THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• Established North Charlotte organization with a long-standing presence and multiple operating businesses across the Southeast

• Join a collaborative shared services tax function supporting a complex, multistate organization

• Work as part of a five-person tax team with direct access to experienced tax and accounting leadership

• Join an environment that offers established processes while continuing to invest in technology, automation, and process improvement

LOCATION

• North Charlotte

• Flexible hybrid schedule with three days in the office and two days remote

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Ownership of the organization's day-to-day multistate sales and use tax function

• Opportunity to join an established team where you can operate independently while having access to strong leadership and resources

• Exposure to a complex, multistate business with a variety of indirect tax matters beyond simply preparing returns

• Opportunity to play an active role in a Vertex Use Tax implementation and future systems integrations

• Ability to leverage tools including Vertex, SAP, Alteryx, and AI to improve processes and automate existing workflows

• Potential to take a lead role in future Vertex integrations and upgrades based on experience and interest

• Flexible hybrid environment with an emphasis on collaboration rather than fixed in-office days

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• Own the preparation and filing of sales and use tax returns across multiple entities and jurisdictions

• Manage customer exemption certificates and ensure accurate exempt status within Vertex and related systems

• Partner directly with operations and credit teams to resolve sales tax questions, billing disputes, and exemption issues

• Review use tax activity, identify incorrect accruals, and reconcile sales and use tax accounts

• Support sales tax reserve calculations, indirect tax registrations, and jurisdictional compliance

• Coordinate indirect tax audits across sales tax, excise tax, and other applicable areas

• Monitor multistate activity and identify new registration and filing requirements as the business evolves

• Participate in the Vertex Use Tax implementation, future ERP upgrades, system integrations, testing, training, and change management

• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes through technology, automation, Alteryx, and AI-enabled workflows

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• Hands-on multistate sales and use tax experience with the ability to independently manage the day-to-day function

• Ideally 5+ years of relevant tax experience, although the team is flexible based on the depth and quality of sales tax exposure

• Experience with exemption certificates, sales and use tax filings, reconciliations, registrations, and indirect tax compliance

• Broader tax backgrounds are welcomed when sales and use tax has been a meaningful component of the individual's responsibilities

• Experience working in industry, public accounting, or consulting environments can translate well

• Strong professional judgment with the ability to resolve routine issues independently and appropriately escalate more complex matters

• Comfortable working with technology and interested in process improvement, automation, and changing systems

• Vertex experience is helpful but not required

• SAP experience is beneficial

• Bachelor's degree preferred