Indirect Tax Senior
About The Position
Zillow Group is looking for a high-impact Tax Senior to join a fast-paced environment where you'll balance a high volume of recurring compliance work while staying nimble enough to take on new challenges as the business evolves. The ideal candidate is technically sharp, takes accountability for their work, and is intellectually curious about an ever-changing tax landscape. In this role, you'll lead indirect tax compliance across U.S. sales & use, B&O, excise, gross receipts, personal property, and other transaction-based taxes. You'll also play an active role in identifying and driving improvements to the processes, controls, and systems that keep the compliance function running efficiently and at scale.
Requirements
- 3-5 years indirect tax work experience, public accounting or corporate in-house
- Strong understanding of U.S. sales/use tax, B&O, and other transaction-based taxes
- Strong proficiency with Avalara tax engine
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, required
- Ability to research multi-jurisdictional tax issues, interpret guidance, and translate findings into actionable recommendations
- Solid time-management skills to handle multiple deliverables simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth and constantly evolving environment
- Navigates ambiguous, high-stakes tax issues autonomously, knowing when to act independently and when to escalate
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Workday Financial, a plus
- RIA Checkpoint and BNA research platforms, a plus
- CPA or LLM, a plus
Responsibilities
- Prepare workpapers and tax returns to file, and remit all U.S. indirect tax returns, including sales & use, B&O, excise, gross receipts, personal property, and local taxes
- Manage exemption certificate preparation and maintenance
- Track and maintain indirect tax filing calendars and registrations across jurisdictions
- Prepare monthly and quarterly indirect tax GL account journal entries and reconciliations
- Support ongoing maintenance and enhancements to indirect tax automation tools (Avalara)
- Calculate and document Zillow's ASC 450 tax contingency positions and reserves
- Assist in data collection and research support
- Assist with tax mail, including research and response to tax notices
- Maintain and enhance internal tax controls and policy documentation
- Partner with internal departments to gather and validate data needed for indirect tax compliance requirements
Benefits
- equity awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
