Sr. Manager, Tax

About the role:

Reporting to the Vice President, Accounting, the Senior Tax Manager is a leadership role responsible for overseeing our tax strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant tax laws, managing tax audits and working closely and collaboratively with Forter’s external tax advisors around the world. This is a hands-on role, interacting and collaborating with other members of the finance team, outside service providers and other departments within Forter to ensure the timely and accurate execution of tax functions.

This position will sit in NY or Denver and will follow a hybrid model.

Why should you join us?

Forter is a leader in eCommerce identity intelligence for the AI era to some of the world’s largest corporations. In addition to the traditional U.S. tax compliance this position provides the opportunity for  dynamic and exciting exposure to international taxes in all the countries in which Forter operates. This is an individual contributor role that you can make your own with the opportunity to grow professionally as the business scales. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the company’s tax accounting function, including quarterly and year-end worldwide consolidated tax provisions and related disclosures while partnering with external tax advisors
• Manage global tax filings and compliance activities, including income, transaction, personal property and other ancillary taxes
• Managing and responding to governmental tax examinations and inquiries from tax authorities
• Own transfer pricing process and related journal entries and maintain and update intercompany agreements as required
• Partner with the legal team in the set up of new legal entities, including understanding operational needs and recommend proper setup for intercompany and tax purposes
• Maintain the existing global tax calendar and ensure that all tax filing requirements are in accordance with taxing regulations around the globe.
• Oversee calculations of Uncertain Tax Positions and related interest and support recognition and measurement of various tax positions
• Provide tax forecasts (expense and cash impact) to the FP&A team for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
• Monitor accounting pronouncements and tax law changes and determine the implications for the Company
• Assist where requested with other projects which can include, for example, M&A initiatives as well as treasury support.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 
• CPA license preferred
• 8+ years tax experience, preferably with a combination of public accounting and multi-national corporate tax department
• Significant experience in state and local tax, federal and International tax regulations
• Desire and ability to perform as an individual contributor while efficiently balancing the use of external resources 
• Experience in developing and executing tax planning and risk reduction strategies
• Ability to excel in a flexible, fast-paced work environment and possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and team skills including partnering with international teammates

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve.  Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. 

Trust is backed by data –  Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: 

• Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022, 2023 and 2024)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023) 
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary 
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Matching 401K Plan 
• Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage
• Home office allowance 
• Generous PTO policy 
• Half day Fridays

At Forter, we embrace a hybrid work model that blends in-person connection with the flexibility of remote work. Team members based near our key hubs are expected to work from the office at least three days per week. We believe that regular face-to-face collaboration fuels professional development, strengthens our culture, and builds the relationships that help teams thrive.

*Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary Range: $172,000 - $212,000 annually + bonus + equity + benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, and skill level.