Tax Manager, Alpaca
+ Stock Options
API for stock and crypto trading
Be an early applicant
API for stock and crypto trading
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock Options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unlock asset management for the people by modularising the world’s asset management activities.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced project management abilities, with experience handling multiple projects and deadlines
- Proficiency in tax and accounting software, treasury management systems, and advanced Excel skills
- Excellent communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or Master’s in Tax preferred
- 5-7+ years of relevant tax experience, ideally with a mix of public accounting and in-house corporate tax
- Strong knowledge of U.S. tax law and experience with international tax issues, including transfer pricing and foreign entity compliance
- Working knowledge of ASC 740 and tax provision processes
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders
- Experience working in a high-growth or multinational company is a plus
What the job involves
- The Tax Manager will report directly to the CFO and play a key role in managing the company’s global tax function
- This includes overseeing compliance with federal, state, and international tax laws, identifying and implementing tax planning strategies, supporting transfer pricing documentation, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure tax is thoughtfully integrated into broader business decisions
- Manage and coordinate global tax compliance, including U.S. federal, state, and foreign income tax filings (direct and indirect)
- Support tax planning initiatives, including entity structuring, intercompany arrangements, and expansion into new markets
- Oversee and maintain transfer pricing policies and documentation across international entities
- Assist with annual tax provision calculations under U.S. GAAP (ASC 740)
- Liaise with external advisors and auditors on tax matters, including audits, filings, and technical interpretations
- Identify tax-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements aligned with the company's strategic goals
- Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments and assess potential impacts on the business
- Support M&A due diligence and integration efforts from a tax perspective as needed
- Support annual Form 8802 application for Tax Residency Certificate (6166)
- Partner with finance, legal, and business operations teams to provide tax guidance on contracts, new products, and operational decisions
Our take
Alpaca offers a developer-first API for stock trading. It enables companies to offer short-stock trading both worldwide and competitively commission-free across various programming languages. Within one year of launch Alpaca facilitated over $1 billion in transactions.
This is impressive, but not surprising. Fintech apps that facilitate stock trading on a level previously inaccessible to retail investors are on the rise. Alpaca puts this software within reach of companies who may previously have lacked the ability or the tech to do so. However, competition is growing, both from existing competitors like Interactive Brokers and Robinhood and robustly funded startups like Galileo and DriveWealth.
Alpaca now has the funding, including a round of convertible debt financing, available to scale its offering to larger businesses, and is looking further afield to work with international customers to earn income from foreign exchange fees. Whilst competition is strong in stock-trading APIs, casting their net wide could win Alpaca a head start.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2025
$52m
SERIES C
Oct 2023
$15m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $139m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Benefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
- Work with awesome people, clients and partners from around the world
Company HQ
Downtown, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Hitoshi Harada
(CPO)Former Database Kernel Architect at pivotal Inc and contributor at PostgreSQL Global development Group. Graduated from Keio University.
Yoshi Yokokawa
(CEO)Co-founder of Ikkyo Technology and former Forex Trader. Former Vice-President at Nomura.
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