Tax Manager

We’re helping our client find a Tax Manager who genuinely knows US tax across sales tax, state taxes, and corporate income tax. In this role, you will work closely with outside CPAs to understand and review tax filings, manage multistate tax compliance, handle tax notices and audits, and translate tax positions and risks into clear recommendations for leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Own sales and use tax compliance: nexus tracking, state registrations, exemption and resale certificates, and the filing calendar
• Manage state income and franchise tax filings, including apportionment across the states we sell into
• Coordinate the federal corporate income tax return and quarterly estimated payments with our CPAs
• Act as the main point of contact for our outside CPA firm: set the calendar, provide what they need, review what comes back, and catch errors
• Handle state notices, audits, and any historical exposure that surfaces
• Maintain the sales tax software setup, including correct product tax codes for apparel
• Translate tax positions and risks into clear recommendations for leadership

• Active US CPA license or IRS Enrolled Agent credential (required)
• 5+ years of US tax experience across sales and use tax, state income tax, and corporate income tax
• Multistate experience, ideally with an e-commerce or retail business
• Comfortable reviewing and challenging work produced by an outside accounting firm
• Experience with sales tax software such as Avalara, TaxJar or Vertex
• Strong written communication

• DTC, e-commerce, or consumer products background
• Experience with marketplace facilitator rules, Shopify or Amazon tax mechanics
• Experience through a sales tax audit or a voluntary disclosure agreement

• Sales tax software platforms such as Avalara, TaxJar, or Vertex; proficiency reviewing external CPA deliverables and coordinating federal filings.