Regional Sales Tax Manager

Airgas • Long Beach, CA

18d • $110,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. Airgas is Hiring for a Regional Sales Tax Manager position in Long Beach, CA We are looking for you ! The West Sales Tax Manager is responsible for providing leadership and guidance to ensure customers are taxed properly and tax-related invoicing disputes are resolved. Functions of the department include minimizing audit risk through proactive state and local tax management, ensuring tax exemptions are properly documented, customer tax disputes are resolved, and use tax is properly applied.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Requires six (6) years of prior sales tax and customer relations experience in positions of increasing responsibility.
• Experience with Google Platform.
• Proficiency with Excel and spreadsheet software, with the ability to integrate new technologies.
• Excellent communication (oral, written, interpersonal) and customer focus; demonstrated ability to handle difficult situations professionally.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills, including sound independent decision-making and escalation judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively in a team, and maintain a positive approach with a focus on quality and innovation.

Nice To Haves

• Management experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with Vertex or other sales tax software is a plus.
• Experience with SAP and/or ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Manage team performance, set goals, and provide coaching and training for dispute resolution and compliance.
• Tax Compliance & Accuracy: Oversee daily functions for customer/vendor taxability, determine tax status, manage exemption documentation, and support audits and filings (including WA B&O tax).
• Dispute Resolution Oversight: Research, identify root cause, and resolve tax disputes within SLAs, review transactions to resolve tax issues in the order-to-cash cycle, and process tax-only credit invoice requests.
• Reporting & Process Improvement: Ensure proper reporting of tax metrics, provide resolution updates, and develop, implement, and monitor procedures for effective workflow and efficiency in dispute management.
• Strategic Collaboration & Projects: Collaborate with other Division teams on cross-Divisional customers and best practices, and manage assigned special projects, including corporate tax-related initiatives.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager