Global Head of Tax

The role

The Global Head of Tax will own tax across the group and lead the internal Tax function. This person will set the group's tax strategy and risk appetite while acting as the primary contact for the C-suite, board, lenders, auditors, and tax authorities.

What you will do

• Own Group Tax Strategy & Structure
• Lead US Tax affairs including federal and state obligations
• Enable Market & Product Launches by providing tax decisions
• Run Compliance, Controls & Reporting across all jurisdictions
• Manage Indirect & Operational Taxes including VAT, GST, and employment taxes
• Build & Lead the Tax Team and manage the adviser panel
• Act as the main point of contact on tax for the C-suite, board, lenders, auditors and tax authorities

Required qualifications

• 12+ years in tax
• Time as either the #1 or #2 in-house tax owner in a multinational
• Led qualified tax professionals and external advisers across time zones
• Deep US federal and state corporate tax knowledge
• Hands-on experience choosing entry vehicles and incorporating new launches
• Experience in payments, remittances, e-money, banking or another licensed financial-services business
• CPA
• UK CTA/ACA with strong US experience also considered
• Ability to give non-specialists a clear decision with conditions, in days, and to defend it later

Nice to have

• VAT on financial services in the EU, UK or Gulf
• pre-IPO or listed-company experience (provisioning under IFRS and US GAAP, SOX-style controls, Pillar Two)
• tax due diligence and post-deal integration
• tax technology and automation
• experience with tax authorities in the US, EU and the Gulf

About the company

Taptap Send is a cross-border fintech for emerging markets that has been operating since 2019. The company is backed by investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, and Wamda.