Sr. Manager, Tax

Avalara•Durham, NC

10h•Remote

About The Position

As a Tax Senior Manager on Avalara's Global Tax team, you will report to the Indirect Tax Director and focus on Avalara's indirect tax compliance function. Your work spans US state and local indirect taxes, Canadian and UK indirect taxes, property taxes, and other non-income tax matters. You will have hands-on responsibility for compliance, tax accounting, audit defense, and collaboration. The Tax Senior Manager can be remote within the United States. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or advanced degree (MST/JD/LLM).
7+ years of relevant experience in public accounting and/or in industry, with meaningful exposure to US indirect tax compliance.
Hands-on experience with US state and local indirect tax, including sales and use tax compliance, tax accounting, audit defense, and taxability analysis; familiarity with GST and VAT.
Experience identifying opportunities to improve existing processes to produce a more efficient and accurate indirect tax compliance function.
General familiarity with US GAAP financial reporting concepts, including the ability to prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules following standard accounting principles.
Research, analytical, and documentation skills.
Proficiency in Excel and comfort working with large volumes of structured data; familiarity with general ledger systems and tax compliance technology, including Avalara products and NetSuite.
Experience explaining indirect tax requirements and positions to non-tax stakeholders.
Experience using AI and AI-related technologies.

Nice To Haves

Embracing AI as an essential capability.
Applying AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
Growing with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Responsibilities

Lead the global indirect tax accounting and compliance lifecycle, including maintaining indirect tax general ledger accounts, ensuring accurate indirect tax filings, and making tax payments.
Serve as the primary reviewer and preparer of calculations, forms, and other information related to indirect taxes, including property, sales, gross receipts, use, franchise, and digital service taxes.
Manage global external tax service providers and supply them with, complete, and accurate information.
Lead indirect tax audits, including coordinating responses, communicating directly with auditors, gathering and reviewing supporting documentation, and maintaining audit files and correspondence records.
Work across time zones with global stakeholders, including other teams, service providers, and tax authorities.
Evaluate existing indirect tax processes with a focus toward improvement; identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability through better workflows, automation, or technology.
Research indirect tax technical issues, documenting facts, issues, and conclusions completely.
Oversee the impact of evolving indirect tax laws and regulations, keeping stakeholders informed and processes aligned.
Implement tax-related internal controls and maintain internal control documentation.
Support payroll tax technical matters and create or review state income tax apportionment computations, where needed.