Senior Tax Accountant
We are a dynamic, rapidly growing SaaS company revolutionizing the Observability market. We are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious Senior Tax Accountant to join our Finance and Accounting team.
This is not a "maintenance" role. As an early, pivotal hire for our tax function, you won’t just execute processes—you will help design and build the blueprint for our tax team from the ground up. If you love solving complex puzzles, rolling up your sleeves to build new workflows, and want a seat at the table as we scale, this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Tax Accountant will be a foundational pillar of the company's tax function. You will balance technical execution (compliance, ASC 740, audits) with entrepreneurial project management.
Co-Build the Function: Partner with finance leadership to establish, automate, and scale our internal tax processes and strategies as the company expands globally.
Project Management: Act as the primary project manager for external tax advisors, ensuring deliverables (like federal, state, and international tax returns) are accurate and on schedule.
Tax Close & Provisions: Own the quarter-end and annual tax provision process (ASC 740), prepare tax journal entries, and perform flux analyses with a keen eye for detail.
Audit & Notice Ownership: Project-manage responses to tax audits and notices, proactively gathering documentation and resolving inquiries efficiently.
Curiosity-Driven Special Projects: Lead research and execution on special projects, including R&D tax credits, international expansion, transfer pricing, and state nexus evaluation.
Process Automation: Constantly question the status quo. Identify manual bottlenecks in our current tax processes and implement modern, scalable software or workflow solutions.
This Role Requires
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus.
CPA license is required.
Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive tax experience (Public accounting/Big 4 experience highly preferred; a mix of public and fast-paced corporate experience is ideal).
A Builder’s Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the challenge of creating order out of chaos.
Strong Project Management Skills: Proven ability to manage external vendors, track multiple competing deadlines, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
Solid foundational understanding of ASC 740 (Accounting for Income Taxes).
Experience in the SaaS industry or with international tax issues is a major plus.
Innate curiosity, strong analytical problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate complex tax concepts into plain English for non-finance stakeholders.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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The pay range below represents a reasonable estimate of the salary for the listed position. This role is eligible for a corporate bonus plan. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related factors such as an applicant’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
New Relic provides a variety of benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, flex time-off, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time-off, and other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees.
Estimated Base Pay Range
$106,000—$132,000 USD