
Indirect Tax Process Improvement Lead – Temp-to-Hire
SOLV Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $46 - $57 per hour
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead initiatives to improve end-to-end indirect tax processes across solar EPC operations, including sales & use tax and property tax
- Standardize processes across projects, states, and business units to support scalable growth
- Identify inefficiencies in procurement-to-pay, job costing, and tax accrual processes and implement streamlined solutions
- Develop and maintain SOPs and process documentation aligned with SOX requirements
- Partner with IT to implement and optimize tax technology solutions (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, etc.) within ERP environments
- Support ERP implementations and enhancements impacting project accounting, procurement, and tax
- Automate tax determinations and reporting processes for high-volume construction transactions
- Develop integration between procurement systems, fixed asset systems, and tax engines
- Design, implement, and maintain SOX controls over indirect tax processes, including documentation, testing support, and remediation
- Ensure compliance with multi-state sales & use tax requirements, particularly in construction-heavy jurisdictions
- Reduce risk through improved taxability determination, exemption handling, and contractor/vendor compliance
- Partner with procurement and project teams to ensure proper tax treatment of solar equipment (modules, inverters, trackers), materials, and construction services
- Address complex taxability issues related to construction contracts, including lump-sum vs. time-and-material contracts and contractor versus owner tax responsibilities
- Improve processes for use tax accruals on untaxed purchases
- Support tax treatment of inventory, work-in-progress, and capitalized assets throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure consistent tax handling across multiple concurrent projects in different jurisdictions
- Enhance processes for tracking and reporting solar assets for property tax purposes across jurisdictions
- Ensure alignment between fixed asset records and property tax reporting for utility-scale solar projects
- Identify opportunities to reduce property tax exposure through improved asset classification and data accuracy
- Improve quality and accessibility of tax data across procurement, project accounting, and fixed asset systems
- Develop reporting and dashboards to support compliance, accruals, and audit readiness
- Act as a key liaison between tax, finance, IT, procurement, and project management teams
- Provide training on indirect tax requirements, processes, and systems to project and procurement stakeholders
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors, compliance providers, and technology vendors
- Track and report on key milestones, risks, and performance metrics to leadership
- Support indirect tax process integrations for acquired businesses
- Develop tax matrices and automation tools for internal use by the team or throughout the business
- Establish standard work documentation to develop repeatable processes
- Design training materials to support tax-related changes to business processes
- Support data collection and reconciliations for tax audit responses
- Perform taxability research and analysis as requested
- Prepare technical memos and documentation as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in U.S. indirect tax (sales & use tax and/or property tax), tax technology, or process improvement
- Strong understanding of multi-state sales & use tax, particularly in construction or services environments
- Experience designing and implementing SOX controls and supporting SOX audits
- Experience in EPC, construction, energy, or other project-based industries
- Experience with ERP systems supporting procurement and project accounting
- Proven track record of leading process improvement and cross-functional projects
- CPA or other relevant certification
- Experience in renewable energy, solar, or infrastructure projects
- Experience with tax engines (Vertex, Avalara, etc.)
- Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement certification
- Deep understanding of indirect tax in construction and EPC environments
- Process optimization and systems thinking
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls
- Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Superior attention to detail
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to explain tax technical concepts to the business.
Benefits
- Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan.
- Provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
indirect taxsales & use taxproperty taxSOX controlsprocess improvementtax technologytax enginesprocurement-to-payjob costingtax accrual
Soft Skills
project managementorganizational skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunication skillscross-functional collaborationtraining developmentrelationship managementprocess optimization
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in AccountingBachelor's degree in FinanceBachelor's degree in TaxCPALean Six Sigma certification