Tax Manager

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scopely is looking for a <strong>Tax Manager </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 style="text-align: justify;"><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 style="text-align: justify;"><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 style="text-align: justify;"><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 <strong>Tax Manager</strong> to join the Finance team. Reporting to the VP, Global Tax, this role will help manage Scopely’s domestic and international tax matters across compliance, provision, planning, reporting, and risk management. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Tax Manager will be a hands-on partner to the business, working closely with Finance, Accounting, and other teams to translate 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 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You Will Do:</strong></span></h1> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <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 tax compliance calendar, partnering with external advisors and internal stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate federal, state, local, and international filings, estimates, extensions, and payments.</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 quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations and related disclosures under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis, return-to-provision items, and cash tax summary.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage tax accounting records and reconciliations, including provision workpapers, tax account roll-forward, and variance analysis in support of the consolidated financial statements.</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 federal, state, local, and international tax audits, notices, and information requests with tax authorities, auditors, and outside advisors. </span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support tax planning, quarterly estimates, cash tax forecasting, and strategies that balance tax efficiency, compliance, and risk.</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 the R&D tax credit and other tax incentive studies</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support international tax matters, including transfer pricing documentation, intercompany arrangements, withholding tax, and other cross-border compliance and reporting requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide support for indirect tax filings and related compliance, including sales and use, gross receipts, city, property, VAT/GST, and other transaction-based taxes, as applicable.</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, registrations, and taxability across jurisdictions and business lines, and help maintain 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;">Research tax law and assess the implications of legislative changes and new business initiatives; communicate practical recommendations to non-tax stakeholders.</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 Finan