Hopper

Senior Tax Manager

Hopper

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Senior

About the role

  • Take ownership of North American (U.S. and Canada) federal, state and local tax compliance, reporting, and planning.
  • Support monthly provisions, coordinate with external advisors, and help scale the company’s tax processes as it grows.
  • Ensure timely and accurate compliance of all indirect tax filings (Sales, Hotel/Lodging GST/HST/QST, Gross Receipts & Excise).
  • Lead registrations, co-manage tax policy and product taxability decisions with legal team, and own end-to-end filings, payments, and reconciliations across all North American filings.
  • Prepare and review U.S. and Canada federal, state, and provincial income tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
  • Partner with engineering/product teams to identify qualifying activities, gather substantiation, and prepare defensible U.S. R&D (Form 6765) and Canadian SR&ED (T661/T2SCH31) claims.
  • Liaise with external advisors (Avalara, Accounting Firms and similar) and auditors to support compliance and reporting needs.
  • Support legal team in coordinating end-to-end responses to any federal, state & local examinations—manage IDRs, data pulls, and walkthroughs; preparing substantiation; and interfacing with auditors, advisors, and counsel.
  • Prepare monthly indirect tax provision and annual income tax provision under ASC 450 and 740.
  • Support tax disclosures for financial statements and management reporting.
  • Work with the Legal team to monitor legislative changes in tax law and assess implications for Hopper’s business.
  • Research hotel partner and/or customer tax issues and provide recommendations to the business.
  • Build proactive relationships with Legal, Product, Finance/FP&A, and Hotel teams to embed tax into day-to-day decisions, surface risks/opportunities early, and strategic initiatives.
  • Liaise with the Tax Engineering team to implement and QA changes to Hopper’s tax logic for travel transactions, providing tax technical input to ensure accurate tax determination across complex booking flows.
  • Develop and support implementation of tools and automation to streamline tax workflows.
  • Develop scalable processes for compliance as the company expands into new jurisdictions.
  • Maintain documentation and controls to support audits and internal governance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or Master’s in Tax preferred.
  • 4–7+ years of experience in U.S. state and local sales tax, including transaction taxes for a digital marketplace. The ideal candidate will have a mix of public accounting (Big 4 / regional firm) and in-house tax experience. Lodging and travel-related tax experience are huge plus).
  • Working knowledge of income tax concepts and processes.
  • Knowledge of, and experience in federal and income taxes.
  • Strong knowledge of ASC 450 (contingencies on non-income taxes) and working knowledge of ASC740 (corporate income taxes). Familiarity working with product and engineering teams on tax logic and automation.
  • Experience with Avalara and Netsuite software desired; Proficiency in Excel required. Working knowledge of Sequel and Google BQ a plus.
  • Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex tax concepts.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environment with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Remote work options

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
U.S. federal tax compliancestate and local tax complianceindirect tax filingsincome tax returnsR&D tax claimstax provision under ASC 450tax provision under ASC 740tax policy managementtax automationtax workflow development
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving mindsetcommunication skillsrelationship buildingorganizational skillsability to thrive in fast-paced environmentscollaboration with cross-functional teamsattention to detailstrategic thinkingadaptability
Certifications
CPABachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceMaster’s in Tax