Director – Indirect Tax

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee Blue Yonder’s global indirect tax operational framework, which includes U.S. sales and use tax, Canada GST, VAT/GST coordination, e-invoicing, digital reporting, reconciliations, controls, and compliance governance.

• Manage U.S. sales tax reporting and compliance collaboration through the EY/Anybill outsourcing model.

• Supervise compliance schedules, data submissions, return support and reviews, monthly reconciliations, exception handling, issue resolution, and vendor performance management.

• Improve sales and use tax reconciliation procedures, exception reporting, business intelligence reporting, issue tracking, resolution, and escalation processes.

• Coordinate VAT/GST compliance across various jurisdictions in partnership with local tax teams and external service providers.

• Lead global e-invoicing and digital reporting efforts as new mandates are introduced.

• Collaborate with Tax Technology, Finance, IT, local tax teams, and external advisors to establish requirements and facilitate execution.

• Manage Avalara ELR from a Tax perspective and oversee Avalara platforms, configurations, taxability decisions, exemption processes, data flows, and remediation strategies.

• Take ownership of indirect tax requirements and operational impacts for integrations and business initiatives involving Workday, Avalara, TechLiquidators, Chargebee, Stripe, LMS/Pledge, and other systems or commercial channels.

• Propel process enhancements, documentation, controls, automation, and reporting in conjunction with Tax Technology and Finance/IT teams.

• Develop and maintain audit documentation, control evidence trails, stakeholder engagement, and leadership reporting.

• Engage collaboratively with Tax, Finance, IT, Revenue, Billing, Procurement, local tax teams, and external providers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is mandatory.

• A minimum of 10 years of indirect tax experience is required.

• Robust experience in U.S. sales and use tax, including multi-state sales tax compliance, reporting, taxability, reconciliations, and audit support.

• Global VAT/GST expertise, including collaboration with local tax teams, advisors, or compliance service providers.

• Familiarity with e-invoicing, digital reporting, or global indirect tax mandates.

• Practical experience with Avalara, including AvaTax or similar tax engine expertise.

• Experience in managing outsourced compliance providers or equivalent operational models.

• Proven ability to handle compliance schedules, data submissions, output reviews, GL reconciliations, issue resolution, and vendor service quality.

• Strong understanding of ERP, billing, revenue, and tax system data flows, particularly in Workday or similar ERP environments.

• Capacity to manage indirect tax requirements for system integrations and business initiatives.

• Excellent skills in process improvement, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.

• Ability to operate independently at a Director level while remaining willing to engage in hands-on execution when necessary.

• Capability to support a global role, including collaboration across EMEA and India time zones.

• A Master’s degree, CPA, JD, or LLM is preferred.

• Big 4 experience is an advantage.

• Experience in SaaS, software, cloud, or technology companies is preferred.

• Familiarity with Avalara ECM, ELR, e-invoicing, or other indirect tax modules is advantageous.

• Experience with Workday connectors or ERP-to-tax engine integrations is preferred.

• Proficiency in Power BI, Alteryx, data analytics, or automation tools is preferred.

• Experience in developing business intelligence reporting for indirect tax processes is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• 401K plan with Matching contributions.

• Flexible Time Off policy.

• Corporate Fitness Program.

• A range of voluntary benefits including Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, and much more.