Senior Tax Manager

Harris Company • Saint Paul, MN

114d • $108,352 - $162,528

About The Position

The Senior Tax Manager isn't just about crunching numbers—it's about driving strategy, collaboration, and impact. You'll be the go-to expert for tax compliance and planning, leading our approach to sales and use tax while shaping innovative strategies that keep us ahead. You'll partner with outsourced compliance providers (making sure accuracy and accountability are top-notch), but you'll also roll up your sleeves for some in-house filings. From monitoring changing tax laws to protecting the company from risk, you'll be the trusted advisor who turns complex rules into simple, actionable insights. If you love solving puzzles, thrive in variety, and want to help steer our financial future, this role is for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, finance, or related required.
• Masters or advanced degree in taxation or JD LLM preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive tax experience, with deep expertise in multi-state sales and use tax.
• 2+ years leading the charge on tax strategy—guiding outsourced providers, collaborating across teams, and influencing big decisions.
• 5+ years handling tax audits like a pro—confidently representing the company with state and local authorities.
• 2+ years working with S-corporation structures—modeling law changes and breaking down their impact on financials and shareholder distributions.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience filing in-house property, fuel, excise, and gross receipts/franchise-type taxes.
• 5+ years of creating tools, documentation, and training resources that make tax concepts clear, simple, and usable for operational teams.
• Excel wizardry: Pivot tables, complex formulas—you've got the skills to turn spreadsheets into stories.
• Analytical powerhouse: Researching, dissecting, and solving complex problems is your jam.
• Detail-obsessed multitasker: You thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing multiple priorities while keeping accuracy rock solid.
• People-first communicator: You can explain tax rules without the jargon, collaborate across departments, and build trust with vendors and partners.
• Deadline ninja: You can juggle competing priorities while keeping your cool and delivering on time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction, manufacturing, or fabrication environments.

Responsibilities

• Be the architect of our sales and use tax strategy—starting with multi-state compliance and growing into new areas as we expand.
• Keep outsourced partners on their toes—reviewing, challenging, and ensuring sales and use tax filings across multiple jurisdictions are accurate, timely, and hassle-free.
• Become the go-to coach for our internal teams, helping accounting, finance, operations, and purchasing to ensure sales and use proper tax treatment of transactions.
• Create easy-to-use and maintain sales tax decision tools, guides, and flowcharts that make tax decisions crystal clear for everyone.
• Keep our exemption certificate process sharp, simple, and stress-free.
• Take charge when sales and use tax audits pop up—gathering data, coordinating with vendors, and confidently representing us with tax authorities.
• Tackle tricky sales and use tax puzzles and turn them into straightforward, actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Team up with outsourced experts to make sure every federal and state tax filing is flawless and on time.
• Provide the critical data including state apportionment that keeps returns accurate (and auditors happy).
• Hunt down R&D credit opportunities and partner with advisors to make the most of them.
• Play 'what if' with tax law changes—modeling impacts, especially for S-corps, and showing leadership how it all plays out in dollars and strategy.
• Personally handle property tax filings—keeping us compliant and audit-ready without breaking a sweat.
• Take ownership of gross receipts and other activity-based tax filings—making sure nothing slips through the cracks.
• Stay ahead of the curve by tracking and assessing legislative and regulatory changes before they hit.
• Be the trusted advisor on tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, expansions, and entity structure optimization.
• Keep us future-proof by staying on top of tax law changes and proactively adjusting strategies, ensuring proactive compliance.
• Lead the charge on tax tech and automation—making processes faster, smarter, and more connected to our ERP systems.
• Build strong partnerships with external tax advisors and compliance vendors—leveraging their expertise while keeping the strategy in our hands.
• Turn tax policies, processes, and research into easy-to-digest playbooks that empower our teams.
• Jump into high-impact projects, ad hoc analysis, and special requests from the CFO or leadership—bringing clarity, insight, and solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401K with company match.
• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Short-Term Incentive Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Specialty Trade Contractors
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree