Tax Manager

Scopely; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Tax Manager to join our Finance team in Culver City, CA on a hybrid basis. You will manage domestic and international tax matters across compliance, provision, planning, reporting, and risk management.

This role partners with Finance, Accounting, Legal and other teams to embed tax requirements into business processes and help shape a high-performing global tax function in a fast-moving interactive company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Tax, or related field.
• 4–6 years of corporate tax experience including U.S. federal and state income tax and ASC 740.
• CPA strongly preferred; MST in Taxation is a plus.
• Multinational or global experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day coordination of tax compliance calendar including filings, estimates, extensions, and payments.
• Prepare or review quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations and related disclosures under ASC 740.
• Manage tax accounting records, workpapers, tax account roll-forward, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate federal, state, local, and international tax audits, notices, and information requests with authorities.
• Support tax planning, quarterly estimates, cash tax forecasting, and strategies balancing tax efficiency, compliance and risk.
• Coordinate R&D tax credit and other tax incentive studies.
• Support international tax matters, including transfer pricing documentation and intercompany arrangements.
• Provide support for indirect tax filings (sales and use, VAT/GST, etc.).
• Monitor nexus, registrations, and taxability across jurisdictions and help document tax positions.
• Research tax law and communicate practical recommendations to non-tax stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Legal to embed tax requirements into processes and systems.
• Help build the tax function through standardized processes and automation.

Skills

US federal and state income tax

ASC 740 experience

Tax planning

Transfer pricing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Tax/related field

CPA preferred

MST in Taxation a plus

Job description

Scopely is looking for a Tax Manager to join our Finance team in Culver City, California, on a hybrid basis, working two days per week from our office.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day — whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Show us the money! As the Finance team, we're number crunchers with top-notch analytical and reporting skills. As a shared service, we get to work with all of Scopely's talented studios.

As Scopely continues to grow its global footprint and portfolio, we are seeking a Tax Manager to join the Finance team. Reporting to the VP, Global Tax, this role will help manage Scopely's domestic and international tax matters across compliance, provision, planning, reporting, and risk management.

The Tax Manager will be a hands-on partner to the business, working closely with Finance, Accounting, and other teams to translate tax requirements into practical, scalable processes and advice. This is an opportunity to help shape a high-performing global tax function in a fast-moving interactive company.

What You Will Do

• Own the day-to-day coordination of Scopely's tax compliance calendar, partnering with external advisors and internal stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate federal, state, local, and international filings, estimates, extensions, and payments.
• Prepare or review quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations and related disclosures under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis, return-to-provision items, and cash tax summary.
• Manage tax accounting records and reconciliations, including provision workpapers, tax account roll-forward, and variance analysis in support of the consolidated financial statements.
• Coordinate federal, state, local, and international tax audits, notices, and information requests with tax authorities, auditors, and outside advisors.
• Support tax planning, quarterly estimates, cash tax forecasting, and strategies that balance tax efficiency, compliance, and risk.
• Coordinate the R&D tax credit and other tax incentive studies
• Support international tax matters, including transfer pricing documentation, intercompany arrangements, withholding tax, and other cross-border compliance and reporting requirements.
• Provide support for indirect tax filings and related compliance, including sales and use, gross receipts, city, property, VAT/GST, and other transaction-based taxes, as applicable.
• Monitor nexus, registrations, and taxability across jurisdictions and business lines, and help maintain documentation supporting tax positions.
• Research tax law and assess the implications of legislative changes and new business initiatives; communicate practical recommendations to non-tax stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and other teams to obtain complete information and embed tax requirements into business processes and systems.
• Help build and improve the tax function through standardized processes, internal controls, tax technology, automation, documentation, and data-quality checks.
• Assist the VP, Global Tax with M&A, tax due diligence, ad hoc projects, and other strategic initiatives that support Scopely's continued expansion.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Tax, or a related field.
• Four to six years of progressive corporate tax experience, including strong U.S. federal and state income tax, tax compliance, and ASC 740 experience; multinational or global experience preferred.
• CPA strongly preferred; an MST in Taxation is a plus.
• A combination