S&U Tax Manager

Position Overview

This opportunity supports a $20B enterprise organization and represents one of our key clients. The role sits within a mature and highly complex corporate tax function and is primarily focused on use tax compliance across a large multi-jurisdictional footprint within the United States and Canada.

The level of the role may be aligned as either Assistant Tax Manager or Tax Manager depending on experience. This is a hands-on individual contributor position with no direct reports. The role requires a self-directed tax professional who can independently own core compliance responsibilities while partnering closely with senior tax leadership and cross functional business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end to end use tax compliance process, including preparation, review, filing, and remittance of returns across multiple state, local, and provincial jurisdictions
• Ensure compliance with applicable use tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements in a high transaction volume enterprise environment
• Support use tax audits and appeals through preparation of audit documentation, coordination of responses, and assistance with issue resolution
• Collaborate with accounting teams on use tax accruals, reconciliations, cash flow considerations, and monthly journal entries
• Serve as a subject matter expert on use tax matters related to purchased materials, services, and capital expenditures
• Partner with procurement, strategic sourcing, and vendor contacts to resolve taxability determinations and exemption related questions
• Work closely with technology teams to ensure tax compliance systems and ERP integrations are operating accurately and efficiently
• Analyze large and complex data sets to identify compliance risks, errors, and opportunities for process improvement
• Contribute to cross functional tax initiatives, including legislative monitoring, tax policy support, and efficiency or scalability projects
• Lead through influence by advising and educating internal stakeholders without formal people management responsibilities
• Role Complexity
• This role operates in a demanding environment with tight filing deadlines, significant data volume, and nuanced technical tax issues. Use tax is highly factual and operationally driven, requiring deep business understanding, attention to detail, and persistence. The position is well suited for professionals who enjoy hands on ownership, technical problem solving, and working at scale within a large enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related discipline
• At least four years of experience in corporate tax and or accounting with a strong understanding of GAAP
• Experience working with large data sets and analytics or reporting tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or similar platforms
• Strong research, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to translate technical tax concepts into business guidance
• Ability to independently manage complex responsibilities in a deadline driven environment

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or comparable professional credential
• Prior experience with use tax compliance in a large, multi entity organization
• Familiarity with ERP systems and tax compliance software