HighLevel

Senior Indirect Tax Manager

HighLevel

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Manage the end-to-end indirect tax compliance process, including all U.S. (Sales/Use, B&O, Gross Receipts) and international (VAT/GST/HST) returns.
  • Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of indirect tax engines and automation tools.
  • Serve as the primary tax project manager, coordinating between finance, operations, and software engineering teams.
  • Develop, document, and maintain scalable tax policies, procedures, and internal controls.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive indirect tax experience, preferably in a global, high-growth environment (SaaS/technology industry experience is a major plus).
  • Proven ability to thrive as a hands-on individual contributor, capable of managing a high volume of complex work and driving cross-functional projects to completion.
  • Expert-level knowledge of U.S. sales/use tax and international (VAT/GST) principles and compliance requirements.
  • Direct, hands-on experience implementing, managing, and optimising indirect tax engines (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, Sovos) and ERP integrations.
  • Experience managing the performance, deliverables, and budgets of external tax consultants and advisors.
  • Exceptional project management skills, with a proven ability to lead complex initiatives between tax, finance, operations, and engineering teams.
  • A proactive, "builder" mindset with a talent for creating, documenting, and scaling processes from the ground up.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort analyzing large, complex data sets.
  • CPA license, CMI designation, or Masters in Taxation preferred.
Benefits
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
  • Global remote-first environment
  • Cultivating a culture of creativity, collaboration, and impact

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
indirect tax complianceU.S. sales/use taxinternational VAT/GST compliancetax policy developmenttax procedure documentationtax internal controlsdata analysisERP integrationtax engine implementationtax automation
Soft skills
project managementcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingprocess scalinghands-on contributororganizational skillscommunication skillsproactive mindsetleadershipadaptability
Certifications
CPA licenseCMI designationMasters in Taxation