Senior Manager, Indirect Tax
Leads the company’s indirect tax function across compliance, advisory, audits, risk management, systems, and process improvement. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of progressive tax experience, with strong sales/use tax or VAT/GST expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
Indirect Tax Compliance and Reporting
- Lead sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise tax, and other transaction-based tax compliance.
- Oversee preparation, review, and filing of indirect tax returns and payments.
- Maintain controls, documentation, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers.
- Monitor filing obligations, registrations, nexus requirements, and changes in the tax footprint.
- Manage third-party compliance and reporting providers.
Tax Advisory, Planning, Audits, and Risk Management
- Advise stakeholders on indirect tax implications of products, services, customer arrangements, geographic expansion, supply-chain changes, contracts, and commercial initiatives.
- Research and interpret indirect tax legislation, regulations, and administrative guidance.
- Identify tax-efficiency opportunities, overpayment recovery opportunities, and areas of exposure.
- Lead tax audits, examinations, inquiries, authority correspondence, negotiations, and remediation plans.
- Maintain and enhance the indirect tax control framework and governance processes.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess business impact.
Systems and Process Improvement
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, and Operations on indirect tax configuration in ERP, billing, procurement, and tax determination systems.
- Drive automation and process improvements for accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
- Support system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and business transformation initiatives.
- Improve data and analytics for compliance, reconciliations, audit defense, and risk management.
Leadership and Stakeholder Management
- Manage, coach, and develop indirect tax team members as applicable.
- Set priorities across compliance, advisory, audit, and project work.
- Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, Procurement, Sales, Operations, IT, and other business teams.
- Communicate complex tax matters clearly to tax and non-tax stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Manage external tax advisors, consultants, and service providers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive tax experience, including significant indirect tax experience.
- Strong technical knowledge of sales and use tax and/or VAT/GST.
- Experience managing indirect tax compliance, audits, research, and advisory matters.
- Strong understanding of accounting processes, financial systems, and internal controls.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
Nice-to-Haves
- CPA, CA, JD, LLM, or another relevant professional qualification.
- Experience with additional indirect taxes.
- Experience in Big Four/public accounting, a multinational organization, or a complex corporate tax environment.
- Experience with ERP and indirect tax platforms such as NetSuite, Anrok, or Vertex.
- Strategic, commercially minded approach to tax planning and risk management.
- Experience building scalable processes, improving controls, and developing people.
Skills
Sales Tax, Use Tax, Vat, Gst, Excise Tax, Tax Compliance, Tax Audits, Tax Research, ERP, NetSuite, Anrok, Vertex, Internal Controls, Data Analytics, Project Management
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