Tax Operations Manager

Who is Sonar?

Sonar helps prevent code quality and code security issues from reaching production, amplifies developers' productivity in concert with AI assistants, and improves the developer experience with streamlined workflows. Sonar analyzes all code, regardless of who writes it — your internal team, genAI, or third parties — resulting in more secure, reliable, and maintainable applications. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 30 programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by +7M developers and 400K organizations worldwide, including the DoD, Microsoft, NASA, MasterCard, Siemens, and T-Mobile.

We believe in developing great products that are supported by great internal teams and a strong culture. We are highly committed to and obsessed with the company, users, each other, and our open source community. We have high standards and hold each other accountable for acting with positivity, dedication, thoughtfulness, empathy, and passion daily.

We are deliberate with our decisions with high clarity of intention. At the same time, we feel extreme urgency and move forward quickly.

And lastly, we are highly effective and operationally efficient. We operate collectively as One Team to accomplish our goals.

At Sonar, CODE is more than just an acronym – it's a mindset that defines daily operations.

Why You Should Apply:

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help supercharge developers to build better, faster. Sonar helps to continuously improve code quality and code security while reducing developer toil. This means that developers can focus on doing more of what they love and less of what they don’t. Our solutions don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we help fix issues at the source – for all code, whether it's developer-written, AI-generated, or from third parties.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. Team members should be able to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: supercharge developers to build better, faster.

The Impact You Will Have:

The Tax Operations Manager will manage all aspects of the Company’s US tax compliance and global tax accounting and reporting, as well as tax operational efficiency. This role also supports the Company’s non-US tax compliance and reporting. The Tax Operations Manager will play a significant role in ensuring accuracy, scalability, and risk management across direct and indirect tax functions as the Company continues to grow internationally. The role will establish strong processes, leverage technology, and partner cross-functionally to drive operational excellence and prepare the organization for future growth.

What You Will Do Daily::
• Oversee and manage preparation and timely filing of all U.S. federal and state income tax returns, including estimated payments and extensions. Support non-US tax compliance and reporting.
• Oversee and manage quarterly and annual tax provisions under ASC 740 and local statutory accounting standards for tax reporting, including deferred tax calculations, uncertain tax positions, and global effective tax rate analysis.
• Manage US indirect tax compliance and accounting (e.g., sales and use tax) and support non-US indirect tax compliance and accounting across jurisdictions where the company operates.
• Partner with FP&A and Treasury on cash tax forecasting, effective tax rate modeling, and tax impact of business performance.
• Maintain robust documentation to support tax positions.
• Maintain documentation supporting inter-company transactions, transfer pricing policies, and local tax filings.
• Support M&A and integration activities as needed.
• Design and implement scalable global tax processes and internal controls.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, and Treasury to integrate tax operations into company systems and workflows.
• Evaluate, implement and optimize technology tools to automate tax processes and improve data accuracy.
• Lead continuous process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance tax reporting efficiency.

The Experience You Will Need::
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive tax experience, including both public accounting and in-house corporate experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. federal and state tax, international tax compliance, and ASC 740.
• Proven experience managing global tax compliance and reporting processes in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Collaborative and adaptable — skilled at working across functions and time zones.
• High integrity, ownership, and accountability.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• CPA or Master’s in Taxation.
• Experience in the software/SaaS or technology sector.
• Familiarity with indirect tax rules for digital products and services globally.
• Experience with ERP and tax technology platforms (e.g., NetSuite, Avalara, Stripe Tax, OneSource).

Why You Will Love It Here::
• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!).
• Great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly while still being passionate leaders in our domains.
• We have a flexible work policy that includes 3 days in-office and 2 days work-from-home each week for those located near our office locations; some locations such as Dubai, India, Japan and Australia operate fully remotely.
• We have a growth mindset. We love learning and believe continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are necessary, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.
• As the leader in our field, our products and services are as strong as our internal team members.
• We embrace transparency with regular meetings, cascading messages and updates on the growth and success of our organization.

Benefits of Working with Sonar::
• Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
• We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations. You will receive 23 days of PTO per calendar year (on a pro-rated basis depending on your employment start date), with additional time provided for sickness, life events and holidays.
• We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match, fully vested on day one of participation.
• Fully paid parking in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas.
• Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
• We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
• Monthly catered events, and team events

We Value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the precise results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.

We do not currently support visa candidates in the US.

Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.