Senior Tax Accountant - Direct

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About TensorWave

Our mission is simple: deliver seamless, secure, reliable, and resilient AI compute at scale. We've built a versatile cloud platform that eliminates infrastructure barriers, empowering builders to focus on innovation instead of fighting their stack. Because breakthrough AI should move at the speed of ideas, not infrastructure.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to join our team during an exciting phase of growth. In this role, you’ll serve as a key individual contributor within the Tax Department and will have significant ownership over state and local tax compliance, tax registrations, new-state and new-site onboarding, sales and use tax, property tax, exemptions, business licenses, tax notices and tax operations.

The ideal candidate is an experienced tax professional who can independently manage assigned responsibilities, identify tax risks and opportunities, research complex state and local tax issues, and develop scalable processes. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with a high degree of independence while partnering closely with the Tax Director and cross-functional teams.

What You’ll Do

Federal, Stare & International Income Tax

• Support federal, state and international income tax compliance.
• Assist with state nexus analysis and monitoring.
• Gather, analyze and validate state apportionment data.
• Assist with state income tax exposure analysis.
• Coordinate tax return data and schedules with external tax providers.
• Maintain tax compliance documentation and support tax notices and inquiries.

Tax Provision & Tax Accounting

• Support the preparation of Company's quarterly and annual income tax provision.
• Support ASC 740 calculations and related tax accounting processes.
• Reconcile tax accounts and investigate variances.
• Analyze effective tax rate movements and identify key drivers.
• Support quarterly and year-end financial close processes.
• Improve the return-to-provision process and supporting documentation.

Tax Planning

• Develop tax planning models and analyses.
• Identify opportunities to reduce the Company's effective tax rate and cash taxes.
• Evaluate state tax planning opportunities.
• Analyze credits, incentives and other tax benefits.
• Support modeling of potential tax strategies.
• Assist with tax analysis related to significant transactions.

Tax Compliance Operations

• Maintain federal and state income tax compliance calendars.
• Track estimated tax payments.
• Monitor tax notices and correspondence.
• Maintain supporting tax documentation.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors and service providers.

Research & Business Partnership

• Research federal and state income tax issues.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting the Company.
• Partner with Accounting and Finance to identify transactions with tax implications.
• Support tax analysis for new states,

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h Accounting, Finance and other cross-functional stakeholders.

• Ability to identify tax risks and opportunities and recommend solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, MST or equivalent advanced tax/accounting experience is preferred.
• Experience with rapidly growing, multi-state organizations, data centers, technology companies or complex corporate structures is a plus.

What We Offer

• Stock Options
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for Employees
• Company Health Savings Account Contributions
• 100% paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance for Employees
• Life and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options
• Other Insurance Options, such as Pet & Legal Insurance
• Various Supplementary Health Benefits, such as discounted Virtual Healthcare Appointments and Serious Illness Support
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Other In-Office Perks

Equal Employment Opportunity

TensorWave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodations

TensorWave provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact accomodations@tensorwave.com.

Employment Eligibility

All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by law.

Background Checks

Where permitted by law, employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a job-related background check.

Data Privacy Notice

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that TensorWave may collect, use, and retain your personal information for recruiting and employment-related purposes in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.