Senior Manager of Tax, Bird
Electric vehicle sharing platform
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Electric vehicle sharing platform
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and or advanced degree/certifications in business taxation
- 5+ years of experience working for accounting and or consulting firm
- CPA
- International tax experience
- Experience with tax with global company involving multiple regulator jurisdictions
What the job involves
- The senior manager of tax plans and implements the global tax strategy
- The role oversees all aspects of tax and all interactions with third parties, with the goal of setting Bird up for success in the future by preserving tax assets, mitigating cash taxes, advising on transactions, and providing insights to the CFO org
- Strategic work such as legal entity optimization, transfer pricing, mitigation of cash taxes
- Responsible for indirect taxes such as sales/use tax, property tax and VAT, including the compliance process, provision/accounting, and any associated audit process, including negotiations of audit settlements
- Prepare income tax and state returns in the US. Oversee with outside support EMEA tax compliance processes, inclusive of audits
- Work cross functionally with accounting, finance, supply chain, and legal teams to ensure Bird is compliant with all global tax requirements
- Tax planning to ensure Bird is mitigating global tax risks and exposures
Our take
The demand for more eco-friendly urban transit solutions has been on the rise for a while now, and Bird is one of the companies that has answered this call. The company supplies lightweight, speed-capped electric vehicles for city travel - such as bikes and scooters.
Competition in the space has been famously fierce, but at one point Bird was one of the biggest companies of its kind. It was active in more that 450 cities worldwide, though it has since hit a rough patch. This saw the company exiting dozens of markets and ultimately declaring bankruptcy in 2023.
The company is now restructuring in hopes it can regain its footing, strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for long-term sustainable growth. Interestingly, Bird Canada was not part of its parent company's filing and continues operations as before.
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back within 2 weeks
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$208m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $973m
Company benefits
- Wellness stipend and a resource for personal and professional development
- Generous time off and parental leave
- Health and childcare savings options
- Free Bird credits
- Work from home opportunities + Stipend of $100/month
- Health insurance
Company values
- Community-focused: We care deeply about improving mobility in cities across the globe
- Inclusive: We seek the missing perspective and leverage our diverse backgrounds
- Impact-oriented: We focus on results that bring our mission within reach, for everyone
- Entrepreneurial: We celebrate innovation and learn quickly from failure
- Efficient: We’re obsessed with efficiency and wise with time and money
Company HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
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Leadership
Travis VanderZanden
(Founder & Chairman)Previously worked as COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Co-founder & former CEO of Cherry.com.
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