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About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Indirect Tax Analyst to join Discord’s global tax team, playing a hands-on role in shaping the tax function as the company scales. This role involves managing corporate income tax, indirect tax, tax provisions, and global operations, partnering with Finance, Engineering, Legal, and external advisors. This high-visibility position directly influences how Discord navigates complex, multi-jurisdictional tax challenges during rapid global growth. The analyst will tackle novel tax questions related to a platform used by over 200 million people worldwide, from digital services taxes to multi-entity structuring, with real ownership over solutions. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and intellectually curious, possessing a strong foundation in domestic and global indirect taxation and a desire to contribute to a high-impact tax function.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end indirect tax compliance, including preparing, analyzing, and monitoring Sales and Use tax, VAT/GST, and other obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Coordinate with external advisors to ensure accuracy and timeliness of indirect tax compliance.
- Prepare and review U.S. federal, state, and international corporate income tax returns.
- Own the quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision process, including supporting schedules and documentation.
- Drive international tax workstreams, including transfer pricing documentation, intercompany transactions, and cross-border compliance.
- Conduct tax analysis related to global expansion and new product launches.
- Manage responses to tax authority notices and audits.
- Research tax incentives, credits, and legislative developments impacting the company.
- Prepare month-end and quarter-end close workpapers, reconciliations, and journal entries.
- Perform tax reporting and analysis for equity award programs.
- Serve as the technical resource for the company’s tax technology platforms.
- Administer tax systems, drive implementation of new tools, and optimize existing compliance software.
- Identify and execute opportunities to improve tax processes, documentation, internal controls, and automation.
- Assist with ad-hoc and special tax projects.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of U.S. Sales and Use Tax, Global VAT/GST, and U.S. federal and state corporate income taxation.
- Hands-on experience with ASC 740 income tax provisions.
- Strong analytical skills with a track record of identifying issues, researching tax authority guidance, and driving to resolution.
- Effective communication skills to manage competing priorities and collaborate across Finance, Legal, and Engineering teams.
Skills
- U.S. Sales and Use Tax
- Global VAT/GST
- U.S. federal corporate income taxation
- U.S. state corporate income taxation
- ASC 740 income tax provisions
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Managing competing priorities
- Collaboration across Finance, Legal, and Engineering teams
- CPA
- Master’s in Taxation (MST)
- Experience with technology companies
- Experience with high-growth companies
- International tax concepts
- Transfer pricing
- Pillar Two/GloBE rules
- Cross-border compliance
- Tax technology platforms (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, OneSource, Alteryx, or similar)
Location
- US-based
- Remote
- Bay Area (SF office)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3–6 years of corporate tax experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA
- Master’s in Taxation (MST)
Salary/Compensations
- $144,000 to $162,000 (base salary)
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
About the Company
- Discord is used by over 200 million people monthly, with over 90% playing video games.
- Users spend a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month.
- Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.
- The platform focuses on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.
- Discord is a multiplatform, multigenerational, and multiplayer platform.
- The company helps people deepen friendships around games and shared interests.
- Discord believes games provide a way to have fun with favorite people.
Equal Opportunity
- Discord is committed to inclusion.
- Discord provides reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
- Candidates needing reasonable accommodations should inform their recruiter.