Tax Manager

Join the company that’s building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era. At Cribl, we partner with IT and Security teams at many of the world’s biggest enterprises, including half of the Fortune 100, to bridge the gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. As the AI Platform for Telemetry, we give customers the choice, control, and flexibility to manage and analyze telemetry for both humans and agents, so they can build what’s next. We’re one of the fastest‑growing private companies and a leading player in a massive, fast‑moving market. With a global workforce, we’re remote‑first and grounded in a simple idea: software is a people business. Cribl is the place where curious, collaborative people can do their best work, grow fast, and bring their full selves to the herd. Why You’ll Love This Role Cribl is expanding its Tax team to meet Cribl’s rapidly growing needs! In this role, you’ll be part of a high-performing, small but mighty Tax team that partners with the accounting team and provides excellent cross-functional support to the rest of the business (e.g. Legal, Finance, People Team, Engineering and Business Systems). Having a great sense of humor and customer service mindset is imperative. At Cribl, we are irreverent but serious. As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will… • Manage federal, state, local and international income tax compliance, including extensions, estimated payments, information returns and foreign statutory or tax-return requirements. • Manage the quarterly and annual global income tax provision under ASC 740, including current and deferred taxes, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, tax-rate reconciliations, journal entries and disclosures. • Manage recurring and special projects involving R&D tax credits, IRC Section 382 limitations, state apportionment, tax attributes and other material corporate tax matters. • Support sales and use tax filings using tax software (e.g., Avalara), taxability studies, new product initiatives, and tax code mappings • File annual business license returns, property taxes, and gross receipt tax returns • Lead tax month end close processes, including accurately preparing and reviewing tax journal entries, tax general ledger account reconciliations, and meeting tax close deadlines • Manage tax IPO readiness initiatives and internal controls for a rapidly growing company preparing for public-company reporting and SOX expectations. • Build AI scalable tax processes, AI-driven tax workflows, AI automations, or AI system integrations for tax reporting and tax compliance • We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours (if on call is not required) If You’ve Got It - We Want It • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field; active CPA license or JD/LLM in taxation strongly preferred. • Eight or more years of relevant corporate tax experience, including public accounting and/or an in-house tax role in a high-growth business. • Strong technical knowledge of ASC 740, US GAAP tax accounting and financial-statement tax disclosures, with experience leading quarterly or annual provision work. • Solid US federal corporate tax foundation and experience overseeing multi-state and international income tax compliance. • Knowledge of international tax concepts, transfer pricing and intercompany transactions, with the ability to implement adviser recommendations in accounting and operating processes. • Experience using a tax software package to prepare income tax returns and tax provisions • Knowledge of international indirect taxes and US sales and use tax. • Adept at using tax research software tools an