About the Role
Guidepoint is seeking an experienced Tax Senior to own the day-to-day management of the company’s global tax function across a complex, multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction structure. This role supports finance leadership on the tax implications of business decisions and operates with a high degree of independence.
Responsibilities
- Support and help execute the company’s global tax strategy, managing tax positions across all jurisdictions.
- Support leadership, provide the Controller, CFO, and finance leadership with analysis on the tax implications of new entities, new revenue streams, and business decisions.
- Monitor tax law at the federal, state, local, and international levels, and flag impacts on the organization.
- Maintain a global tax compliance calendar, ensuring all filing obligations are met on time and on budget.
- Support the year-end tax return process, own the year-end tax return requests.
- Book year-end tax provisions, work with the external global tax provision team at year-end during the audit to prepare and record the year-end tax provision numbers.
- Manage US sales & use tax positions, nexus determinations, and compliance.
- Lead sales tax recovery/refund initiatives in partnership with IT and internal teams, and serve as a key resource on sales/use tax treatment for internal departments.
- Own the tax credit program — engagement letters, ESD information requests, and performance-year reporting review.
- Manage the transfer pricing framework — coordinate the external advisor, ensure intercompany policies align with operational realities, and review documentation.
- Coordinate tax-authority and auditor responses on transfer pricing and other inquiries.
- Manage the annual GILTI calculation and related international tax analysis, coordinating with advisors and integrating results into the year-end audit.
- Manage all foreign entity income tax returns and statutory tax filings across Canada, UK, Greece, Dubai, and APAC entities, coordinating with local advisors.
- Own the annual Canadian SR&ED claim end-to-end, project identification, cost schedules, CRA reviews, and the related wage survey.
- Manage all VAT and GST filings and recovery across entities — including UK VAT filings, Dubai VAT receivable balance recovery, and India GST refund / tax-authority inquiries.
- Coordinate all third-party tax advisors, ensuring quality, timeliness, and cost control.
- Serve as a primary internal contact for tax inquiries.
- Partner with the Assistant Controller and entity teams to integrate tax accurately into the close and financial statements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation.
- 3–5 years of progressive tax experience, ideally with multi-state and international/multi-entity exposure.
- Working knowledge of US federal/state tax, sales & use tax, transfer pricing, VAT/GST, and international tax concepts (GILTI).
- Ability to manage tax positions with limited oversight and support leadership.
- Experience coordinating external tax advisors and managing multi-jurisdiction compliance.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Strong judgment, organization, and communication; able to work across concurrent deadlines.
Skills
- CPA (or in progress) strongly preferred
- Master’s in Taxation a plus
- R&D credit / SR&ED experience a plus
- NetSuite (or comparable ERP) experience is a plus
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $115,000—$140,000 USD
Benefits
- 15 PTO days, 10 legal holidays, and sick days
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Will match up to 10% of employee contribution for 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Paid time-off and parental leave plans
- Commuter benefits
- Corporate gym rate
- Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
- Free snacks and beverages in the office
- Friday happy hour and “Summer Fridays”
- Year-round corporate athletic league
- Casual work environment, team building, and other social events
- Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance
About the Company
- Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process.
- Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.
- Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request.
- With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.
- At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.
