Manager, Tax

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

11d•$80,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will work with a dynamic team of tax professionals to ensure that Walmart accurately applies transaction taxes and regulatory fees to customers and members shopping online and at our over 5,000 brick-and-mortar Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The transaction scale and scope of complexity of taxation at Walmart will attract individuals who are excited to navigate novel challenges and engaged by intellectually stimulating work. As a Manager, you will analyze complex transaction tax issues, lead associates, and play a key role in leading a successful journey towards Tax Modernization. The Sales Tax Operations (STO) team at Walmart is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of transaction taxes and regulatory fees charged to customers and members shopping online and at our brick-and-mortar locations. The STO team performs research and assessments of transactional tax law changes and implements any necessary configuration changes of indirect taxes to thousands of jurisdictions each year. This is a unique opportunity to join the team during an end-to-end Tax Modernization project and assist in the transformation of the Sales Tax function at an industry leader.

Requirements

3-5 years of indirect tax experience that includes a mix of sales tax, use tax, regulatory fees and technical concepts.
1-2 years of hands-on sales tax engine experience including system integration work, rule creation, and other general system management.
An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Past roles in industry (retail and/or ecommerce) and/or consulting (Big 4).
Strong tax research and writing skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
A passion for tackling challenges and engaging at Fortune 1 scale.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field and 2 years’ experience in accounting, finance, income tax compliance, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in accounting, finance, income tax compliance, or related area.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or certification (e.g., JD, Master's Degree, CPA, or CMI) related to Taxation is preferred.
Leading cross-functional projects
License to practice law in at least one state
Supervisory experience
J.D., Masters: Accounting, Masters: Business, Masters: Economics, Masters: Finance, Masters: Law
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certificate

Responsibilities

Research and analyze legislative and regulatory changes to state and local sales tax law while managing the team to successfully implement those changes.
Manage the process of categorizing and reviewing item level attributes to assign proper taxability.
Bring sales tax and systems experience to become an active participant in the day-to-day maintenance of Walmart’s current sales tax systems while preparing for the full launch to Tax Modernization.
Effectively communicate tax technical requirements to technology and other internal and external partners.
Possess the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and provide guidance and support to other STO associates.
Assist with other projects as needed.

Benefits

competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical coverage
vision coverage
dental coverage
401(k)
stock purchase
company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
parental leave
family care leave
bereavement
jury duty
voting
short-term disability
long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.