Indirect Tax Manager

Lineage Logistics•Detroit, 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 oversees recurring indirect tax compliance, accounting, and analytics while improving how indirect tax work is structured, automated, and documented. It helps identify tax exposure, manage audits, improve processes, and partner across the organization to maintain an effective indirect tax environment. The role prepares reverse audits and sales and use tax exposure analyses; coordinates refund claims, vendor and customer waivers, and predominant use studies; and assists with or leads state and local tax audits. It also handles recurring indirect tax accounting, including monthly sales and use tax accruals, account reconciliations, and property tax filings and reconciliations. The manager develops process improvements and controls, collaborates with internal teams, conducts tax research, prepares technical documentation, and contributes to system, data governance, automation, and other tax projects.

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 to design, test, and implement electronic extraction tools that automate data pulls and audit workflows.
Coordinate predominant use studies with 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; maintain communication logs and follow up to obtain documentation.
Assist with or lead state and local tax audits, including gathering data, preparing documentation, resolving issues, and supporting negotiations.
Serve as a primary point of contact with auditors and internal stakeholders.
Complete monthly sales and use tax accruals and reconcile indirect tax accounts.
Prepare and reconcile property tax filings and support multi-jurisdictional personal property tax filings.
Identify, design, and implement process improvements to improve accuracy, efficiency, and automation.
Strengthen internal controls for indirect tax compliance, documentation, and reporting.
Collaborate with Finance, AP, AR, Legal, Operations, and Technology to embed tax requirements in business processes.
Deliver tax-related presentations and training to internal stakeholders.
Conduct tax research supporting technical positions, business transactions, and audit defense; draft memos, summaries, and supporting documentation.
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.