State and Local Tax (SALT)- Sales Tax Compliance Manager
About The Position
Frazier & Deeter is seeking an experienced Sales Tax Compliance Manager to join its growing State and Local Tax (SALT) practice. The role combines technical sales tax expertise with client service, process ownership, technology, and team leadership. The manager will lead and continue to build the firm’s sales tax compliance practice, overseeing end-to-end compliance for a portfolio of clients while identifying ways to strengthen processes, improve efficiency, and scale capabilities. The position is primarily focused on sales tax compliance, with opportunities to contribute to consulting engagements such as nexus reviews, taxability analyses, notice resolution, and other advisory projects. It offers significant client interaction, leadership, practice-development opportunities, and potential for long-term career growth in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- At least 5 years of progressive sales and use tax experience, including meaningful hands-on experience managing sales tax compliance processes.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing multi-jurisdictional sales and use tax returns.
- Strong understanding of the sales tax compliance lifecycle, including registrations, filing requirements, payments, notices, account maintenance, and documentation.
- Experience managing multiple clients, engagements, and recurring filing deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tax matters to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Strong technology skills, including Microsoft Excel and experience with sales tax compliance software, tax engines, or related technology platforms.
- Ability to succeed in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, JD, CMI, or Enrolled Agent credential.
- Experience or interest in contributing to broader sales tax consulting engagements, including nexus reviews, taxability analyses, notice resolution, and other advisory projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end sales and use tax compliance for multiple clients across various jurisdictions.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual sales tax return cycles, including preparation, review, filing, and payment.
- Review sales tax returns, supporting schedules, reconciliations, and workpapers for accuracy and completeness.
- Coordinate monthly compliance activities, including client data requests and follow-up, data validation, return preparation, filing, payments, and documentation.
- Maintain oversight of filing calendars, deadlines, client accounts, registrations, and compliance requirements.
- Manage sales tax registrations and related state and local account matters.
- Provide sales tax research and consulting support, including nexus analyses, taxability determinations, and taxability matrices, as capacity allows.
- Identify compliance issues, risks, and opportunities and collaborate with SALT leadership on solutions.
- Help develop and grow sales tax compliance capabilities, including scalable processes, procedures, tools, and quality-control standards.
- Identify opportunities to streamline recurring compliance workflows through technology, automation, and improved data management.
- Supervise, review, and support team members on sales tax compliance engagements.
- Coach and provide technical guidance to develop team members’ sales tax knowledge and compliance capabilities.
- Manage multiple client engagements, recurring deadlines, and competing priorities while maintaining high standards of quality and client service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
