Sr. Manager, Tax

As a Tax Senior Manager on Avalara’s Global Tax team, you will report to the Indirect Tax Director and focus primarily on Avalara’s indirect tax compliance function. Your work spans US state and local indirect taxes, Canadian and UK indirect taxes, property taxes, and other non-income tax matters; and includes hands-on responsibility for compliance, tax accounting, audit defense, and cross-functional collaboration. The Tax Senior Manager is a remote position within the
United States. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

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  Lead the global indirect tax accounting and compliance lifecycle, including
  maintaining indirect tax general ledger accounts, ensuring accurate and
  timely indirect tax filings, and making tax payments.

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  Serve as primary reviewer (or preparer, as needed) of calculations, forms,
  and other information related to indirect taxes including property, sales,
  gross receipts, use, franchise, and digital service taxes.

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  Actively manage global external tax service providers and supply them
  with timely, complete, and accurate information.

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  Lead and manage indirect tax audits, including coordinating responses,
  communicating directly with auditors, gathering and reviewing supporting
  documentation, and maintaining thorough audit files and correspondence
  records.

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  Communicate effectively across time zones with global stakeholders,
  including internal teams, service providers, and tax authorities.

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  Continuously evaluate existing indirect tax processes with a critical eye
  toward improvement; identify opportunities to enhance efficiency,
  accuracy, and scalability through better workflows, automation, or
  technology.

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  Research indirect tax technical issues, documenting facts, issues, and
  conclusions timely, completely and accurately.

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  Monitor and assess the impact of evolving indirect tax laws and
  regulations, keeping stakeholders informed and processes aligned.

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  Execute tax-related internal controls and develop and maintain internal
  control documentation.

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  Support payroll tax technical matters and create or review state income tax
  apportionment computations, where needed

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or advanced
  degree (MST/JD/LLM) is a plus.

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in public accounting and/or in
  industry, with meaningful exposure to US indirect tax compliance.

• Strong hands-on experience with US state and local indirect tax, including
  sales and use tax compliance, tax accounting, audit defense, and taxability
  analysis; familiarity with GST and VAT is a plus.

• Demonstrated integrity and professional judgment, with the ability to
  handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

• Strong self-management and organizational skills, including the ability to
  independently prioritize, manage competing deadlines, and maintain
  quality under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to see the big picture across responsibilities and proactively identify
  opportunities to improve, streamline, or replace existing processes to
  produce a more efficient and accurate indirect tax compliance function.

• General familiarity with US GAAP financial reporting concepts, including
  the ability to prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations,
  and supporting schedules in accordance with standard accounting
  principles.

• Strong research, analytical, and documentation skills with close attention
  to detail and a commitment to accuracy and completeness.

• Proficiency in Excel and comfort working with large volumes of structured
  data; familiarity with general ledger systems and tax compliance
  technology, including Avalara products and NetSuite a plus.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
  explain indirect tax requirements and positions clearly to non-tax
  stakeholders.

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