I am Head of Tax at Squarespace and have been in Head of Tax roles since 2019. I have a lot of experience of large and complex transactions including taking a Company public (Sonder), taking a company private (Squarespace), as well as transactions such as an inversion and multibillion dollar M&A deals. I have spent close to 20 years in the Tax profession, and my experience includes working for the Big 4 and Fortune 500 companies. I have built teams from scratch and managed teams of up to 15 people over 5 countries and have broad international tax experience including tackling extensive matters in the U.S., UK, Brazil, Luxembourg, China, Mexico, India, the Netherlands, Ireland and Canada.I think holistically about domestic and cross border tax issues including international income tax, transfer pricing, VAT / GST, sales and occupancy tax and payroll. I am an BSc(Hons) Economics graduate (2006), and a trained accountant who become a UK Chartered Accountant (ACA / ICAEW) in 2009 (UK equivalent of a CPA), in April 2020 I became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. My areas of experience / expertise include: - M&A due diligence;- M&A Integration;- Cross-border tax planning;- U.S. tax reform, including Sec. 965, GILTI, BEAT;- Digital services tax;- Managing a global tax consolidation of over GBP 500M;- Hiring and developing teams of 10 plus people in multiple jurisdictions; - Delivering projects that generate tax efficiencies;- Generating tax savings through intercompany funding;- Tax controversy;- Managing compliance filings in diverse jurisdictions;- Working in multiple accounting standards including U.S. GAAP, UK GAAP, IFRSI am a UK citizen and US permanent resident ('Green Card' holder).
