Senior Indirect Tax Analyst

Who We Are We’re Dealer Tire, a family-owned, international distributor of tires and parts established in 1918 in Cleveland, OH. We’re laser focused on helping the world’s largest and most trusted auto manufacturers grow their tire business—in fact, we’ve sold more than 60 million tires to date. We’re a thriving company, and we’re looking for driven individuals to join our team.

That’s where you come in!

Base Pay Range:$80,000 - $100,000

The Senior Indirect Tax Analyst is responsible for overseeing and executing complex indirect tax compliance, providing technical guidance, supporting process improvements, and serving as a key resource across the organization. This role ensures accurate and timely filing of sales and use tax returns, supports tax audits, leads process improvement initiatives, and contributes to cross-functional tax technology projects. The Senior Analyst also assists with training junior team members and strengthening tax operational effectiveness.

As a Senior Indirect Tax Analyst, your essential job functions will include the following:

Sales/Use Tax Analyze, prepare, and file assigned Sales & Use Tax returns and other reporting requirements while supporting month‑end and quarter‑end close activities—including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals—with strong attention to detail.

Oversee the resolution of tax notices, ensuring timely follow‑up, effective issue escalation, and minimal backlog across the compliance function.

Oversee and support a variety of indirect tax projects involving external taxing authorities, including Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs), sales and use tax audits, nexus reviews, account registrations and closures, taxability research, notice resolution initiatives, and other compliance or remediation projects with outside providers and state/local jurisdictions.

Property Tax Assist with property tax reporting requirements by preparing supporting schedules.

Work with Accounting to help compile and maintain documentation needed for property tax filings, including inventory and tangible personal property details by state.

Support the preparation of annual tax accruals and account reconciliations, as assigned.

Provide assistance during tax audits by gathering documentation, preparing responses, and supporting the audit lead, as needed.

Miscellaneous Items Develop strong working relationships with other functional areas, as appropriate.

Prepare all business license filings, as assigned, and coordinate with statutory agent(s), as required.

Assist in preparing computations for miscellaneous tax filings, such as gross receipts taxes and commercial activity taxes, as assigned.

Support the maintenance of the tax calendar and other departmental tracking documents as needed.

Drive efficiency in tax workflows by refining Standard Operating Procedures and leading automation and reporting initiatives, including Vertex, Alteryx and One Stream.

Other duties, as assigned.

Position Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.

Minimum 3+ years of indirect tax experience and/or equivalent public accounting experience required.

Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products, including Excel.

Proven attention to detail and organizational skills.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate with individuals at all organizational levels.

Familiarity with using JDE (JD Edwards), Net Suite or another major ERP system is a plus.

Experience with Vertex (O‑Series or Vertex Cloud), including assisting with maintaining tax rates, exemption certificates, jurisdictional settings, return preparation, system testing, reporting validation, and supporting cross‑functional teams in resolving tax engine issues.

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