Indirect Tax Manager
Location: Middlesex County, MA (Corporate Office)
Salary: $120,000–$130,000 Annually
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
We are seeking an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to lead multi-state sales and use tax operations for a well-established, growing organization in the distribution industry.
This leadership position will oversee tax compliance, improve internal processes, and manage a team of Sales Tax Analysts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with multi-state sales and use tax regulations, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to develop efficient tax procedures and internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Direct all aspects of multi-state sales and use tax compliance, including accurate and timely tax filings and payments across eight states.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Sales Tax Analysts, ensuring accountability, accuracy, and timely completion of responsibilities.
- Review tax returns, reconciliations, exemption certificates, and supporting financial documentation.
- Develop and implement tax policies, procedures, and internal controls to improve compliance and operational efficiency.
- Manage state and local tax audits, including documentation, responses, and coordination with external advisors.
- Monitor changes in state tax regulations, nexus requirements, and registration obligations.
- Oversee sales tax systems, including Vertex, exemption certificate management tools, and billing tax configurations.
- Investigate tax discrepancies, customer exemption issues, and transaction taxability concerns.
- Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, IT, and operational teams to improve tax reporting and compliance processes.
- Utilize advanced Excel skills to analyze financial data, perform reconciliations, and support tax reporting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in sales and use tax compliance, including multi-state tax filings.
- Proven management experience, with demonstrated success supervising and developing employees.
- Strong understanding of state and local sales tax regulations, nexus, exemptions, and audit requirements.
- Hands-on experience preparing, reviewing, and filing sales and use tax returns.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including complex reconciliations and data analysis.
- Experience with tax compliance software and exemption certificate management.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and manage multiple deadlines.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Top Workforce Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
