International Tax Manager

Responsibilities

U.S. Sales and Use Tax

• Own the U.S. sales and use tax function, including nexus analysis, taxability determinations, registrations, filings, payments, reconciliations, exemptions, audits, notices, refund claims, and voluntary disclosures.
• Review contracts, products, invoicing arrangements, and new business activities for sales tax treatment.
• Advise Accounts Payable on use tax accruals, vendor-charged tax, exemptions, and documentation.
• Manage exemption certificates and support manufacturing, R&D, resale, and other exemptions.

Property Tax

• Oversee business personal property tax compliance, assessments, payments, renditions, reconciliations, audits, appeals, exemptions, and abatements.
• Coordinate with Accounting, external providers, and taxing authorities.

International Indirect Tax

• Support international VAT/GST compliance and advisory matters, including registrations, returns, recoverability, invoicing, and tax authority inquiries.
• Advise on indirect tax implications of cross-border sales, services, leases, intercompany transactions, and new jurisdictions.
• Support tax due diligence and integration for acquisitions and strategic transactions.

Tax Technology, Processes, and Controls

• Develop a roadmap to automate and scale the indirect tax function.
• Evaluate and implement tax determination engines and compliance platforms.
• Integrate indirect tax requirements into ERP and transaction systems with IT, Accounting, Billing, and Procurement.
• Improve order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report tax processes.
• Maintain taxability matrices, compliance calendars, procedures, controls, and audit-ready documentation.
• Identify data gaps and process risks and develop sustainable solutions.
• Manage external advisors and service providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of indirect tax experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. multistate sales and use tax, including compliance, taxability research, exemptions, audits, and controversy.
• Experience with business personal property tax compliance and assessments.
• Ability to research complex tax issues and develop practical, well-supported conclusions.
• Experience managing external advisors and outsourced compliance providers.
• Strong project management, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• CPA, CMI, JD, MST, or other relevant professional certification.
• International VAT/GST experience.
• Experience with Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE, or similar indirect tax technology.
• Experience with tax automation, data analytics, system implementations, or process transformation.
• Experience in aerospace, defense technology, manufacturing, software, or businesses involving products and services.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, international expansion, and public-company readiness.
• Combination of public accounting and in-house corporate tax experience.