Senior Tax Accountant

The role

The Senior Tax Accountant will own day-to-day indirect tax compliance for North America. This person will manage the internal tax ticket queue and provide guidance to sales and other business partners. The role involves managing US sales and use tax, supporting Canadian and Mexican compliance, and assisting with tax audits.

What you will do

• Own the tax ticket queue end to end
• Deliver responsive service to business partners
• Escalate deal-specific and policy questions
• Track ticket volume and share insights for automation
• Manage US sales and use tax compliance
• Support Canada GST/HST/PST/QST and Mexico IVA compliance
• Prepare recurring filings and accruals
• Reconcile indirect tax general ledger accounts monthly
• Monitor and resolve tax calculation errors in Vertex, NetNet, and Salesforce
• Maintain customer exemption certificates

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of indirect tax experience in public accounting, in-house at a company, or a combination of both
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Working knowledge of US sales and use tax compliance, including return preparation and multistate filings
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Customer service mindset and a strong work ethic
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and recurring deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Big 4 experience in a tax compliance or return preparation team
• CPA license or active progress toward it
• Hands-on experience with Vertex, NetSuite, Salesforce, and Zendesk
• Exposure to Canadian GST/HST/PST/QST and/or Mexican IVA and CFDI requirements
• Working knowledge of direct tax concepts
• Experience in SaaS, technology, or IoT hardware companies
• Professional proficiency in Spanish
• Interest in using automation and AI tools to improve tax processes

Benefits

• Base salary
• Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• Equity (for eligible roles)
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

Before you apply

• All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location

About the company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data. The company helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of physical operations.