International Tax Manager (R5884)

U.S. Sales and Use Tax

• Own the company’s U.S. sales and use tax function, including nexus analysis, taxability determinations, registrations, return filings, payments, and account reconciliations.
• Review customer contracts, product offerings, invoicing arrangements, and new business activities to determine appropriate sales tax treatment.
• Advise Accounts Payable team on use tax accruals, vendor-charged tax, exemption opportunities, and documentation requirements.
• Manage exemption certificates and support the application of manufacturing, research and development, resale, and other available exemptions.
• Oversee sales and use tax audits, notices, refund claims, voluntary disclosures, and other inquiries from taxing authorities.

Property Tax

• Oversee business personal property tax compliance, including annual renditions, assessments, payments, and reconciliations.
• Partner with Accounting team and external service providers to ensure property tax filings are complete and accurate.
• Review property tax assessments and identify opportunities for appeals, exemptions, abatements, and other savings.
• Manage property tax audits and coordinate with external service providers and local taxing authorities.

International Indirect Tax

• Support VAT/GST compliance and advisory matters arising from the company’s expanding international operations.
• Coordinate with local finance teams and external advisors on VAT/GST registrations, returns, recoverability, invoicing requirements, and tax authority inquiries.
• Advise on the indirect tax implications of cross-border sales, services, leases, intercompany transactions, and entry into new jurisdictions.
• Support indirect tax due diligence and integration activities associated with acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

Tax Technology, Processes, and Controls

• Develop a roadmap to automate and scale the company’s indirect tax function.
• Evaluate and implement indirect tax technology solutions, including tax determination engines and compliance platforms.
• Partner with IT, Accounting, Billing, and Procurement to integrate indirect tax requirements into the ERP system and other transaction systems.
• Improve tax processes across the order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report cycles.
• Establish and maintain taxability matrices, compliance calendars, standard operating procedures, controls, and audit-ready documentation.
• Identify data gaps and process risks and develop sustainable solutions that improve accuracy and reduce manual work.
• Manage external advisors and service providers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field.
• Five or more years of indirect tax experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination of both.
• Strong technical 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.
• Demonstrated ability to research complex tax issues and develop well-supported, practical conclusions.
• Experience managing external advisors and outsourced compliance providers.
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environment.

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