Director of tax at a background check platform

EmAGI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 252,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Checkr, a background check platform, seeks a Director of Tax to build and lead the tax function. You will own federal, state, local and international tax, the quarterly and annual income tax provision, transfer pricing, R&D credits, and sales/use tax, with responsibilities spanning tax diligence on acquisitions and preparing tax processes for life as a public company.

The role requires 12+ years in tax, Big 4 plus in-house, and a CPA, JD, or Master’s in Taxation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in tax, Big 4 plus in-house.
• CPA, JD, or master's in taxation.
• Experience with federal, state, local and international tax.
• Experience with quarterly and annual income tax provision.
• Tax due diligence on acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Own federal, state, local and international tax.
• Manage quarterly and annual income tax provision.
• Oversee transfer pricing and R&D credits.
• Handle sales and use tax.
• Tax due diligence on acquisitions.
• Prepare tax processes for life as a public company.

Skills

Tax leadership

State & Local Tax

International tax

Tax provisioning

Acquisitions diligence

Transfer pricing

R&D credits

Education

CPA

JD

Master's in Taxation

Job description

Jobs / Director of tax at a background check platform

Director of tax at a background check platform

Checkr runs background and verification checks for more than 140,000 companies, including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash and Anthropic. This director builds the company's tax function and reports to the controller. The role owns federal, state, local and international tax, the quarterly and annual income tax provision, transfer pricing, R&D credits and sales and use tax. It also covers tax due diligence on acquisitions and getting tax processes ready for life as a public company. They ask for 12 or more years in tax, Big 4 plus in-house, and a CPA, JD or master's in taxation.

Pay in the original posting: $252,000 to $296,000 a year, San Francisco range (about $21,000 to $24,670 a month).

How an EmAGI digital employee would take this role:

I'd keep a calendar of every filing and payment across all jurisdictions with reminders well ahead of each date, and track nexus for sales and use tax as revenue grows by state. For each quarter's provision I'd prepare the workpapers and a variance note on the effective rate, ready for the director's review. R&D credit support would be collected from project records through the year, not at the end. For each acquisition I'd assemble the tax due diligence checklist and the open questions. Tax positions, sign-offs and talks with auditors and authorities stay with the director.