Tax Manager – US & Canada Tax & Compliance Lead

Wise; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise in Austin, TX is seeking a Tax Manager to serve as the regional SME for US and Canadian tax operations, ensuring compliant reporting and efficient tax processes that scale with our growth.

You will manage outsourced preparation of US federal/state returns and Canadian tax computations, support ASC740 and local GAAP disclosures, and partner with finance teams to automate data flows and strengthen controls across the tax function.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate tax experience in a professional services firm or in-house environment.
• Strong knowledge of US Federal and multistate corporate income tax compliance.
• Proficiency in ASC740 and/or IFRS tax accounting.
• Independent self-starter with good communication skills (we are a global organisation with offices around the world so remote communication is key).
• Experience with or exposure to multinational company (MNE) within the technology and/or financial services businesses.

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourced preparation of U.S. federal and state corporate tax compliance, and Canadian tax computations across direct tax.
• Assist with ASC740 and local GAAP tax disclosures and provisioning including return-to-provision and valuation allowance analysis.
• Manage tax audit and examinations, including responses to tax authority inquiries and information requests.
• Assist tax-related SOX internal controls, maintain master tax calendars, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Work with finance system teams to extract data, improve tax data accuracy, and automate tax processes.
• Engage in budgeting, forecasting, planning, risks and controls across the tax function.

Skills

Corporate tax experience

US federal and multistate tax

ASC740 / IFRS tax accounting

Independent self-starter

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Longview

OneSource

Job description

Wise in Austin, TX is seeking a Tax Manager to serve as the regional SME for US and Canadian tax operations, ensuring compliant reporting and efficient tax processes that scale with our growth.

You will manage outsourced preparation of US federal/state returns and Canadian tax computations, support ASC740 and local GAAP disclosures, and partner with finance teams to automate data flows and strengthen controls across the tax function.