Associate Director, International Tax

About this role

About Clear Street:

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets.

We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Clear Street’s proprietary prime brokerage platform adds significant efficiency to the market, while focusing on minimizing risk, redundancy, and cost for clients. Our goal is to create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency.

By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

About the Team:

Our Finance team is rapidly growing in a dynamic environment that offers the opportunity to learn about the business from the ground up. The team operates in a flat structure, allowing you to be a peer contributing to various aspects of accounting and reporting functions. Collaboration with different teams across the organization is integral to ensuring that finance and accounting functions are executed in a timely manner.

As technology is driving our company’s mission, the team will also leverage technology to automate accounting tasks and steer Clear Street and the finance team towards a more efficient future.

The corporate tax function sits within the Finance team under the leadership of the Chief Financial Officer.

About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Associate Director/Director – International Tax to join a fast-paced organization and contribute to building a best-in-class Tax function as the Company continues to scale across businesses and geographies. This role will manage the company’s U.S. international tax compliance and reporting obligations, with a strong emphasis on TCJA-related calculations. The individual will ensure accurate and timely filings, provide technical guidance, and support the broader tax function on complex cross-border issues including tax planning, advisory and transfer pricing matters.

Key Responsibilities:

Tax compliance and reporting:

• Responsible for calculations and compliance for: GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Subpart F, and foreign tax credits.

• Manage the review of all applicable U.S. international tax compliance forms prepared by external service provider such as Forms 5471, 8858, 1118, 8992, and related disclosures.

• Research and analyze U.S. international tax laws, regulations, and guidance to assess impacts on the company’s global operations.

• Support the US Tax Director with quarterly and annual tax provision (ASC 740) processes, including international components.

• Collaborate with finance, accounting, and legal teams to gather data and ensure accuracy of international reporting.

• Monitor global tax developments (e.g., OECD Pillar Two, BEPS 2.0, regulatory changes) and assess impacts on the business and CbC and manage related reporting requirements.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies in international compliance and reporting.

Tax planning:

• Work with Head of Tax and US Tax Director on global tax strategies including global structuring, cash repatriation planning and M&A due diligence and integration.

• Lead transfer pricing strategy. Act as point person for global transfer pricing compliance and documentation, including coordination with external advisors and intercompany transaction analysis.

• Research and advise on application of relevant tax treaty provisions and rules for various considerations including withholding taxes

Other:

• Assist with federal and state audits relating to international matters.

• Assist with assessing requirements under FATCA/CRS regime.

• Ad hoc tasks and project assignments, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• CPA, JD, or Master’s in Tax strongly preferred.

• 8+ years of U.S. international tax experience, with a mix of public accounting firm and industry experience peferred.

• Solid in-depth knowledge and technical expertise of U.S. International tax provisions (GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Subpart F, foreign tax credits) and transfer pricing is essential.

• Strong research skills and ability to understand and interpret complex tax information required.

• Experience preparing and reviewing U.S. international tax forms and disclosures.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Roll up your sleeves attitude with the ability to work well both independently and collaboratively in a team…