Senior Accountant, Tax

1Password is growing. We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing. About 1Password At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work. If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future. 1Password is looking for a Senior Accountant, Tax to join our tax team. This role will report to the Director of Tax, and will assist in the provision, compliance, and tax reporting operations functions. The Senior Accountant,Tax will play a key role in maintaining compliance with tax laws, supporting financial reporting and providing valuable insights to optimize our overall tax position. Furthermore, this role will also support initiatives to drive process improvements, which will include working with our Finance AI leaders, to help evaluate AI opportunities that can help accelerate efficiencies. Familiarity with AI tools such as Dust, Notion AI, and ChatGPT is a significant plus for any candidate. Willingness to embrace, explore, learn, and understand new AI tools is a minimum requirement for any individual joining our department. If you thrive in a dynamic work environment, and get excited about building out tax processes at a quickly growing company, then this may be the right team for you! How we’re using AI today On the Finance team, we’re using AI to drive productivity, scale insight, and deliver better decision-making across 1Password. AIhelps us move faster and sharpen our thinking, from summarizing context and pressure-testing assumptions to turning complex inputs into clear executive-level narratives. We bring AI into our work thoughtfully, improving repeatable workflows while staying accountable for the accuracy, confidentiality, and controls behind every output, creating space to focus on judgement, strategic partnership, and meaningful business outcomes. This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US. What we're looking for: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience with corporate tax provision and tax compliance (federal & state / provincial) at a public accounting firm and/or corporate tax department. CPA designation strongly preferred, with strong technical knowledge of US and Canadian income tax laws and regulations (federal, provincial, state and local). Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP tax accounting rules (ASC 740). Estimated Annual Effective Tax Rate (AETR) provision reporting experience. Exposure and experience with Canadian tax issues preferred. Technological competency, specifically related to reporting and compliance, including NetSuite, and income tax compliance software such as OneSource. Advanced knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables, sumifs, v-lookups and index formulas. Ability to work independently and collaboratively, including cross functionally. Effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, demonstrating an ability to communicate complex tax issues in a clear and understandable manner to internal and external stakeholders. Strong project management skills, ability to juggle multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines. Experience with Canadian SR&ED and US R&D tax credit claims a plus. Trailblazer who is willing to explore new ways of executing work tasks through leveraging the most advanced AI technologies. What you can expect: You can expect to be part of a global tax team, assisting in not only US tax but also Canadian and International. Tax Reporting Prepare the quarterly tax provisions using the AETR method, tax balance sheet account reconciliations, quantification of uncertain tax positions, financial statement disclosures and related analysis for each of the legal entities, ensuring compliance with US GAAP. Review schedules prepared by the accounting department that are inputs to the provision. Assist the Director of Tax and Senior Director of Tax in our partnership with our external tax consultants to calculate the year end provision (including permanent and temporary book to tax differences). Maintain and reconcile tax-related accounts as part of the accounting close process. Assist in the preparation of tax accounting memos to document analysis and conclusions for complex transactions. Assist in the preparation of audit support to the accounting team during year-end audits. Support the budget process and quarterly forecasts of tax estimates; prepare comparative and other analyses. Proactively identify, research and formulate recommendations regarding tax positions, accounting issues, risk management and deliver proposals to the Director of Tax and/or Senior Director of Tax for approval. Tax Compliance Prepare support and review income tax returns (federal, state, provincial and local) and ensure timely filing of all compliance obligations for all legal entities, with an appetite for bringing some tax returns in-house in the near future. Prepare apportionment data and supporting documentation. Prepare estimated tax payment calculations and installments for processing and approval. Assist in the resolution of notices and inquiries from tax authorities. Coordinate and manage tax audits conducted by regulatory authorities. Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess the impact on the organization’s tax compliance. Manage state and local tax compliance including sales and use taxes and other regulatory returns. Ensure transfer pricing policies and documentation are current, consistently applied and in compliance with transfer pricing regulations. Prepare quarterly PFIC calculations. Tax Strategy and Planning Assist in special projects including but not limited to: tax planning, analysis of income tax consequences of non-standard transactions and cross-functional business initiatives. Lead special tax projects and collaborate closely with business partners, including customer tax queries, state/local government tax incentives, etc. Assist in performing tax due diligence procedures and work with external advisors on tax related items for mergers and acquisitions. USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $97,000 USD and $136,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $93,000 CAD and $130,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our culture At 1Password, we prioritize collabo