Indirect Tax Senior Manager

Locations: Houston (8801)
Business Units: Central Job Classification: Exempt

The Senior Manager, U.S. Indirect Tax will lead indirect tax planning, compliance, and audit management for the company’s U.S. manufacturing, office, and warehouse operations. The role oversees sales and use tax, property tax, state and local registrations, and related business administration. This position partners with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Operations, and external advisors to manage tax exposure, identify tax savings opportunities, and support business expansion.

• Develop and implement indirect tax strategies for manufacturing operations, capital investments, equipment purchases, inventory movements, and business expansion.
• Evaluate the sales and use tax implications of customer and supplier arrangements, intercompany transactions, leases, and construction projects.
• Identify and implement applicable manufacturing exemptions, exclusions, refunds, and other indirect tax savings opportunities.
• Advise business teams on transaction structure, contract terms, invoicing, and documentation requirements.

• Oversee multistate sales and use tax compliance, including return preparation and review, payments, account reconciliations, and filing calendars.
• Assess nexus and registration obligations as the business enters new states or expands existing operations.
• Manage taxability determinations, exemption and resale certificates, and use tax accruals on purchases.
• Maintain tax policies, procedures, and system controls to support accurate tax calculation and reporting.

• Manage real and business personal property tax compliance, including annual filings, assessments, payments, and reconciliations.
• Work with Accounting and Operations to validate asset classifications, costs, locations, disposals, and construction in progress.
• Review assessed values and coordinate valuation analyses, appeals, and discussions with assessors and external advisors.
• Monitor applicable property tax exemptions, abatements, and related reporting commitments.

• Lead state and local indirect tax audits.
• Manage information requests, supporting documentation, technical responses, and communications with tax authorities.
• Evaluate proposed assessments and coordinate protests, appeals, settlements, refund claims, and voluntary disclosures as appropriate.
• Implement corrective actions to address audit findings and reduce recurring exposure.

• Oversee state and local tax registrations, seller’s permits, account updates, renewals, and closures.
• Coordinate with Legal and other functions on business registrations, annual reports, business licenses, and other state and local administrative filings.
• Support new entity formation, facility openings, relocations, and closures by identifying and coordinating applicable requirements.
• Maintain a centralized compliance calendar and clear ownership of filing obligations.

• Lead internal staff and external service providers, including oversight of work quality, deadlines, and budgets.
• Strengthen internal controls, documentation standards, and audit readiness.
• Drive automation and improvements in tax data, ERP processes, and reporting.
• Communicate tax exposures, savings opportunities, and recommended actions to senior management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible U.S. indirect tax experience, including management of complex multistate matters.
• Significant hands-on California indirect tax experience, including sales and use tax compliance, planning, and audits,…