Senior Tax Manager (Interim) in London

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we're on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We're trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we're tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

The ideal candidate will have experience with US GAAP ASC740 tax reporting in a public company environment including SOX controls. This position will report to the International Tax Director and will be responsible for managing and further improving Perk's corporate tax provision and ongoing external reporting processes. This role will be based in London and, while we do offer certain flexibility, the responsibilities of the role require you to be in the office several days per week.

What you will do

• Lead the US GAAP income tax provision process for Perk and its subsidiaries, including consolidating tax workings, supporting the preparation and review of financial statements, working with external auditors, and maintaining the SOX control framework for tax.
• Manage the interim period and annual global income tax reporting obligations under US GAAP ASC740, including the determination of consolidated tax expense, deferred taxes, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, effective tax rate reconciliation, and disclosures processes.
• Develop and maintain the interim and annual tax closing processes in partnership with the technical accounting & reporting team and external auditors, including the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the respective internal control framework.
• Own tax accounting for share-based compensation under ASC718 and liaise with advisors to develop global intercompany recharge policy.
• Identify automation opportunities to drive process efficiencies, quality improvements, and risk mitigation strategies as well as drive the implementation of tax software and automation solutions to support the tax reporting processes.
• Support and drive ad-hoc projects within a broader tax context with respect to topics including international tax, transfer pricing, tax planning and structuring initiatives, M&A activities, tax audits and others.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of global tax policies, procedures and controls.
• Provide guidance to the finance, accounting, legal, stock admin and operational teams on direct tax compliance and reporting requirements and applicable criteria.
• Partner closely with key members of other business functions and teams on relevant tax matters.
• Liaise with financial statement auditors to align on timelines and support required for ongoing audit with relation to income tax matters. This includes preparing quarterly income tax memos.

What you need

• Minimum of 10 years experience in ASC740 tax reporting, preferably a mix of experience working at a large public accounting firm and a US company.
• Strong knowledge and extensive experience with ASC 740, specifically with respect to the tax accounting aspects of global tax reporting consolidation, effective tax rate reconciliation, deferred tax accounting, uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, return to provision processes, share-based compensation and tax disclosures.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles including US GAAP and IFRS and relevant book-tax differences.
• Demonstrated experience with tax reporting in a SOX controlled environment including tax compliance and tax legislation analysis.
• Experience working within short turnaround windows, modeling, and deep understanding of how global businesses operate when undergoing hypergrowth.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with ERPs (NetSuite experience a bonus), and tax software enablement for ASC740 tax reporting.
• Excellent time management in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment, excellent communication (English), and organizational skills.
• Self-starter who can operate effectively with ability to work both independently with a minimum level of supervision and within a team environment.

Our benefits

• Competitive compensation, including equity in the company;
• Generous vacation days so you can rest and recharge;
• Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance, depending on location;
• Flexible compensation plan to help you diversify and increase the net salary;
• Unforgettable Perk events, including travel to one of our hubs;
• A mental health support tool for your well-being;
• Exponential growth opportunities;
• Work from anywhere in the world allowance of 20 working days per year.

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond.