Lead the global tax function by developing tax planning strategies, managing tax compliance, and ensuring effective internal controls. Oversee audits and maintain relationships with tax advisors.
Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers life-changing therapies for people with serious diseases that have high unmet need. As a global leader in the biology of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily of cell proteins and named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures, the clinical-stage company is focused on advancing innovative treatments where protein growth factors are fundamental. Over the past decade, the company has created a pipeline with the potential to advance the standard of care for neuromuscular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, cancer, and other conditions where growth factor-targeted drugs can play a transformational role.
Scholar Rock is the only company to show clinical proof of concept for a muscle-targeted treatment in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This commitment to unlocking fundamentally different therapeutic approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. By harnessing cutting-edge science in disease spaces that are historically under-addressed through traditional therapies, Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients. Learn more about the company’s approach at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock and on LinkedIn.
Summary of Position:
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join the Scholar Rock Finance Team to lead the global tax function.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement comprehensive tax planning strategies, including structuring for efficient partnership and corporate tax of our businesses domestically and abroad
- Establish strategies to optimize businesses with regard to federal, state, and indirect taxes
- Actively manage relationships with third-party tax advisors to synthesize and achieve balance between in-house and external tax support
- Oversee completion of federal, international, state and local tax filings, including all related analysis and support
- Monitor changes in tax laws, regulations and enforcement that may impact tax positions, including tax accounting implications
- Manage all tax projects including due diligence, tax impacts of new locations, products and/or services, and all tax studies
- Ensure appropriate internal controls related to tax matters are in place and operating effectively
- Support establishment and maintenance of formal tax policies, practices and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP and applicable tax regulations
- Prepare and ensure compliance of timely payments of company state and local income tax across multiple jurisdictions, including estimated payments and extensions
- Manage audits, notices and enquiries received from federal and state tax authorities
- Drive implementation of system improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
Candidate Requirements:
- Minimum master’s degree in Tax or Law Degree with 10+ years of relevant tax experience.
- Candidate must be effective at both written and verbal communication, with the ability to pursue self-development and excel within our team approach
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and Outlook
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and time management skills
- Strong knowledge of federal, state and local corporate income tax, sales/use and property tax
- A collaborative team player, able to partner with internal and external contacts at all levels.
- Industry experience in life science and manufacturing sectors is preferred
- A mix of experience with public accounting and multinational corporate environment
- Ability to think strategically, maintain focus on key issues, and translate complex problems into an appropriate analytic framework
- Successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual, able to achieve high impact in a fast-growing biotech startup
- CPA or equivalent
Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Top Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Tax Compliance Software
Scholar Rock Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Office
301 Binney St, , Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States, 02142
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