Product Compliance Advisor, Xero
$106.8-146.9k
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Cloud-based accounting software
Open for applications
Cloud-based accounting software
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$106.8-146.9k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Current and active CPA or CA qualification from a recognized body (e.g. AICPA, CPA Canada, CA ANZ)
- 5+ years of experience in US income and sales tax, accounting or regulatory compliance in SaaS, fintech or public accounting
- Direct experience interpreting and applying federal and state-level requirements including income tax, payroll, sales tax and financial reporting
- Strong capability in documenting regulatory interpretations and communicating risk positions clearly to internal stakeholders
- Experience partnering with product or engineering teams on implementation of regulatory obligations
- Experience working in or alongside product teams building tax or accounting software, such as in a tax product manager or tax systems advisor role
- Ability to translate end-user tax or accounting needs into technical requirements, and familiarity with software development lifecycles in a regulatory context
- Practical problem solver who thrives on turning complex tax rules into clear, user-friendly solutions
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing product decisions
- Strong communicator who builds trust across legal, product and engineering teams
- Collaborative, curious and quick to connect the dots across multiple workstreams
What the job involves
- Xero is hiring a Product Compliance Advisor with a current and active CPA or CA qualification to guide the development of income tax, sales tax, payroll and reporting features for US customers
- This role is focused on translating federal and state compliance obligations into practical guidance for product, legal and engineering teams
- You’ll advise across multiple product areas to ensure regulatory standards are met
- You will work closely with product teams as a specialist advisor, helping shape feature design and roadmap decisions by embedding tax and accounting compliance from the outset
- Serve as the internal advisor on US tax, payroll and accounting compliance across product teams
- Define product compliance requirements based on current and proposed federal and state legislation
- Translate statutory obligations into functional specifications and documentation for product, design and engineering
- Conduct impact assessments of regulatory updates and provide written guidance to stakeholders
- Review proposed features and contribute to roadmap planning based on identified regulatory risks or obligations
- Maintain internal documentation to support compliance interpretations, controls and audit readiness
- Advise legal, risk and GTM teams on regulatory requirements that affect customer-facing policies or product delivery
- Support product expansion, M&A assessments and cross-functional initiatives with clear compliance input
- Collaborate with regional compliance peers to maintain alignment and consistency across global product lines
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Top-spec MacBook or HP Z-book
- Employee Share Plan (own a part of Xero!)
- 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (plus an extra 3 days over the Christmas period!)
- 10 days Wellbeing Leave (for sickness, emergencies and taking a mental health break)
- Company Pension Scheme (matched contributions up to 4.5%)
- A range of wellbeing initiatives
- Remote and Flexible Working
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Rod Drury
(Founder)Previously Consultant at EY, Founder of Glazier System. Was CEO of AfterMail and Director at TradeMe. Also founded Pacific Fibre and was Director at NZX.
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