Senior Tax Accountant, Vivid Seats
$85-115k
3+ days a week in office
Ticket exchange and resale platform
Be an early applicant
Ticket exchange and resale platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$85-115k
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower every fan to get to the live events that shape their most vivid moments and memories.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of accounting experience, with exposure to indirect tax compliance and multi-state issues
- Thorough understanding of tax compliance cycles, as well as general accounting principles; CPA or Masters in Accounting preferred
- Phenomenal attention to detail and obsession with accuracy
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and experience with large data sets and advanced functions
- Intrinsic desire to complete challenging tasks and take on new responsibilities
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification
What the job involves
- The Opportunity: As a Senior Tax Accountant, you will play a central role in supporting critical functions of our marketplace business and company financial operations.
- You will oversee numerous aspects of our tax compliance and reporting, ensure the completion of business-critical responsibilities, and design and implement solutions to new challenges.
- This role is part of a dynamic accounting environment and provides an exciting opportunity to expand your familiarity with different tax topics and collaborate across different departments in our company.
- The successful candidate can manage many responsibilities simultaneously, thinks critically to solve new challenges, and is a team player willing to help where needed
- Ensures compliance across numerous indirect tax jurisdictions and regimes
- Serves as the primary point of contact for our indirect tax function with outside tax specialists
- Monitors and maintains our sales tax compliance software Vertex
- Research and analyze complex indirect tax issues
- Monitors state and local sales and income tax developments
- Works with the Director of Tax to review quarterly and annual income tax provision and compliance
- Responds to sales and use tax and income tax notices
- Works closely with colleagues to seamlessly integrate tax compliance into our business operations
- Oversees the reconciliation of tax accounts and gathering of supporting data for use in internal and external audits
- Develops complex solutions to changing tax regulations or evolving business needs
- Conducts special tax research projects as needed
- 30 Days In:
- Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful.Gain a strong understanding of the accounting team structure, Vivid Seats business lines and our different types of revenue transactions
- Review our tax compliance calendar and understand the most critical components for satisfying our obligations
- Establish connections with our outside compliance and advisory specialists
- 90 Days In:
- Understand our monthly and quarterly indirect tax filing process, including data gathering, preparation, review and filing
- Familiarize yourself with the crucial deadlines and requirements for our quarterly tax provision calculations and support that time-sensitive process.Begin developing mastery of our key tax reporting systems, particularly Vertex, our indirect tax engine
- Build, maintain, and leverage internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives across key company initiatives
- 180 Days In:
- Oversee specific aspects of our monthly and quarterly indirect tax filing process, while working closely with others
- Change and improve existing processes to increase accuracy and efficiency
- Work with the Director of Tax on quarter and year end income tax compliance and provisions
- Serve as a trusted tax resource for accounting team members and others throughout Vivid Seats
Our take
Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats is one of the leading online ticket marketplaces. The event tickets market is one of the biggest out there, expected to reach almost $85 billion by 2027, and the company has secured its place within it with partnerships with big players like ESPN, RollingStone, and the NBA.
The company's strategy has so far been based on massive public exposure through heavy spending on digital advertising, which has brought it great success to date. Its connects millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers each year, covering hundreds of thousands of different events.
Vivid Seats boasts high revenues and sustained growth, and went public in 2021. Following its listing on the NASDAQ, the company has been focusing on expanding operations and broadening its tech capabilities. A recent development is the company's Vivid Picks app, which combines live event and gaming experiences to target changing trends in the events ticket space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2014
$5.2m
SERIES A
Mar 2012
$3.9m
ANGEL
Total funding: $9.7m
Company benefits
- The Basics: We’ve got you covered with a variety of health, dental and vision packages to meet your needs: BCBS PPO, HSA and HMO plans, mental health and telehealth programs.
- Your Future: We care about what’s ahead for you. From competitive retirement and savings programs, to continuing education opportunities, and rewarding performance incentives, our goal is to grow your future in meaningful and sustainable ways.
- Recharge: We know employees who refresh, restore, and take time for life’s significant moments enjoy their work and are more productive. PTO, mental health days, and maternity/paternity policies give you the flexibility to make the most of your planned time off.
- Winning Together: We celebrate wins and stay connected as a team. Our teams are recognized in company-wide town-halls, hackathons, and product demos and enjoy in-office happy hours, holiday and summer events, and company sponsored sports leagues and competitions.
- Health = Happy: We are committed to a healthy lifestyle. We cover gym membership fees, host wellness weeks, provide plenty of nutritious snacks, cater smart choice lunches, provide access to on-site treadmill desks, bike storage, fitness classes, and inspiring office spaces where mindfulness can thrive.
- Convenient: We make work a little easier, providing hybrid working arrangements at accessible office locations. When you are in the office, you’ll have the tools (company provided laptops, monitors, software), room for ideas (open floorplan with plenty of meeting rooms, quiet areas, and whiteboards), and coffee. We’re talking good coffee.
Company HQ
West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Stan Chia
(CEO)Board Director at 1871, and Board Member at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Former COO of GrubHub.
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