Senior US Tax Accountant

Position Summary:

The Sr Tax Accountant role will be critical to the success of the Tax will support the rapid growth of our business. Role will support all areas of income and sales/use taxation. Person will work together with the Lead Accountant – Indirect Tax to prepare U.S. sales tax data for sales tax return filings.   Prepares and completes tax returns and reports involved with federal, state, local, property, sales, and other tax liabilities. Responsible for meeting all required deadlines. Maintains current knowledge of all tax laws affecting the company. Reviews proposals for tax implications and recommends actions that meet the business plans while managing the tax liability. Assists in tax audits. May be involved with tax implications of mergers and acquisitions. Delivers ad hoc reports when the need arises. Completes team performance assessment to meet team target KPIs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Extract sales tax data from sales tax systemGather, validate, and prepare transaction documentation on monthly basis for third party tax preparerReconciliation of accounts from general ledger to tax system in a timely manner for month-end closing processCommunicate unreconciled transactions and discrepancies internally for further support or remediationRun monthly GL reports for tax/treasury teamPreparation of journal entriesPerform monthly finance closing activitiesPerform data entry associated with tax/treasury department dutiesCompile and maintain a variety of files and records for the departmentReceives general oversight and guidance on approaches to compete project related tasksWorks on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.Develops solutions to a variety of problemsBuilds productive internal/external working relationshipsAdditional tax, treasury and admin support duties as assignedCompletes team performance assessment to meet team target KPIs.

Required Qualifications:

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5-7 years of related experience in Finance and Accounting.ASC740 tax provision processing experienceSolid background in Accounting activitiesExercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.Ability to lead a teamHave a strong work ethic and eye for detailAbility to assist or fill in when needed in other areas of the tax/treasury departmentAbility to work in a fast paced and dynamic high-performance team environmentStrong knowledge of Microsoft ExcelAbility to work under pressure of deadlinesAbility to be flexible and adaptableEffective communication and research skillsAbility to self-manage with little instruction

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of Oracle or other large ERPs preferred3 years of U.S. sales tax experience preferred

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Founded in 1999, Dexcom, Inc. provides continuous glucose monitoring technology to help patients and their clinicians better manage diabetes. Since our inception, we have focused on better outcomes for patients, caregivers, and clinicians by delivering solutions for people with diabetes - while empowering our community to take control of diabetes.