Head Of Tax
US$210,000 – US$230,000 / yr base salary
Posted 2 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Head of Tax”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$210,000 – US$230,000 / yr |
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CertificationsCertified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, JD, LLM
About Us:
Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, Fireworks powers production AI with hundreds of state-of-the-art open models across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads. Today, Fireworks is a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion, bringing together an ambitious, collaborative team that's building the future of enterprise AI.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Head of Tax to lead and manage the organization’s indirect tax function. This role will be responsible for indirect tax compliance, reporting, planning, audits, and risk management, while serving as a key advisor to Finance, Accounting, Legal, Operations, and other business stakeholders.
The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in indirect taxation, excellent judgment, and the ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical business solutions. This role is well suited to a tax professional who can operate strategically while maintaining strong oversight of day-to-day compliance and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Indirect Tax Compliance & Reporting
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Lead and oversee indirect tax compliance activities, including sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise taxes, and other transaction-based taxes, as applicable.
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Ensure accurate and timely preparation, review, and filing of indirect tax returns and related payments.
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Maintain appropriate controls, documentation, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers for indirect tax accounts.
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Monitor filing obligations, registrations, nexus requirements, and changes in the organization’s tax footprint.
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Oversee third-party service providers supporting indirect tax compliance and reporting.
Tax Advisory & Planning
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Serve as the organization’s subject-matter expert on indirect tax matters.
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Advise business partners on the indirect tax implications of new products, services, customer arrangements, geographic expansion, supply-chain changes, and other strategic initiatives.
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Research and interpret complex indirect tax legislation, regulations, and administrative guidance.