Senior Indirect Tax Manager

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, taxation or finance
• 10+ years of relevant indirect tax experience
• Strong knowledge of US indirect tax; experience with sales and use tax
• Must have experience with indirect taxes in the Telecommunications industry
• Experience interacting with tax auditors and audit defense
• Experience with general ledger systems such as Microsoft AX and SAP by Design, billing systems, and internal tax engines
• Experience with Avalara software
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Superior organization, prioritization and planning skills

Responsibilities:

• Lead all indirect tax activities including the implementation and maintenance of indirect tax best practices and internal controls with the assistance of internal staff and external resources
• Manage 3rd party return preparer services; including maintenance of tax calendars, timely filing of returns, filing positions, tax payments, and internal controls related thereto
• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Sales, Customer Service, and other departments on Indirect and Property tax issues: including research and analysis of tax impacts of new product offerings, billing tax engines, customer tax inquiries, and equipment rollout
• Review and approve tax clause wording related to Indirect or Property tax impacts of vendor contracts and leases
• Develop and maintain procedures for calculation and payment of use tax
• Prepare and manage Indirect and Property tax forecasts
• Review indirect and property tax liability reconciliations, including determining the adequacy of balances
• Develop and maintain exemption certificate maintenance process for both vendors and customers
• Responsible for management of all indirect and property tax audits/VDAs, whether handled internally or with the 3rd party assistance