Senior Tax Analyst

As a key member of the Finance Department, the Senior Tax Analyst will support the company’s indirect and direct tax compliance, tax accounting, and audit activities. This role partners closely with Accounting, Legal, and external tax experts through a co-sourced model to ensure accurate reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and excited about growing their technical skills while contributing to scalable tax processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This role is based four days per week in our Los Angeles Support Center.

Key Responsibilities

• Support preparation and review of direct and indirect tax compliance, including income tax, sales/use tax (GST), personal property tax, and other state and federal filings.
• Assist with U.S. multi-state sales and use tax compliance to ensure accurate tax collection/accruals and timely filings and payments.
• Work closely with external advisors in our co-sourced tax model to coordinate federal and state income tax returns and support quarterly/annual tax provision (ASC 740) activities.
• Support responses to sales & use tax inquiries and audits from taxing jurisdictions; prepare documentation and assist in summarizing findings for leadership.
• Partner with 3rd-party delivery partners and help maintain tax engine rules to ensure accurate tax collection.
• Monitor relevant tax law changes and partner with external specialists to understand impacts and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Operations to support accurate implementation of tax policies and reporting.
• Participate in monthly close activities, including reconciliations, accruals, estimated payments, and tax-related journal entries.
• Contribute to a strong culture of compliance and provide ad-hoc support or guidance to internal stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA eligibility or Master’s in Tax a plus.
• 3–5 years of relevant tax experience (public accounting, industry, or combined).
• Working knowledge of corporate income tax, multi-state sales/use tax, and ASC 740 concepts.
• Experience supporting tax audits and coordinating with external advisors.
• Proficiency with tax automation tools (e.g., Avalara, Vertex) and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and grow, as this role offers significant development opportunities through hands-on experience and partnership with seasoned external tax experts.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll get:

• Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
• Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Flexible PTO plan
• 401k program
• Employee HSA and FSA
• Complimentary greens
• An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and by connecting them to real food
• To live the sweetlife and celebrate your passion + purpose
• A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
• A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
• Free sweetgreen swag

Come join the sweetlife!

About sweetgreen

sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food. We passionately believe that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. Every day in each sweetgreen, our 5000 team members make food from scratch, using fresh ingredients and produce delivered that morning. And in our local communities, we’re committed to leaving people better than we found them. We’re in the business of feeding people, and we’re out to change what that means. Our teams are our most valuable ingredient - the heart of our company, the face of our brand, and what truly makes the sweetgreen experience special and unique.

sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.

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