

US Federal Income Tax ComplianceState Income Tax ComplianceTax Planning StrategiesLegislative and Regulatory MonitoringTax Notices ManagementTax Audits ManagementTax Examinations ManagementCompliance Policies DevelopmentProcedures DevelopmentRisk Assessment FrameworksASC 740 CalculationsReturn-to-Provision AnalysisTax Account ReconciliationCompliance Process DocumentationTax ResearchTechnical Memoranda PreparationCorporate Initiatives SupportBusiness Transactions SupportM&a Activity SupportProcess ImprovementProcess StandardizationProcess AutomationAI ToolsCollaborationCoachingDeveloping OthersComplex Multistate IssuesTax Controversy ManagementAdaptabilitySelf-StarterMultiple Project ManagementTime ManagementPositive AttitudeEagerness to LearnWorkday ERP

Qualifications

BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Tax, and/or Finance7 Years Progressive Supervisory Experience13 Years in-Depth US Federal and Multi-State Corporate Income Tax Compliance ExperienceExperience With Big 4 Firm and/or in-House Corporate Tax DepartmentExperience With Large Multinational Public CompaniesCPA or Master’s in Taxation

Full job description

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

As the Senior Tax Manager, you will be a strategic tax compliance expert within Snowflake’s finance organization, owning and driving all aspects of U.S. federal and state income tax compliance. You will report to the Senior Director, U.S. Tax, and partner closely with a peer Senior Tax Manager who leads the Global & U.S. income tax provision process, providing critical inputs, analytics, and direct support for the quarterly and annual ASC 740 process. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth, world-class technology company and make an immediate impact.

This is a hybrid role that can be based in either Menlo Park, CA or Dublin, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Own the end-to-end U.S. federal and state income tax return compliance process, including preparation, review, timely filing, extensions, and estimated tax calculations and payments

  • Coordinate and manage external service providers to ensure high-quality and efficient compliance deliverables

  • Develop and apply state income tax planning strategies to optimize effective tax rate and cash taxes across all required income, business and gross receipts tax filings

  • Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in U.S. federal and state tax law; proactively assess and communicate compliance impact to leadership

  • Respond to and manage federal and state tax notices, audits, and examinations, coordinating with external advisors and internal stakeholders

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive compliance policies, procedures, and risk assessment frameworks

  • Act as key partner to the Global Provision Senior Tax Manager, providing direct support for the quarterly and annual ASC 740 calculations

  • Perform return-to-provision analysis, ensure accurate reconciliation of tax accounts, and support the global tax provision through coordination, data sharing, and review

  • Ensure all compliance and provision processes are documented, sustainable, and aligned with corporate governance and audit requirements

  • Research complex federal and state tax issues and prepare technical memoranda; support tax considerations related to corporate initiatives, business transactions, and M&A activity

  • Identify, develop, and implement opportunities to improve, standardize, and automate compliance processes, including leveraging internal AI tools

  • Build a trusted network of cross-functional business partners—including Accounting, Finance, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, and Human Resources—to ensure accurate and complete information flows for tax compliance and provision

  • Mentor and develop a Senior Tax Analyst

REQUIREMENTS:

  • BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Tax, and/or Finance; CPA or Master’s in Taxation preferred

  • Experience with Big 4 firm and/or in-house corporate tax department with a minimum of 7 years of progressive supervisory experience

  • Minimum of 13 years of in-depth experience with U.S. federal and multi-state corporate income tax compliance, including hands-on expertise with complex multistate issues, tax controversy management, and ASC 740 for large multinational public companies

  • Demonstrated ability to develop a strong network of internal and external business partners

  • Proven ability to adapt to a complex, fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and highly demanding work environment

  • Must be a self-starter who handles multiple projects and manages competing priorities with minimal supervision

  • Positive attitude, eager to learn, and willing to take on new challenges

  • Experience with Workday ERP a plus

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

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