Senior Director of Tax, Fivetran
$242.5-282.5k
2+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
Automated data movement platform
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Automated data movement platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$242.5-282.5k
2+ days a week in office (Oakland, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make access to data s simple and reliable as electricity.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience in public accounting, private and public companies, with progressive complexity in scope and responsibilities
- Education: CPA or CA designation required
- Technical Skills: Strong understanding of tax laws and regulations, including ASC 740, SOX, and international tax principles
- IPO Readiness: Experience in IPO readiness processes and involvement in IPO-related activities is preferred
- International Tax: Experience working with international accounting teams and handling intercompany transactions
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead material initiatives, inspire others, and drive results
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to explain complex topics clearly
- Proactive and Detail-Oriented: Ability to anticipate needs, identify opportunities, and work with a high level of attention to detail
- Technology Savvy: Enthusiasm for leveraging technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Director of Tax, Treasury & Compliance reporting to the CAO
- As the senior leader of the function, you will play a pivotal role in leading all aspects of the company's tax & treasury function, ensuring compliance, optimizing tax positions, and driving strategic tax planning across the entities worldwide
- You will be instrumental in preparing the company for its next stage of growth and maturity, overseeing a range of tax and treasury related activities, including federal, state, and international tax filings, tax provisions, annual audits, sales tax reporting, cash planning for international locations, and strategic tax planning
- Company Maturity: Lead and coordinate all tax-related activities required for Fivetran's next stage of growth and maturity, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations and best practices
- Tax Compliance: Oversee the timely and accurate filing of federal, state, and international income tax returns, including quarterly estimates and extensions
- Tax Provision: Prepare the quarterly and annual income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740, ensuring compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements
- Tax Audits: Manage tax audits conducted by federal, state, and international tax authorities
- Sales Tax: Oversee sales tax compliance, including registration, reporting, and remittance
- Strategic Tax & Treasury Planning: Identify and implement tax strategies to optimize the company's business operations internationally
- SOX Compliance: Implement and maintain compliance of SOX controls related to the tax function
- International Tax: Handle intercompany transactions and treasury operations between different countries
- Leadership: Act as a critical leader within the Finance organization
- Technology Adoption: Embrace and leverage technology to streamline tax processes and improve efficiency
Our take
Fivetran is a data integration company focused on one simple idea: making data easy to move and use. It provides a fully managed platform that automatically moves data from hundreds of sources into cloud destinations, helping team centralize information without building or maintaining complex pipelines. So, by handling the heavy lifting behind the scenes, Fivetran allows organizations to spend less time managing infrastructure and more time working on their data.
This approach has a real and growing impact, with more than 700 fully managed connectors, Fivetran supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments and keeps data accurate and secure as it flows into analytics and AI systems. Trusted by over 7,600 customers worldwide, the platform helps businesses standardize how data is collected and shared across teams, breaking down silos and making insights more accessible. And the result is a stronger data foundation that supports faster decision-making and innovation.
In 2025, the company's momentum was also recognized with a Microsoft Marketplace Partner of the Year Award and a finalist spot for Microsoft's Americas Emerging Partner of the Year. These milestones reflect its role in helping enterprises modernize data infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and prepare for AI-driven workloads. By continuing to deepen its partnerships and focus on reliable, automated data movement, Fivetran is well positioned to carry this success forward as organizations increasingly rely on data s the backbone of future intelligence.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$565m
SERIES D
Jun 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $727.7m
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
George Fraser
(CEO)George graduated with a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh.
Taylor Brown
(COO)Taylor studied Business Administration (focusing on design strategy) at California College of the Arts to Masters level.
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