Senior Manager - Americas Indirect Tax

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

14d • $136,000 - $187,000

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter We are seeking a strategic and hands‑on Senior Manager of Indirect Tax to lead all indirect tax matters across the Americas region, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and other Latin American countries. This role oversees compliance, audit defense, planning, and process improvement initiatives across sales & use tax, VAT, GST, and other indirect taxes. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a collaborative, forward-thinking approach to drive transformation and ensure operational excellence. This high-impact role covers a broad regional scope. You will be responsible for the entire indirect tax lifecycle. This includes compliance oversight, audit defense, process redesign, data integrity, and long-term planning. The team is looking for someone who can modernize how indirect tax operates, reduce cash leakage, strengthen controls, and build a more connected, technology‑enabled tax environment. Baxter is actively leaning into automation, analytics, and emerging tools like GenAI, and this role is designed for someone who wants to use technology to simplify complexity, streamline workflows, and shift the team toward higher‑value work. You’ll also join a tax organization led by a hiring manager with nearly two decades of experience at a Big 4 firm. This manager understands both the technical rigor and the business partnership approach needed to succeed. The role is inherently cross‑functional—you’ll work closely with IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, and commercial teams to influence decisions upstream and ensure tax is embedded in how the business operates. You’ll lead and develop a small team of analysts while collaborating with long‑standing external partners, giving you both managerial responsibility and broad visibility across the enterprise. For someone with strong indirect tax fundamentals who wants to broaden their regional impact, build a modernized function, and grow into greater leadership responsibility over time, this role offers a meaningful and exciting path forward.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, or a related field; CPA, JD, or advanced certification preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive indirect tax experience, ideally within a multinational environment.
• Deep knowledge of indirect tax laws across the Americas, with strong U.S. expertise.
• Proven experience managing audits, controversy matters, and indirect tax technology platforms.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills, with fluency in English; Spanish or Portuguese is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives, mentor team members, and manage complex projects.
• Familiarity with JD Edwards, SAP, Vertex, automation tools, analytics, or GenAI‑driven tax solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Americas indirect tax function across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and LATAM.
• Oversee compliance, reporting, audit defense, and tax registrations across all jurisdictions.
• Develop and execute a regional indirect tax strategy aligned with global tax and business goals.
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of sales & use tax, GST/HST, VAT, ICMS/ISS, and related returns.
• Manage audits, inquiries, documentation, and interactions with tax authorities.
• Partner with IT, Finance, Supply Chain, and Procurement to optimize systems and tax determination.
• Drive automation, standardization, and data integrity across indirect tax processes.
• Advise on tax implications of business initiatives, including supply chain changes, M&A, and new market entries.

Benefits

• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

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