Senior Manager, Tax

Senior Manager of Tax

Ancestry is searching for a strategic and highly motivated leader to join our corporate tax department. This critical role serves as a key pillar for our global tax function, driving high-impact tax planning, technical compliance, and transactional readiness. Working closely with executive tax leadership, this individual will run our core provision and compliance frameworks while directly managing, mentoring, and developing members of the tax team. This is a high-visibility position designed for a seasoned professional ready to execute sophisticated tax strategies and support the long-term growth of the department.

What you will do...

• Strategic Planning & Cash Optimization: Identify and implement strategic tax planning initiatives that significantly decrease cash taxes. Additionally, lead domestic due diligence efforts and technical preparation related to any corporate transactions.
• Audit Defense & Dispute Resolution: Manage, defend, and negotiate favorable settlements for complex corporate tax audits across numerous federal, state, and local jurisdictions, serving as the primary strategic point of contact for external auditors and regulatory bodies.
• Legislative Monitoring & Mitigation Planning: Track and assess the financial impact of evolving tax legislation changes across all domestic jurisdictions for both direct and indirect taxes, developing and implementing proactive mitigation plans to minimize impact to the company.
• Tax Provision & SOX Compliance: Reviewing quarterly and annual corporate tax provisions (ASC 740) and serving as the primary reviewer and owner for US tax internal controls. Ensuring absolute precision, accuracy, and documentation completeness in our control environment.
• US Tax Compliance Oversight: Directing and reviewing the accurate preparation and timely filing of all US federal, state, and local corporate tax returns, incorporating business context and evolving legislative updates.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Partnering with and guiding the day-to-day work of members of our tax team. Actively coach team members to enhance their technical capabilities and optimize overall departmental execution

Who you are…

• Experience: 7–10+ years of corporate tax experience, preferably with a proven mix of public accounting and corporate industry environments.
• Education & Credentials: Bachelor's degree in Accounting; a CPA license and/or Master's in Taxation is highly preferred.
• Technical Expertise: Strong technical proficiency in ASC 740 corporate tax accounting principles and US federal, state, and local tax compliance.
• Audit & Legislative Scrutiny: Demonstrated success navigating and resolving audits, with strong capabilities in technical research across both direct (income) and indirect (sales/use) tax frameworks.
• SOX Frameworks: Hands-on experience executing, documenting, and managing internal controls within a public company SOX compliance framework.
• Professional Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of coaching junior staff and translating complex tax concepts for broader business departments.
• Systems (Preferred): Familiarity with corporate tax software (e.g., ONESOURCE, Corptax) and ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) is a plus.

Ancestry is the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, harnessing a powerful combination of information, science and technology to help people discover their family history and stories that were never possible before. Ancestry's suite of products includes: AncestryDNA, AncestryProGenealogists, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, Archives.com, and Rootsweb. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package.

As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position: $132,620 - $165,780 with eligibility for bonus, equity and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision. The actual salary will vary by geographic region and job experience. We will share detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process. Read more about our benefits HERE.

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Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.