Director, Tax

For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.

Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.

Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.

The Director, Tax, is responsible for fully owning and scaling Corcept’s tax function.

As the company expands its commercial operations internationally, this role will be instrumental in building the global tax infrastructure needed to support that growth—spanning transfer pricing, permanent establishment analysis, international structuring, and cross-border compliance.

This is a unique opportunity to be a key transformational leader within the accounting organization, shaping the tax function during a period of significant international growth and operational scaling.

Responsibilities:

• Fully own the tax function end-to-end, operating independently with authority to make substantive decisions on tax strategy, risk posture, and resource allocation
• Develop and execute a strategic vision for scaling and transforming the tax function to align with broader corporate goals and the company’s international expansion trajectory
• Support ad hoc tax modeling and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership on all tax matters; build business cases, present complex tax data and scenarios to senior leadership, and secure executive buy-in
• Drive operational change initiatives across the organization; lead cross-functional tax meetings and influence decision-making across Finance, Legal, Commercial, and Operations teams
• Operate autonomously and manage upward by exception to the VP, Corporate Controller, proactively surfacing material risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations
• Evaluate and make decisions on insourcing versus outsourcing tax work, managing the relationship and engagement of external tax advisors, including Big 4 firms
• Lead all tax-related aspects of the company’s international commercial expansion, including entity structuring, permanent establishment risk analysis, and market-entry tax strategy
• Design and implement transfer pricing policies and intercompany agreements that comply with OECD guidelines, BEPS Action Plans, and Pillar Two (Global Minimum Tax) requirements
• Manage VAT/GST compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including registrations, filings, refunds, and reconciliations as the company enters new markets
• Oversee global mobility tax considerations for personnel deployed internationally, coordinating with HR and external immigration/tax advisors
• Balance the trade-off between tax optimization and global compliance risk, establishing a risk management framework appropriate for the company’s scale and growth stage
• Monitor and assess the impact of evolving international tax legislation (e.g., BEPS/Pillar Two, EU directives, country-specific reforms) and recommend proactive responses
• Partner with Accounting on cross-border cash management and repatriation strategies, including entity-level cash optimization and coordination with external advisors
• Oversee all tax accounting activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740 and maintenance of uncertain tax positions (FIN 48)
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all federal, state, local, and international tax returns, including quarterly estimates, annual extensions, and income tax returns
• Manage tax close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and effective tax rate analysis
• Oversee federal and state R&D tax credit calculations and other tax incentive programs
• Support internal and external audits, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance as it relates to the tax function
• Maintain tax and regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions, including income, sales and use, property, and VAT taxes
• Identify and mitigate indirect tax risks within the order-to-cash process, ensuring tax compliance alignment as the company scales its commercial operations
• Ensure timely filing of property tax returns and annual reports with Secretary of State offices
• Identify and implement tax technology solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of tax operations; provide tax subject matter expertise for ERP and system implementations
• Review commercial agreements, client contracts, and vendor arrangements for tax implications, including withholding tax, permanent establishment exposure, and indirect tax considerations

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