Senior Manager, Tax

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As Senior Manager, you will work with a dynamic team of tax professionals to ensure that Walmart accurately applies transaction taxes and regulatory fees to customers/members shopping online and at our over 5,000 brick-and-mortar Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The transaction scale and scope of complexity of taxation at Walmart will attract individuals who are excited to navigate novel challenges and engaged by intellectually stimulating work. You will also research and analyze complex transaction tax issues, leverage your sales tax engine experience to monitor and apply changes, and lead and develop associates. The Sales Tax Operations (STO) team at Walmart is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of transaction taxes and regulatory fees charged to customers and members shopping online and at our brick-and-mortar locations. The STO team performs research and assessments of transactional tax law changes and implements any necessary configuration changes of indirect taxes to thousands of jurisdictions each year. This is a unique opportunity to join the team during an end-to-end tax modernization project and assist in the transformation of the Sales Tax function at an industry leader.

Requirements

5-7 years of indirect tax experience that includes a mix of sales tax, use tax, regulatory fees, gross receipts tax, and tax technical concepts.
3-5 years of hands-on sales tax engine experience including system integration work, rule creation and other general system management.
An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Strong tax research and writing skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field and 3 years’ experience in accounting, finance, income tax compliance, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in accounting, finance, income tax compliance, or related area.
1 years' supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or certification (e.g., JD, Master's Degree, CPA, or CMI) related to Taxation is preferred.
Past roles in industry (retail and/or ecommerce) and/or consulting (Big 4).
A passion for tackling challenges and engaging at Fortune 1 scale.
Leading a cross-functional team, License to practice law in at least one state J.D., Masters: Accounting, Masters: Business, Masters: Economics, Masters: Finance, Masters: Law Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certificate

Responsibilities

Lead the configuration of Sales Tax engines for Walmart.com, Walmart Marketplace, and SamsClub.com, including Vertex O Series and Thomson Reuters OneSource to comply with tax rate and rule changes.
Research legislative changes to state and local sales tax law, analyze the impact, effectively communicate changes, and lead the team to successfully implement those changes.
Actively participates in the rollout of special initiatives by working with other tax department stakeholders to manage the processes and the projects to meet the company's sales tax responsibilities.
Possess the ability to manage multiple projects, provide direction and support to internal and external partners.

Benefits

competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical coverage
vision coverage
dental coverage
401(k)
stock purchase
company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
parental leave
family care leave
bereavement
jury duty
voting
short-term disability
long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.