Global Head of Tax

Who we are

The Sandbox is building a decentralized metaverse, empowering creators and players to come together and build the world they’ve always wanted. It is our mission to build an inclusive and open metaverse. Building the bridge between blockchain, social experiences, and gaming. Creating long-lasting relationships through the power of community, creativity, and NFTs.

We are looking for a Global Head of Tax to join our Finance team to support our company’s international expansion plans. This is a unique opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking project at the forefront of the development of the Metaverse industry and get exposure to the latest developments in the Web3, crypto and NFT space.

The Global Head of Tax will report directly to Sandbox’s CFO and will be responsible for all global and local tax processes, as well as leading relationships with external tax advisors.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage local country tax processes and support finance teams in reviewing the statutory finances of foreign entities
• Establish and manage tax controls and processes
• Maintain audit-ready tax documentation
• Assist in the ongoing identification and development of efficient tax compliance and provision processes, including automation, development and implementation of procedural and/or process changes
• Play a key role in cross-functional collaboration to understand the tax impact of business operations and ensure tax needs are identified, communicated and provided
• Support global tax planning and maintenance of global transfer pricing policy as required
• Support M&A projects, including post-acquisition tax compliance and integration of tax operations
• Support tax audit defense and notifications, as needed
• Coordinate with the accounting and legal team to track intercompany transactions and assist in reviewing transfer pricing and intercompany transaction related calculations and reports
• Assist outside tax counsel in the tax return decision making process
• Assist in optimizing tax planning and tax incentives across the group
• Coordinate and collaborate with tax authorities in different jurisdictions (together with external tax advisors) on tax matters
• Create and maintain a tax calendar for internal parties regarding tax compliance and payment deadlines

• 7+ years of international and corporate tax experience in public accounting
• 2+ years of cryptocurrency experience (in-house preferred)
• Experience in IAS 12/ASC 740 including foreign income tax provision, tax purchase accounting, uncertain tax position analysis, and valuation allowance analysis
• Working knowledge of OECD’s CRS and CARF, DAC8 (EU), tax treatment of NFT sales
• Experience with M&A and working with cross-border teams a plus
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a proven track record of challenging the status quo

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