Indirect Tax Advisory - Stripe

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

This function will be responsible for Indirect Tax Advisory, as it pertains to our international entities, to include determining taxability of new products coming to market, supporting management of indirect tax audits and other indirect tax matters with local Tax Authorities, working with our indirect tax systems & compliance leads on day to day matters, and much more. The ideal candidate should be able to work well with cross-functional teams. The candidate must be able to communicate and promote indirect tax advisory needs across Stripe and its subsidiaries, and communicate complex indirect tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals. The candidate will be able to work with a high level of collegiality, working on projects spanning multiple teams. The position will be based in Singapore and report to the International Indirect Tax lead.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

• Be an indirect tax subject matter expert (global VAT/GST) and resource to our business and finance teams in Stripe, managing aspects of our indirect tax planning, and operations.
• Support Stripe’s expansion internationally.
• Participate in policy matters affecting indirect taxes internationally.
• Collaborate with the international indirect tax compliance leads, and the international accounting teams on VAT/GST compliance, assisting with the ongoing enhancement of the indirect tax compliance processes.
• Supporting management of indirect tax audits and other indirect tax matters involving tax authorities internationally.
• Work with other tax team members and product and engineering teams to help define requirements and collaborate on the design of tax solutions for our users.
• Promote indirect tax awareness and knowledge including training and liaising with business and tax partners on changes to indirect tax legislation, systems, policies and processes.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 4-6 years of relevant indirect tax knowledge, laws and regulations. 
• Bachelor’s degree and professional qualification in tax or law
• Previous in-house experience within a multinational business and either legal or accountancy firm experience
• Experience with indirect taxes as it relates to the distribution of digital services and physical products
• Accounting experience and proficiency with ERP systems and related data analytics skills
• Ability to clearly and concisely interface with all levels of management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Project management experience, detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects
• Ability to extract, analyze, and review data and make appropriate recommendations
• Ability to work in a fast paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment
• Willingness to learn and ability to quickly acquire knowledge
• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Ability to work autonomously or within a team

Preferred qualifications

• An advanced degree.
• Experience working in technology, payments, or financial services.
• Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment.
• A willingness to work with a diverse crew of tax nerds who care deeply about Stripe’s tax issues and each other.

“Nice to have” really means “nice to have”. It’s completely possible that you don’t have any of these and are still a great fit for the team.

Last updated: 19 hours ago