Indirect Tax Manager

Lineage Logistics•Farmington Hills, MI

About The Position

Lineage is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to build and scale a technology-forward indirect tax function supporting growth across products, channels, and geographies. The role anchors recurring indirect tax compliance, accounting, and analytics while modernizing how indirect tax work is structured, automated, and documented. The manager will identify tax exposure, manage audits, improve processes, and partner across the organization to maintain a strong indirect tax environment. The position covers reverse audits and exposure analysis, vendor and customer coordination, state and local audit management, recurring tax accounting and compliance, process improvement and controls, cross-functional partnership, tax research, and strategic or ad hoc projects. Responsibilities include sales and use tax accruals, account reconciliations, property tax filings, support for multi-jurisdictional personal property tax filings, and collaboration on data, systems, and automation initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in indirect tax, preferably in a corporate tax department or public accounting.
Strong knowledge of sales and use tax, property tax, and unclaimed property.
Experience with multi-jurisdictional personal property tax filings.
Demonstrated ability to manage audits and prepare technical documentation.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to tax automation tools, ERP systems, and data analytics platforms.
Experience in a high-growth, multi-state, or global organization.

Responsibilities

Prepare and execute reverse audits to identify refund opportunities, tax overpayments, and potential exposure.
Conduct sales and use tax exposure analyses to quantify potential liabilities when refund claims are filed.
Partner with IT teams to design, test, and implement electronic extraction tools that automate data pulls and streamline audit workflows.
Coordinate predominant use studies with local warehouse teams, including data collection, documentation, and validation of exempt usage.
Evaluate data integrity, reconcile variances, and prepare supporting documentation for refund claims and audit defense.
Request and track waivers of rights from vendors and customers as needed for refund claims or audit defense, maintain communication logs, and follow up on documentation.
Assist with or lead state and local tax audits, including data gathering, documentation preparation, issue resolution, and negotiation support.
Serve as a primary point of contact with auditors and internal stakeholders.
Complete monthly sales and use tax accruals and reconcile indirect tax accounts.
Complete property tax filings and reconciliations and support multi-jurisdictional personal property tax filings.
Identify, design, and implement process improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and automation.
Strengthen internal controls around indirect tax compliance, documentation, and reporting.
Collaborate with Finance, AP, AR, Legal, Operations, and Technology teams to embed tax requirements in business processes.
Deliver presentations and training on tax-related matters to internal stakeholders.
Conduct tax research to support technical positions, business transactions, and audit defense.
Draft memos, summaries, and documentation supporting tax conclusions.
Contribute to departmental and company-wide initiatives, including system enhancements, data governance, and automation projects.
Assist with ad hoc tax projects, compliance initiatives, and special analyses.