US Sales & Use Tax Manager

Volta•New York, NY

1d•$152,000 - $198,000

About The Position

Forming part of Volta’s tax team, the US Sales & Use Tax Manager owns the day-to-day management of the company’s US sales and use tax affairs. The role combines hands-on compliance and process ownership with practical tax advice on GPU purchases, equipment leases, compute services, and new projects across the US. The manager works with finance, procurement, commercial, legal teams, and external advisers to ensure taxes are correctly assessed, collected, and reported, and that available exemptions and reliefs are identified, documented, and implemented. This role offers an experienced sales and use tax specialist the opportunity to build scalable processes in a fast-growing, global AI infrastructure business and influence the tax costs of major infrastructure investments.

Requirements

Strong experience in US multistate sales and use tax within a business, Big 4, or specialist tax advisory firm.
Strong technical knowledge of sales and use tax compliance, nexus, sourcing, taxability, exemptions, and audit management.
Experience assessing tax treatment of equipment purchases and leases, cloud or compute services, software, or other technology offerings.
Practical experience with exemption certificates, purchase reviews, use tax accruals, and sales tax reconciliations.
Ability to translate technical tax analysis into clear instructions for procurement, finance, legal, and commercial teams.
Experience working with ERP systems, tax engines, and large transaction datasets, with an interest in improving processes and automation.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines while taking ownership of issues through to resolution.
A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting significant capital expenditure or businesses operating across multiple states.
Exposure to data centres, infrastructure, or equipment leasing.
CPA or CMI qualification.

Responsibilities

Own US sales and use tax compliance across relevant state and local jurisdictions, including registrations, returns, payments, reconciliations, and responses to tax notices.
Assess nexus, registration obligations, taxability, and sourcing for equipment purchases, leases, compute services, and other commercial arrangements.
Work with procurement and project teams to determine the appropriate tax treatment of GPU, networking, and other infrastructure purchases before orders are placed.
Identify and implement available resale, research and development, data centre, and other exemptions; work with external advisers to confirm eligibility and ongoing requirements.
Manage exemption certificates and supporting documentation for purchases and customer sales, including collection, validation, renewal, and retention.
Review customer and supplier contracts with legal and commercial teams, advising on tax clauses, invoicing, exemption requirements, and responsibility for tax assessments.
Establish use tax review processes to identify purchases where tax has not been charged or has been charged incorrectly, and pursue refunds or credits where appropriate.
Lead sales and use tax audits and enquiries, coordinating responses, supporting evidence, and external advisers.
Build and maintain taxability guidance, compliance calendars, controls, and data requirements; support implementation of tax technology and automation.
Monitor legislative changes, assess impacts on existing operations and new projects, and provide recommendations and support to business teams.
Support finance with sales and use tax accruals, account reconciliations, budgeting, and financial audit requirements.
Coordinate with specialist advisers on related state and local taxes, including gross receipts taxes, property taxes, and project incentives.