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Senior Tax Analyst

Opendoor - San Francisco, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-23

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Opendoor is building the modern system of homeownership, giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms through an end-to-end online experience. You'll join the Tax team as a Senior Tax Analyst, working across the full tax cycle at a public company. Reporting to the Tax Manager, you'll own meaningful work spanning quarterly provision and month-end close through compliance and tax notices, partnering closely with Accounting, Legal, and external advisors on federal, state, local, and non-income tax matters. Key responsibilities include: - Owning the tax compliance calendar to ensure timely filing and payment of all tax obligations - Preparing quarterly and annual ASC 740 provision workpapers, including current and deferred calculations, rollforwards, and footnote support - Managing the federal and state income tax return process with external advisors: providing data, reviewing their work, and ensuring accurate and timely filing - Managing non-income tax compliance (gross receipts, franchise, property, local business taxes) - Handling tax components of month-end close including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and SOX controls - Drafting responses to tax notices and managing resolution - Researching tax issues, writing clear memos, and documenting calculations for team reuse - Leveraging AI tools (Claude, Codex, ChatGPT) to automate repetitive work, freeing time for analysis and judgment Opendoor emphasizes AI as part of daily work—you'll use these tools to speed up research, draft memos, analyze notices, and build reusable workflows, while maintaining full accountability for all work with your name on it. REQUIREMENTS: - Corporate income tax experience at a global accounting firm or in industry - Hands-on experience with ASC 740 provision and federal and state compliance - Strong accounting foundation; understanding of how entries flow through books and translate to tax - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; CPA or actively pursuing it - Hands-on experience with AI tools (Claude, Codex, ChatGPT); ability to point to a workflow improved by AI and catch AI errors - Natural prioritization skills with multiple deadlines - Track record of fixing processes, not just flagging them; proactive on tax issues - Clear writing; ability to explain work to non-tax audiences and defend it to tax professionals BONUS: - Big 4 or public company experience - Multi-state compliance experience including non-income taxes - Experience with NetSuite, Snowflake, advanced Excel, or SQL - Master's in Taxation

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