Tax Manager (San Jose)

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

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We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to join our team who will be involved in shaping the tax department’s tax accounting, provision and compliance processes, while supporting the business needs of a fast-growing company. The Tax Manager will be an Individual Contributor. Reporting to the Senior Tax Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Preparing the Company’s ASC 740 income tax provisions, as reported in the 10-K/10-Q filings, including uncertain tax positions and valuations allowance, along with managing the SOX controls
• Understanding the GILTI, FDII, and BEAT calculations and analyzing the impact to the provision and return
• Collaborating closely with the broader finance organization to ensure tax transactions and changes in tax legislation are accurately documented and accounted for
• Preparing the federal, state and local income tax work-papers and reviewing the income tax returns, along with managing the research and development tax credit documentation and tax authorities correspondence
• Driving automation initiatives to increase the efficiency of tax accounting processes and providing support for various company-wide financial systems related projects

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of related experience with a combination of Big 4 public accounting and industry experience; Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; CPA license
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP accounting for income taxes
• Proven ability to conduct thorough tax research, strong analytical and problem-solving skills and advanced excel skills
• Experience in a fast moving, high growth environment with the ability to react quickly to unexpected challenges and opportunities
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex Tax matters

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or LLM
• Familiarity with international tax

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$122,500 - $175,000 USD

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