Sr. Tax Accountant

Compliance & Filing

• Oversee the end-to-end preparation, review, and timely filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual domestic sales & use tax and international VAT/GST returns, business licenses and property tax filings.

System Optimization & Support

• Serve as the internal contact for tax software configurations; proactively maintaining and refining indirect tax calculation and reporting systems to provide seamless, automated workflows for the organization.

Nexus Tracking

• Monitor and analyze domestic and international tax laws regarding digital goods, SaaS, and economic nexus to ensure proactive compliance as HighLevel expands.

Audit Defense

• Support the team through indirect tax audits by efficiently managing IDRs and partnering with leadership to advocate for and defend established tax positions.

General Ledger Reconciliation

• Prepare and review monthly tax accruals and perform balance sheet reconciliations for indirect tax accounts within NetSuite.

Exemption Certificate Management

• Oversee the collection, validation, and maintenance of customer tax exemption certificates.

Cross-Functional Advisory

• Partner with Engineering, Product, Billing and Legal teams to evaluate the taxability of new product rollouts, software features, and bundle offerings.

What You’ll Bring

• 5 years of progressive experience in indirect tax (Sales & Use, VAT, GST), preferably with a mix of public accounting and corporate experience.
• Strong familiarity with software-as-a-service (SaaS) taxability rules, digital products, and sourcing rules.
• Experience managing tax calculations and reporting within tax software systems and NetSuite ERP. Knowledge of Stripe Tax is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation) and the ability to handle massive, high-volume transactional datasets.
• Identify and spearhead opportunities to leverage AI-based tools to streamline and automate processes and surface insights.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA designation or Master of Taxation degree is a major plus.
• Ability to pivot quickly when priorities change and navigate fast organizational growth.
• Proven track record of digging into data to not only identify tax issues but actively propose and execute automated solutions.
• Skilled at translating complex tax regulations into plain English for non-finance stakeholders, alongside strong documentation skills for future reference and audit support.