Company Overview:

Bird’s cleaner, affordable, and on-demand mobility solutions are available in cities globally. We take a collaborative, community-first approach to micromobility. Bird partners closely with the cities in which it operates to provide a reliable and affordable transportation option for people who live and work there.

Role Overview:

In your role, you will collaborate with the global tax team and work cross functionally with accounting, finance, supply chain, and legal teams to ensure Bird is compliant with all global tax requirements. You will assist internal and external tax providers with preparing local tax filings, proactively research and ensure compliance with new legislations and review tax planning opportunities to

optimize assets of the Company. You will be a specialist in VAT and income tax requirements in the European regions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual income tax provisions including calculating the effective tax rate, current and deferred tax provisions, taxes payable and related disclosures
• Manage external service providers in preparing global tax returns
• Prepare and file VAT and Sales and Use Tax filings, ensure compliance in all jurisdictions
• Coordinate and track tax payments for sales, property, and income taxes
• Work on identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies in technology and automation
• Assist with audit controversy in various jurisdictions as required
• Other ad hoc projects as needed
• Desire to perform with the best and drive constant improvement

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in accounting or a related discipline
• 3 - 5 years of experience, preferably Big 4 or public accounting
• CPA candidate/certification preferred
• Good communication skills
• Open, honest, accurate and highly organized

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart and open-minded team that is passionate about our mission. Each day is unlike the last, as we’re constantly moving forward, challenging each other, and working together to create the future of micro-mobility.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

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