Senior Tax Manager
ABOUT THE ROLE
At Hopper, we’re redefining how people travel by building the most customer-friendly and transparent travel marketplace. With rapid global expansion and a complex mix of products, transactions, and jurisdictions; tax compliance and planning are critical to our success.
We’re looking for a Senior Tax Manager to take ownership of North American (U.S. and Canada) federal, state and local tax compliance, reporting, and planning. You will support our monthly provisions, coordinate with external advisors, and help scale the company’s tax processes as we grow. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys being hands-on, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to help shape the tax function at a late-stage, high-growth startup.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Tax Compliance and Audits
- Indirect Tax Compliance: Ensure timely and accurate compliance of all indirect tax filings (Sales, Hotel/Lodging GST/HST/QST, Gross Receipts & Excise). Specifically, lead registrations, co-manage tax policy and product taxability decisions with legal team, and own end-to-end filings, payments, and reconciliations across all North American filings.
- Income Tax Compliance: Prepare and review U.S. and Canada federal, state, and provincial income tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
- Credits and Incentives: Partner with engineering/product teams to identify qualifying activities, gather substantiation, and prepare defensible U.S. R&D (Form 6765) and Canadian SR&ED (T661/T2SCH31) claims.
- External Partner Coordination: Liaise with external advisors (Avalara, Accounting Firms and similar) and auditors to support compliance and reporting needs.
- Tax Audit & Controversy Support: Support legal team in coordinating end-to-end responses to any federal, state & local examinations—manage IDRs, data pulls, and walkthroughs; preparing substantiation; and interfacing with auditors, advisors, and counsel.
- Tax Provision & Reporting
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