Job Description

The Washington Post is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Tax Lead interested in collaborating with the Tax Manager in maintaining a modern and forward-looking Tax Department. The Tax Lead will report directly to the Tax Manager and will have one direct report.

The purchase of The Washington Post by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has propelled the company into the elite set of US digital publishers. Along with the robust investment and record-breaking growth in digital revenue, traffic, and subscriptions comes the responsibility of accurately and timely complying with increasing tax reporting requirements. This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge to different areas of domestic tax. You will collaborate with the Tax Manager to build and manage effective domestic tax compliance processes.

• You are a tax professional with 4+ years of tax background in US direct tax
• compliance (Federal and multi-state, partnership preferred) and have strong tax knowledge in US direct and indirect taxes.
• Public accounting experience is preferred.
• You have at least one year of independently managing changing priorities. As the business is changing, new tax research and compliance needs arise and require timely input from the Tax Department.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects.
• You have some experience delegating and reviewing preparer's work and providing review comments.
• You have experience automating manual processes using tools such as Alteryx and drive overall process improvement.
• You are exceptionally organized and thorough. You take ownership of your projects.
• You are excellent at written and oral communication skills and possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• You are proficient in Excel and Alteryx to automate manual processes.
• You are obsessed with quality, self-review, and excellent customer service.
• You are comfortable with asking questions and capable of having constructive conversations across the organization.
• You are comfortable working and supporting a remote team.
• You have experience with domestic income tax matters and indirect taxes such as sales tax, excise tax, property tax, and business license renewals.

• Maintain timely compliance of all domestic tax-related filings by collaborating with other tax team members and third-party providers to timely prepare and file Federal and state income tax returns, Federal excise tax returns, property tax returns, local business license tax returns, preparing reports and calculations for sales/excise/occupation tax compliance.
• Collaborate with third-party consultants on compliance and research-related items by providing necessary reports, reconciling filings to the GL and third-party reports, auditing filings, answering questions, and carrying out tasks necessary to ensure proper record keeping and compliance.
• Manage sales and use tax accrual processes.
• Timely identify new filing obligations in the US by monitoring tax news that impacts the Company's operations in direct and indirect tax nexus.
• Support the Company's monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes by collaborating with the Accounting and Budget teams to prepare and review domestic tax-related monthly and quarterly tax accruals and budgets.
• Support the Tax Manager and other tax team members on the timely preparation and compliance of the Company's Federal and state income tax returns.
• Ensure that domestic tax liabilities are timely remitted by calculating quarterly estimated payments and nonresident withholding requirements.
• Review and validate tax depreciation calculations by running fixed asset software (BNA) reports and completing book and tax reconciliations.
• Meet domestic tax statutory deadlines by maintaining the domestic tax calendar.
• Support the Tax Manager with managing all ongoing domestic projects, including recurring domestic tax calendar items and ad hoc domestic projects.
• Leverage Alteryx and work with AI vendors such as Automation Anywhere to automate manual processes and complete the tax team's annual automation projects.
• Thoroughly document all domestic processes and decisions with policies and carryforward notes.
• Monitor domestic tax news for items impacting the Company's operations.
• Timely respond to domestic notices and inquiries from tax authorities by working independently or with other tax team members or third-party consultants.
• Timely respond to inquiries from other business units.
• Partner with the Tax Manager on new domestic initiatives.
• Support with Treasury responsibilities, including submitting funding requests

• 4+ years of relevant tax compliance experience.
• Preferred minimum 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Bachelor's in Accounting (Master's in Tax preferred) from an accredited college/university.
• Advanced Excel skills (ability to work with large data sets, manage monthly and quarterly reconciliations and other calculation schedules, automate, and simplify processes via advanced Excel capabilities, etc.)
• Preferred CPA License.
• Knowledge of OneSource or GoSystem tax compliance software.
• Preferred experience with BNA Fixed Asset software and Alteryx.
• Natural curiosity to streamlining, automation, process improvement.
• Demonstrated behaviors in problem-solving.
• Strong bias for process improvement

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
• Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
• Nine paid holidays and two personal days
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
• Robust mental health resources
• Backup care and caregiver concierge services
• Gender affirming services
• Pet insurance
• Free Post digital subscription
• Leadership and career development programs