Job Description

About Central

What is Central?

Central eliminates back-office work for startups.

While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more.

That's 10+ hours back every month. Thousands of founders trust Central, including high-growth companies like Magic Patterns, Wordware, and Bitesight.

Learn more and start for free at centralhq.com.

Why Central?

Founders start companies to solve problems and build something that matters. Not to become HR managers.

Yet here we are in 2025. Despite countless $10B+ 'solutions', founders are still drowning in back-office bullshit.

Why? Because every platform was built for HR professionals, not founders.

Today, every founder still has to: Register in multiple states. Set up workers' comp. Categorize expenses. Decipher government letters. Pay invoices. Update addresses. Manage equity. Troubleshoot insurance. Answer PTO questions. The list never ends.

What a waste of time. But what's worse is the constant anxiety: What am I missing? Did I do this right? Will I get fined?

What founders need isn't another tool they have to learn and manage, but something that actually does the work. All of it.

As an early member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies and founders.

Our culture

Central is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar and 3 core values:

1. Think clearly

2. Show high agency

3. Craft magic

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What you'll do

• Be the go-to tax expert at Central - review, challenge, and improve the work being done by offshore providers and AI agents

• Own federal and state tax processes end-to-end: from client intake and planning to return prep and filing

• Collaborate directly with our clients (early-stage startups) to solve complex tax challenges and proactively reduce risk

• Work side-by-side with our Head of Accounting to ensure tax work fits cleanly into broader client workflows

• Partner with engineering to productize tax processes - spotting automation opportunities and designing how we scale

• Contribute to building a pod-based service model: tax and accounting leads working cross-functionally on a shared set of clients

• Stay close to compliance, filings, and process innovation - but step back to help shape the overall tax offering as we grow

Your skills

• 5–10 years of tax experience, ideally at a Big 4 firm or a tech-forward tax startup. Extensive startup experience preferred.

• Deep understanding of federal and multi-state corporate tax (especially for C-corps and startups)

• Strong accounting foundation - comfortable reviewing or jumping into basic accounting work in the off-season

• Experience managing or reviewing the work of junior preparers, offshore teams, or automation tools

• Comfort with tech - not just using tools, but helping define or build lightweight automations, workflows, and process improvements

• Excellent communicator - able to keep clients informed, flag issues early, and collaborate tightly with internal teammates

• CPA or EA required

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k (US employees only)

• Unlimited PTO and sick leave

• Remote work

• 2-4 off-sites per year

Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.