Tax Manager

Job Title: Tax Manager

Location: Herndon, VA (Hybrid)

Overview:

Seeking an experienced Tax Manager to support a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction environment from a hybrid role based in Herndon, VA.

Key Responsibilities

Sales and Use Tax

• Lead and oversee preparation, review, and filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns across multiple states and jurisdictions.
• Analyze large datasets to identify sales and use tax liabilities, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor state and local tax law changes and communicate impacts and recommendations to leadership.
• Conduct complex tax research and develop strategies to minimize sales and use tax risk.
• Support international sales tax and VAT compliance, including research and proper tax treatment of international transactions.

Business Licenses

• Manage compliance with business license requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including preparation and submission of applications and renewals.
• Build and maintain processes for Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) and other business licenses to track deadlines and ensure timely filings.
• Assess when business licenses are required, provide guidance to management and operations, and help avoid unnecessary registrations.
• Research international tax matters such as permanent establishment (PE), VAT, and corporate tax obligations in foreign jurisdictions.

Property Taxes

• Oversee the property tax compliance process, including calculation, preparation, and filing of returns across multiple jurisdictions.
• Review property tax assessments and coordinate with local authorities to address valuation issues.
• Ensure timely payment of all property tax obligations.

Income Tax Support

• Gather, analyze, and provide accurate financial data to support the preparation and filing of federal, state, and local income tax returns by the corporate tax team.
• Compile and validate information for franchise tax filings and state apportionment calculations.
• Coordinate with the income tax function to ensure timely delivery of trial balances, adjustments, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain detailed documentation of tax data in line with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Respond to information requests from income tax and audit teams.
• Track changes in tax laws and regulations that affect data reporting or apportionment methodologies.
• Support improvements to tax data collection and reporting processes.

Data Analysis and Process Improvement

• Work with large volumes of tax related data for sales tax, BPOL, property taxes, and apportionments using tools such as Excel and business intelligence platforms.
• Perform data reconciliation and detailed data mining to identify discrepancies and ensure compliance.
• Identify and drive process improvement initiatives, including automation opportunities to streamline compliance and reporting.

Audit and Internal Support

• Lead responses to tax audits, coordinating timely and accurate submission of documentation.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders on tax implications of business operations and transactions.
• Support tax leadership on special projects, system implementations, and tax process improvement initiatives.

Compliance and Reporting

• Help ensure overall compliance with state, local, and international tax requirements.
• Oversee preparation and review of monthly tax provisions and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide regular reports and updates to management on compliance status, risks, and potential opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
• 5 to 7 years of progressive tax experience, including supervisory or management responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in sales and use tax, business licenses, and property tax. International tax exposure preferred.
• Experience with income tax compliance and provisions is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and handling large datasets. Experience with tax or ERP tools such as Avalara, Costpoint, or similar systems is beneficial.
• Demonstrated leadership, analytical, and problem solving skills with the ability to address complex tax issues.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and interface with external authorities.
• Must reside within a commutable distance of Herndon, VA for a hybrid work schedule.