Indirect Tax Manager - Hybrid in Maryland

Position Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of sales & use, personal property, business license and Canadian Value Added Taxes for GEA’s North American legal entities.
• Manage indirect tax audits, including pulling necessary documents for auditors, researching various issues to ensure tax determinations are correct and working with the auditor on sampling plans.
• Prepare and/or review sales & use, personal property, business license, Canadian VAT returns and amended returns.
• Prepare journal entries to account for accrued indirect taxes and corresponding tax filings.
• Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
• Review and prepare journal entries for return corrections, customer credits and intercompany invoicing transactions.
• Review and prepare various indirect tax accrual account reconciliations and maintain account balances in the general ledger.
• Continually develop taxation expertise and company knowledge.
• Research and provide recommendations on various indirect tax matters, including due diligence support for major transactions, impact on taxability of customers and vendor transactions, and review of complex contract/purchase order language.
• Participate in the Vertex implementation for all other legal entities. Activities include the implementation, maintenance of taxing matrix, customer and vendor exemption setups, and system testing and review.
• Administrate Vertex for the legal entities currently utilizing the system; ensuring rates are properly updated when new releases are available.
• Establish constructive relationships within the North America Finance team, Sales Administrators and Procurement.
• Work closely with the Director of Corporate Tax.
• Provide indirect tax expertise to assist others in understanding the tax scenarios around different types of business transactions.
• Identify tax changes and plan tax strategies in an efficient manner to reduce tax exposure.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance, demonstrating a working knowledge of indirect tax statutes and regulation.
• Master’s in Tax/MBA a plus.
• 5+ years of progressive responsibility in accounting or tax, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Indirect Taxation, including Sales & Use tax audits.
• Ability to execute complex analysis and prepare comprehensive, clear, concise and action-oriented reporting.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics a plus.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal direction/supervision.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on your first day.
• 12 paid holidays, including a flexible floating holiday, and 136 hours of PTO.
• 7% 401(k) employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness incentive program rewards healthy habits.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible Health Savings and Spending Accounts.