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Senior Accounting & Tax Specialist
Valencia, CA
About Us
Scorpion is the leading provider of technology and services helping local businesses thrive. We do this by helping customers understand local market dynamics, make the most of their marketing, and deliver experiences their customers will love. We offer tools to know what’s going on with marketing, competitors, and customers. We offer a unique blend of AI support and teams of real human people with local expertise committed to customer success. At Scorpion, we are ready to do whatever it takes to help our clients reach their goals. Our technology and personalized tools bring everything together to help local businesses easily understand their unique business, market, and customer needs. We put SEO, Reviews, Advertising, Email Marketing, Chat and Messaging, Social Media, Website, Lead Management, Appointment Scheduling, and more to work for local businesses. We’re a technology-led service with a human touch.
About the Role
As a Senior Accounting & Tax Specialist, you will contribute to critical accounting and tax operations while driving process improvements and supporting company growth. You will be a key member of the Accounting Team, ensuring accurate financial reporting, timely tax filings, and scalable infrastructure.
What Your Success Will Look Like
- Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes by preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and tax regulations.
- Prepare audit workpapers and assist with audit processes.
- Support integration efforts related to acquisitions.
- File recurring monthly and quarterly tax returns and other government filings.
- Prepare annual tax workpapers and collaborate with third-party tax preparers to complete federal and state tax returns.
- Assist with various tax-related projects and calculations, including research and development (R&D) tax credits, tax forecasting, tax research, and planning.
- Participate in the implementation of accounting and tax systems, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Demonstrate a service-oriented approach when collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
Who You Are And What You Bring
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration (BBA), or Economics.
- Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent international certification.
- Experience:
- 3+ years of accounting experience in a growth-stage company, publicly traded company, or Big Four public accounting firm.
- Proven track record of upselling and growing client accounts.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships, understand their needs, and deliver results.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams to execute client strategies.
- Skills:
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
- Broad U.S. tax background, with hands-on experience in tax filings.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical tax guidance.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Experience with sales tax and income tax provisions is a plus.
- Tools:
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with tax software such as Avalara, Vertex, or similar platforms.
- Proficient in accounting software (Sage Intacct experience is a plus).
Our Scorpion Values
- Winning Mindset: When our clients win, we win.
- Genuine Care: We only succeed when we are truly invested in our clients and each other.
- Unmatched Results: We deliver more than expected–and then some–driving the best results and impacting lives.
- Constant Improvement: We believe there is always a better way. We learn we ask “What if?” we build and then do it again.
- Unbeatable Teamwork: We come from different backgrounds but have the same vision. We only get there by doing it together, as a team.
Our Benefits
We invest in our employees by offering them diverse benefits from best-in-class carriers. These benefits provide enough choice and flexibility to keep our employees and their families healthy and happy—today and tomorrow.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off, so you can rest, relax, and recharge away from work
- Employee equity program
- Paid parental leave
- Paid cell phone and service
- Remote office allowance
- Professional development and development courses
- Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth through Lattice
Compensation
We acknowledge that states have passed legislation promoting pay transparency. As a national employer, Scorpion has made the decision to post our expected pay rate or pay range (as applicable) in all our job postings, regardless of geographic location.
- The base salary range is $95,000 (entry-level) - $110,000 (highly experienced), exclusive of fringe benefits. If you are hired at Scorpion, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the total salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth.
- The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses or commissions.
Scorpion is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion.
Scorpion participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.
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