Manager, U.S. Indirect Tax
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Tax Department
- We are a Global tax department based in San Francisco along with an office in Brussels, BE
- Small, close-knit, supportive team with long term leadership stability and infrequent personnel turnover
- High performing, results-oriented team consistently recognized as delivering high quality work
Responsibilities
- Work with Non-Income Tax Senior Manager to manage all aspects of corporate sales and property taxes
- Lead sales and property tax audit defenses
- Support ecommerce and store operations
- Provide tax guidance, issue resolution, and project support to internal business units
- Maintain the tax configuration settings in Vertex and Avalara tax calculation software
- Resolve tax notices and similar matters
- Research sales and property tax technical issues
- Prepare financial journals
- Reconcile general ledger accounts
- Prepare data for sales and property tax returns (the return preparation is outsourced)
- Prepare miscellaneous non-income tax returns
- Manage non-income tax compliance calendar
- Support and drive sales and use tax compliance on purchases
- Document tax issues and resolutions
- Manage tax payments
- Complete tax registrations
- Monitor and analyze proposed state and local tax legislation, regulations, and cases that may impact the company
Qualifications
- 4 to 6 years of sales tax experience in a corporate tax department or public accounting
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Sales tax audit defense experience including working directly with auditors
- Knowledge of sales tax law and the ability to apply the law to transactions and audit defense
- Sales tax accounting experience
- SAP or similar ERP system knowledge
- Vertex and/or Avalara experience
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience managing and analyzing data
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage a diverse set of tasks
- Demonstrated pro-active approach to problem identification and resolution
- Comfortable working independently on projects and driving results
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
The expected starting salary range for this role is $93,500- $145,000. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance and business needs.
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive plans, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits or other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
EOE M/F/Disability/Vets
Location - San Francisco