Senior Tax Manager – Non-Income Tax Audit

Verizon • Basking Ridge, NJ

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Verizon is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to lead its non-income tax audit group. Reporting directly to the Senior Tax Director of Non-income tax audits, this role drives efficient and favorable audit settlements through negotiation with state and local tax authorities and by using tax technology, data mining, and other tools to produce supporting documentation.

The position manages state and local non-income tax audits from end to end, including sales and use, gross receipts, and other indirect taxes. It establishes audit defense strategies, manages information document requests, coordinates documentation and data gathering, and advocates for the company’s tax positions. The Senior Tax Manager partners with non-income tax research and planning, state litigation, Tax IT, and transaction tax compliance teams. Responsibilities also include managing FAS 5 reserves for assigned transaction tax audits and exposures, and evaluating, implementing, and optimizing tax technology to create audit-ready data pipelines and reporting systems, automate processes, improve reporting, and identify tax savings or refund opportunities.

This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, working from home and at least three days per week in the office. Scheduled weekly hours are 40.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Six or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work and/or military experience or specialized training.
• Six or more years of experience across non-income tax audits and compliance, including application and use of relevant tax technology.
• Solid understanding of and research skills in U.S. sales/use tax and gross receipts tax concepts, laws, and regulations, including product and service taxability, exemption management, and audit defense.
• Ability to extract, consolidate, and verify large amounts of transactional data from billing and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Strong communication, business writing, and strategic problem-solving skills to present complex technical data insights to leadership.
• Leadership capabilities, including managing junior colleagues and collaborating cross-functionally.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctorate or advanced degree in taxation, accounting, or finance.
• Professional credential or certification, such as a CPA license, CMI, bar admission, Google AI certificates, or technical data science certification.
• Experience in indirect tax technology or tax controversy within a Big 4 accounting firm, Fortune 500 tax department, or specialized consultancy.
• Hands-on experience building custom AI models or agents, or developing ETL solutions.
• Prior experience as an auditor for a state taxing authority or direct experience negotiating sales/use tax audit settlements.
• Proficiency with indirect tax calculation engines such as Vertex, ONESOURCE, or Avalara, and enterprise systems such as SAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage state and local non-income tax audits end to end, including sales and use, gross receipts, and other indirect tax audits.
• Develop audit defense strategies, manage information document requests, coordinate documentation and data gathering, and advocate for the company’s positions.
• Negotiate with state and local tax authorities to drive efficient and favorable audit settlements.
• Partner with non-income tax research and planning teams, state litigation, Tax IT, and transaction tax compliance.
• Calculate, establish, and monitor FAS 5 reserves for contingent gains and losses related to assigned transaction tax audits and exposures.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of tax technology tools and audit-ready data pipelines and reporting systems.
• Use data mining and cleansing to support non-income tax filings and audits.
• Deploy tax technology to automate complex non-income tax processes, improve reporting capabilities, and identify tax savings or refund opportunities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance and AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance and group home and auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Potential premium pay, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service.
• Incentive-based compensation with potential to earn more.

What This Job Offers

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