Sr. Manager, Indirect Tax

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scopely is looking for a <strong>Senior Manager, Indirect Tax</strong> to join our Finance team in Culver City, California, on a hybrid basis, working two days per week from our office.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day — whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Show us the money! As the Finance team, we're number crunchers with top-notch analytical and reporting skills. As a shared service, we get to work with all of Scopely's talented studios.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As Scopely continues to grow its global footprint and portfolio, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Indirect Tax to join the Finance team. Reporting to the VP, Global Tax, this role will own Scopely's global indirect tax matters across compliance, registration, taxability, audit, planning, and reporting. The Indirect Tax Manager will be a hands-on partner to the business, working closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Business teams to translate indirect tax requirements into practical, scalable processes and advice. This is an opportunity to help shape a high-performing global tax function in a fast-moving interactive company.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You Will Do:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Own the day-to-day coordination of Scopely's global indirect tax compliance calendar, partnering with external advisors and internal stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate filings, payments, registrations, and renewals for sales and use tax, VAT/GST, digital services tax, gross receipts, and other transaction-based taxes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare or review monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax accounting records and reconciliations, including tax payable and receivable accounts, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L impact, in collaboration with Accounting and Finance across the<strong> </strong>U.S., EMEA, APAC, and other markets.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor nexus, registration, taxability, and filing requirements across jurisdictions and business lines, and maintain clear documentation supporting tax positions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Advise on indirect tax implications of digital products, in-app purchases, subscriptions, web sales, promotions, live operations, merchandise, events, and other business initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate the indirect tax impact of commercial arrangements and distribution models, including app stores, payment providers, merchant-of-record providers, third-party distribution channels, and licensing agreements.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Legal, Corporate Development, and other business teams on contract reviews, new country launches, product changes, and go-to-market initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Accounting on indirect tax requirements in Scopely's ERP, billing, and e-commerce processes. Help evaluate and implement tax engines and related technology, such as Avalara or Vertex.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with Finance Systems, Engineering, and other teams to ensure accurate tax configuration, testing, reporting, and data quality for new products, countries, platforms, and payment flows.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate indirect tax audits, notices, inquiries, and information requests with tax authorities, auditors, and outside advisors; manage responses and remediation.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research tax law and monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess business impacts, and communicate practical recommendations to non-tax stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-