Senior Tax Consultant – Sales, Use and Incentives

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

📋 Description

• Oversee compliance, planning, and dispute resolution for sales and use tax.

• Stay updated on changes in indirect tax legislation and assess their impact on the business.

• Discover opportunities for tax optimization, minimizing exposure, and recovering refunds.

• Assist in resolving indirect tax issues, managing controversies, submitting corrective filings, transforming technology, and enhancing processes.

• Handle sales and use tax exemptions and incentives pertaining to data center operations and other state credit initiatives.

• Identify qualifying company activities, review supporting documentation, and provide assistance with claims and submissions.

• Prepare and scrutinize calculations, tax documents, memoranda, executive summaries, and support for audit responses.

• Keep track of legislative and regulatory changes and identify new incentives or opportunities for process enhancements.

• Define and implement deliverables, monitor project progress, and report on tax initiatives.

• Foster relationships across Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, and business teams.

• Coordinate workflows and offer guidance to various teams.

• Investigate business operations to customize tax strategies.

• Inform internal stakeholders about opportunities and risks.

• Collaborate with tax advisors and state and local authorities.

• Report directly to the Director of Indirect Tax.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.

• More than 3 years of experience in sales and use tax.

• Background in sales and use tax compliance, planning, or dispute work.

• Experience in preparing technical analyses, credit calculations, tax documents, memoranda, executive summaries, or materials for audit responses.

• Strong technical expertise in sales/use tax and credits & incentives areas.

• Capability to work independently while also functioning collaboratively within a team.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• High level of attention to detail and quality in work output.

• Ability to lead projects or workstreams and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Strong influencing abilities with the confidence to challenge existing processes.

• Proficiency in building and maintaining professional relationships.

• Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• Experience in public accounting or a similar field is preferred.

• Familiarity with state and local credits and incentives programs is preferred.

• Experience with tax research tools (CCH, Hein, Lexis, or RIA) is preferred.

• Background in data center tax incentives is preferred.

• CPA license, CPA eligibility, licensed attorney, or Enrolled Agent status is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Coverage for relevant conferences, training, and educational opportunities.

• Access to over 10,000 courses through LinkedIn Learning.

• Employee Assistance Program available.

• Opportunities for local employee meetups.

• Flexible time-off policy.

• Eligibility for bonuses based on company and individual performance.

• Equity compensation, including grants upon hiring.

• Option to engage in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.