Role Description
Dropbox is seeking an experienced, strategic, and technology-forward Senior Director, Global Tax Reporting to lead the Company’s worldwide direct tax reporting function. This leader will be responsible for all aspects of global income tax accounting, reporting, and compliance, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong governance, and operational excellence across U.S. federal, state, and international jurisdictions.
As a key member of the Tax leadership team, the Senior Director will oversee the quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740, global income tax compliance, SEC tax reporting, tax accounting for strategic business initiatives, and the Company’s overall direct tax reporting framework.
Beyond technical expertise, this leader will shape the long-term strategy of the Global Tax Reporting organization by driving innovation, embedding AI and automation into the function, developing exceptional talent, and building scalable processes that support Dropbox’s evolving business. Success in this role requires technical excellence, strategic and anticipatory thinking, operational rigor, transparent collaboration, and inspirational leadership.
Responsibilities
Strategic Tax Leadership
- Develop and execute a multi-year vision and strategy for the Global Tax Reporting organization that aligns with Dropbox’s broader Tax, Finance, and Company priorities.
- Demonstrate strategic and anticipatory thinking by identifying emerging tax, regulatory, business, and technology trends and positioning the organization ahead of future risks and opportunities.
- Build the operating model and organizational capabilities required to support Dropbox’s evolving business and global tax landscape.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team by establishing clear priorities, accountability, succession plans, and meaningful career development opportunities.
- Foster an AI-first culture of innovation and continuous improvement by embracing new technologies, simplifying processes, and empowering the team to challenge traditional ways of working.
- Build trusted, transparent partnerships across Finance and the business by collaborating effectively across functions, proactively identifying and escalating risks, and translating complex tax matters into clear, actionable recommendations.
Global Tax Accounting & Reporting
- Serve as Dropbox’s technical tax accounting leader, providing guidance on complex business initiatives, evolving tax laws, and accounting developments.
- Lead the worldwide quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740.
- Own all current and deferred tax accounting, including:
- Effective tax rate analysis
- Deferred tax assets and liabilities
- Valuation allowance analyses
- Uncertain tax positions under ASC 740-10
- Return-to-provision analyses
- Prepare and review all tax-related financial statement disclosures for Forms 10-Q, 10-K, earnings releases, and other SEC filings.
- Partner closely with Accounting and other Finance teams to ensure a timely and accurate financial close and reporting process.
- Evaluate the tax accounting impact of new tax legislation, accounting standards, regulatory developments, and business initiatives.
Global Income Tax Compliance
- Lead Dropbox’s worldwide direct tax compliance function, including:
- U.S. federal income tax
- State and local income taxes
- Foreign income tax filings
- Estimated tax payments and extensions
- Tax account reconciliations
- Oversee external service providers while maintaining accountability for quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Drive continuous improvement across compliance processes, governance, documentation, and execution.
- Ensure compliance activities are scalable, efficient, and aligned with Dropbox’s global operating model.
AI, Automation & Digital Transformation
- Lead the transformation of the Global Tax Reporting organization by embedding AI, automation, and digital technologies into everyday work.
- Champion an AI-first mindset that improves productivity, accelerates close and compliance processes, strengthens decision-making, and elevates the quality of analysis.
- Identify and implement AI-enabled solutions across tax provision, compliance, forecasting, technical research, documentation, and reporting.
- Develop the organization’s ability to use generative AI effectively while maintaining appropriate governance, professional judgment, confidentiality, and internal controls.
- Partner with Finance Transformation, Technology, and cross-functional teams to evaluate and deploy emerging technologies that improve scalability, efficiency, and business insights.
- Continuously simplify processes, eliminate manual work, and redirect team capacity toward higher-value activities.
Controls & Operational Excellence
- Own the global tax reporting control environment, including SOX compliance.
- Ensure tax processes, controls, and technical positions are well-documented, scalable, and audit-ready.
- Maintain high-quality support for tax accounting positions and financial reporting conclusions.
- Drive standardization, automation, and continuous process improvement.
- Strengthen governance, accountability, and risk management across the Global Tax Reporting function.
Audit & Regulatory Support
- Lead tax support for external financial statement audits and internal audit activities.
- Coordinate responses related to income tax accounting, reporting, and compliance matters with external auditors and tax authorities.
- Maintain strong relationships with external auditors, advisors, and other regulatory stakeholders.
- Ensure complex tax positions and judgments are clearly documented, appropriately reviewed, and effectively communicated.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA and 15+ years of progressive corporate tax experience
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Deep expertise in:
- Experience leading global tax reporting and compliance for a multinational public company
- Strong knowledge of worldwide direct tax compliance, tax accounting, and financial reporting
- Demonstrated ability to identify and escalate risk, exercise sound judgment, and provide practical, business-oriented recommendations
- Proven ability to build trusted cross-functional relationships and influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent executive communication, organizational, and project management skills
- Demonstrated experience leveraging generative AI, automation, advanced analytics, and modern finance technologies to improve tax operations and organizational effectiveness
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, or MBA in Finance or a related field
- Big Four public accounting experience.
- Technology or SaaS industry experience.
- Experience with OneSource Tax Provision, OneSource Income Tax, Workiva, SAP, Oracle, Alteryx, or similar tax technologies.
Durable Skills
AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve:
- Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
- Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
- Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
- Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.
To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this blog post from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.