[Hiring] Senior Manager, US Tax @ForeFlight

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and versatile US Tax Senior Manager to join our lean, high-impact tax function. This is a high-visibility individual contributor role with broad responsibility across the full spectrum of US tax operations, including:

• Federal and state income tax compliance and provision
• Indirect taxes
• Tax controversy

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, self-sufficient, and comfortable operating with significant autonomy in a lean department, managing external advisors and cross-functional stakeholders with minimal oversight.

Reports to: Head of Tax

Travel: Approximately 10-15%, including quarterly visits to Southern California and company headquarters in Englewood, CO, with additional ad hoc travel during project-intensive phases (e.g., data gathering, system implementations, advisor engagements).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Active CPA license
• 10+ years of progressive US tax experience, including a minimum of 6 years in public accounting at a Big 4 or national accounting firm
• Strong working knowledge across multiple US tax sub-disciplines, including:
  • Federal and state income tax compliance and provision (ASC 740)
  • State & local income tax (SALT)
  • International tax fundamentals (e.g., GILTI, FDII, Subpart F, withholding taxes)
  • Transfer pricing concepts
  • R&D tax credits and tax accounting methods

Requirements

• Master's degree in Taxation (MST) or LLM in Taxation (preferred)
• M&A transaction and/or purchase accounting experience (preferred)
• Industry/in-house tax department experience, particularly in aerospace, aviation, technology, or data/software sectors (preferred)
• ERP system experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) (preferred)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (modeling, pivot tables, large dataset manipulation) (preferred)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance with Employer paid health premiums
• Open PTO Policy
• 401(k) with up to 6% company matching and immediate vesting
• 12 Weeks Paid Parent Leave
• Flight Training Rewards

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations: Summary Pay Range: Compensation $180,000 - $220,000 base salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Competencies & Attributes

• Self-Directed - Thrives in a lean environment with minimal supervision; proactively identifies issues, develops solutions, and drives initiatives to completion.
• Strong Communicator - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex tax concepts for non-tax audiences across the organization.
• Independent Stakeholder Management - Comfortable interfacing directly with external advisors, internal business leaders, and other department heads without the need to routinely involve the Head of Tax.
• Versatile & Adaptable - Able to move fluidly between compliance, provision, controversy, and advisory workstreams as priorities shift.
• Detail-Oriented - Ensures accuracy and thoroughness in deliverables while managing competing deadlines.
• Collaborative - Builds strong working relationships across functions and with external partners.