Sales and Use Tax Manager

Elliott Davis • Columbia, SC

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About The Position

Elliott Davis is seeking a Sales and Use Tax Manager to join its growing State and Local Tax (SALT) practice. The role leads sales and use tax advisory engagements for a diverse client base and serves as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex multistate tax issues. The Manager develops client relationships, identifies tax savings and business opportunities, manages engagement delivery, and contributes to the growth of the SALT practice.

The position also involves coaching and mentoring SALT professionals, collaborating with colleagues across related tax services, and participating in business development and thought leadership. A successful candidate combines technical expertise, project leadership, client service, and commercial awareness to help clients understand tax risks and opportunities and determine practical next steps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or a related field.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant sales and use tax or state and local tax experience, preferably with a public accounting firm, consulting firm, corporate tax department, or state taxing authority.
• Strong technical knowledge of multistate sales and use tax concepts, including nexus, taxability, exemptions, sourcing, and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engagements and client relationships simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop new client opportunities and expanded service opportunities within existing relationships.
• Strong research, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience reviewing the work of others and providing technical guidance to professional staff.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Accounting, Taxation, or a related field.
• CPA, JD, or CMI (Sales Tax designation from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation), or progress toward an applicable professional credential.
• Experience with sales and use tax technology platforms such as Avalara, Vertex, or similar tax automation solutions.
• Experience conducting reverse audits, refund reviews, nexus studies, taxability studies, voluntary disclosure agreements, and audit defense.
• Experience working with multistate businesses in manufacturing, distribution, technology/SaaS, construction, or professional services.
• Experience managing and developing professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple sales and use tax advisory engagements for diverse clients, including multistate businesses.
• Advise clients on taxability, nexus, sourcing, exemptions, marketplace issues, registration requirements, and multistate compliance.
• Identify tax savings and planning opportunities through refund reviews, reverse audits, exemption opportunities, and process improvements.
• Conduct and oversee multistate nexus and taxability studies and communicate practical recommendations.
• Assist clients with sales tax audits and controversy matters, including information requests, assessments, technical positions, and interactions with state taxing authorities.
• Evaluate sales and use tax processes and recommend improvements involving data, systems, exemption certificates, and tax determination.
• Work with sales tax technology solutions such as Avalara and Vertex and help clients implement and optimize technology and processes.
• Research complex state and local tax issues and prepare or review technical memoranda, taxability analyses, matrices, client correspondence, and other deliverables.
• Manage engagements from planning through completion, including scope, budgets, staffing, deadlines, billing, and client communications.
• Develop client relationships and serve as a resource for finance, tax, accounting, and operational teams.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and collaborate with Elliott Davis professionals to bring SALT and other firm resources to clients.
• Participate in business development, proposals, prospect meetings, presentations, and thought leadership activities.
• Coach, supervise, and mentor SALT professionals, providing technical guidance and supporting their development.
• Collaborate across the SALT practice on income and franchise tax, credits and incentives, property tax, unclaimed property, and other multistate matters when appropriate.

Benefits

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• 4 weeks of paid leave for the stated leave category, once eligible.
• Health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling.
• One-on-one professional coaching.
• Leadership and career development programs.
• Access to Beyond, a program offering personal and professional experiences.

What This Job Offers

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