Sales Tax Manager - Services
About The Position
AFL provides industry-leading fiber optic products and services across the globe. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and now we manufacture over two thousand products, employ over 5,000 associates and consistently generate annual sales in excess of a billion-dollars in revenue. With our commitment to professional growth and employee development, let AFL “Connect” you to your next career opportunity! What We Offer: A hybrid office schedule for qualifying employees Flexible time off policy 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar) Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leader! Job Summary: The Sales Tax Manager is dedicated to supporting the Services entities of AFL. Reporting the Senior Tax Manager – Sales Tax, the incumbent will be involved in evaluating, documenting, and improving sales tax issues and projects for the Services entities.
Requirements
- 8-10 years of direct sales tax experience, with contract experience required
- Demonstrated analytical skills and problem-solving ability
- Demonstrated experience with contract review, process development and implementation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent software skills, including Excel, Great Plains ERP
- Excellent research skills using one of the standard research platforms plus developing AI experience
- Bachelor’s degree – Finance or Accounting
- Detail and facts oriented – pursue information needed to perform role
- Independent – able to direct own work as needed, work well under limited supervision
- Interpersonal skills – able to communicate issues, questions, and conclusions clearly with associates at all levels of the organization
- Results focused – driven to find answers and implement changes
- Organized – track projects and clearly document research, conclusions and implementation strategy
- Analytical – capable of complex reasoning and analysis
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Vertex or OneSource sales tax software solution preferred
- CPA a plus but not required
- Consulting experience a plus but not required
- Industry experience a plus but not required
Responsibilities
- Proactively coordinate with Services sales teams to become aware of new jobs before contracts are finalized
- Review contracts for appropriate sales tax language and identify opportunities to minimize sales tax
- Coordinate with Accounting and Procurement to identify proper tax treatment and calculations for both invoicing and materials procurement
- Review tax calculations on invoices for large jobs
- Review operations for all Services entities to ensure business models and types of services offered are understood from a sales tax perspective.
- Evaluate nexus and recommend state registrations or account closures
- Partner with IT to select and assist implementing a sales tax engine in Dynamics or M365.
- Perform reverse audits on past jobs to identify exposure
- Review and approve customer exemption certificates
- Review requests for and issue vendor exemption certificates as appropriate
- Develop and implement appropriate tracking systems
Benefits
- A hybrid office schedule for qualifying employees
- Flexible time off policy
- 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
- Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
- Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
- Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leader!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
