Motor Fuel Tax Manager

RaceTrac•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Motor Fuel Tax Manager is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and timely maintenance of motor fuel tax rules and transaction setup within Right Angle. The role ensures new and existing transaction types are configured appropriately and integrate with the company’s tax compliance systems and processes, ERP, billing, collection, and operational teams. The manager responds to business requests for new transaction types, process changes, and rule updates. Working closely with the Tax Operations Motor Fuel Manager, Accounting, ERP, and billing and collection teams, this person develops well-supported tax positions, identifies risks and practical alternatives, and ensures tax compliance considerations are addressed before changes are implemented. The manager coordinates facts and subject-matter input, communicates requirements and decisions, drives projects through implementation and validation, and escalates significant risks or decisions to senior tax leadership. The role leads one to two junior team members, providing direction, reviewing work, developing their technical and problem-solving capabilities, and ensuring accountability for timely execution. The position also involves cross-functional partnership, tax return review, tax research, audit support, communication with government officials as needed, and improving business processes, including through software and robotic process automation.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of motor fuels or excise tax, including experience in at least one area such as compliance, audits, licensing, exemptions, taxability, or tax research.
Experience translating business requirements and tax rules into system, process, or transaction setup requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional tax, systems, process-improvement, regulatory-change, acquisition, or strategic-growth projects from requirements development through implementation and validation.
Ability to identify risks, evaluate alternatives, develop well-supported recommendations, and appropriately escalate significant tax, systems, or business decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including gathering facts from diverse stakeholders and communicating clear, practical recommendations for leadership.
Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, coordinate multiple stakeholders, recognize escalation points, and drive complex work to resolution.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, or a related field.
Six to eight years of motor fuels tax, excise tax, indirect tax, accounting, or related experience.
Experience with RightAngle or comparable fuel, tax determination, ERP, or billing systems.
Experience leading, coaching, or reviewing the work of junior team members.
Experience with data tools, tax research platforms, tax determination systems, fuel systems, workflow tools, automation, or AI-enabled analysis.

Responsibilities

Maintain the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of motor fuel tax rules and transaction setup within Right Angle.
Ensure transaction types are configured appropriately and integrate with tax compliance systems and processes, ERP, billing, collection, and operational teams.
Respond to business requests for transaction types, process changes, and tax rule updates.
Develop tax positions, identify risks and alternatives, and ensure tax compliance is considered before changes are implemented.
Coordinate facts and subject-matter input, communicate requirements and decisions, and drive projects through implementation and validation.
Escalate significant risks and decisions to senior tax leadership in a timely manner.
Lead, coach, and develop one to two junior team members; provide direction, review their work, and support timely execution.
Partner cross-functionally to support department and company strategic goals.
Review motor fuel and sales tax returns for accuracy and compliance.
Investigate tax issues and communicate with government officials about tax questions as necessary.
Identify and implement innovative work approaches and business processes, including those involving software and robotic process automation.
Research and interpret federal, state, and local tax law and assess company policies to ensure compliance with tax legislation.
Support federal, state, and local motor fuel and sales tax audits.
Communicate tax advice, feedback, and solutions to key stakeholders.