Indirect Tax Manager - Sales and Use Tax Audits

McKesson•San Antonio, MI

1d•$125,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Indirect Tax Team is responsible for the design, implementation, and defense of indirect tax strategies and positions. The Indirect Tax Manager – Sales and Use Tax Audits will play a critical role in managing and defending domestic non-income tax audits, including sales and use tax, business license tax, gross receipts tax, and other indirect taxes. This role requires a highly analytical professional who enjoys digging into complex tax issues at the transaction level, evaluating large volumes of data, and developing well-supported tax positions. The successful candidate will investigate and respond to tax authority challenges involving hundreds of thousands of transaction records, tracing issues from audit assessments back to individual invoices, product classifications, exemption determinations, sourcing decisions, and operational processes. This position provides technical leadership, supports process improvements, and helps mitigate indirect tax risk across the organization. The Manager reports to the Director of Indirect Tax – Sales and Use Tax Audits and collaborates extensively with tax professionals, business partners, and operational teams across the organization.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience directly leading sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, and business license tax audits.
Ability to work cross-functionally and influence outcomes without direct authority.
Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex tax topics to non-tax audiences.
Ability to meet deadlines with accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated and team-oriented with strong presentation skills.
Willing and adept at asking insightful questions, identifying underlying explanations, and deepening understanding to produce accurate, well‑supported conclusions.
Demonstrates documentation excellence by producing clear, well‑organized workpapers, technically sound positions, and formulating clear supportable audit positions.
Experience with compliance activities, data analysis, and reporting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; SAP and Vertex preferred.
Familiarity with exemption certificate management systems and tax research tools (CCH, RIA, TTR).

Nice To Haves

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a multi-corporate, multi-state environment; distribution or healthcare industry.
Strong technical background in indirect tax audit techniques and resolution.
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Candidates located in the DFW Metroplex are preferred.

Responsibilities

Support and manage state and local tax audits by evaluating information requests, identifying audit exposure areas, and developing fact-based strategies to defend company tax positions.
Conduct detailed transaction-level analyses across large datasets containing hundreds of thousands of records to identify patterns, exceptions, root causes, and audit defense opportunities.
Investigate individual taxability determinations, exemptions, sourcing decisions, and product or service classifications to support audit responses and resolve complex tax issues.
Prepare comprehensive audit responses supported by transaction detail, exemption certificates, data reconciliations, technical research, and audit-ready documentation.
Perform detailed reconciliations and analyze significant volumes of transactional data to substantiate tax positions and quantify potential audit exposures.
Develop well-supported tax positions and technical memoranda addressing complex indirect tax issues, leveraging statutes, regulations, administrative guidance, case law, and audit methodologies.
Assist in managing audit resolutions, including settlements, appeals, and protests by preparing defensible workpapers and ensuring all conclusions are supported by clear technical authority and factual analysis.
Represent the company in discussions with tax authorities, articulating transaction-specific positions and supporting documentation under guidance from senior leadership.
Collaborate with tax, accounting, FP&A, IT, legal, and operational stakeholders to gather information, understand business processes, and resolve audit inquiries.
Respond to business partner questions regarding indirect tax matters by researching issues, identifying underlying drivers, and providing practical, risk-based recommendations.
Summarize audit findings and communicate technical conclusions to tax and non-tax audiences while educating stakeholders on compliance implications and required process changes.
Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance audit readiness, documentation quality, data accessibility, and indirect tax compliance.
Support the development and implementation of policies, controls, and procedures designed to reduce indirect tax risk and improve operational efficiency.
Mentor team members and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.