Senior Analyst, Indirect Tax

About Rivian

Rivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions‑free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

We are seeking a Senior Analyst, Indirect Tax to help build and scale a technology‑forward indirect tax function that supports Rivian’s growth across products, channels, and geographies. You will anchor recurring indirect tax compliance, accounting, and analytics while helping modernize how indirect tax work is structured, automated, and documented. This role sits at the intersection of Finance – Indirect Tax
, process design, digital enablement, and AI‑enabled tooling. You will work across ERP, billing, procurement, and external tax engines, as well as AI copilots, chat‑based research tools, and analytics platforms, to simplify and strengthen how indirect tax is executed day to day. As a connector between Finance, Tax Transformation, Finance Systems, IT, and Operations, you will help shape how platforms and tools work together to support a scalable, data‑driven indirect tax operating model.

• Build a scalable indirect tax engine - You will design and execute recurring indirect tax compliance and accounting processes so Rivian can expand into new products, channels, states, and countries while staying compliant and audit‑ready.
• Turn tax data into decisions - By analyzing large, complex tax data sets, you will surface trends, risks, and savings opportunities that directly influence margins, cash flow, and operational choices across Finance and the business.
• Modernize how tax work gets done - You will apply tax engines, ERP integrations, workflow automation, and AI tools to indirect tax journeys—from return preparation and reconciliations to invoice reviews and exception handling—reducing manual effort and error.
• Embed tax into business growth - As a key partner to Procurement, Accounting, Operations, and external advisors, you will ensure indirect tax implications are understood and designed into new products, services, contracts, and market expansions from the start.
• Strengthen controls and resilience - Through better documentation, audit support, and continuous improvement, you will help build an indirect tax environment that is transparent, well‑controlled, and ready for rapid scale.

• Own recurring indirect tax compliance for assigned jurisdictions, including preparing, reviewing, and filing monthly, quarterly, and annual returns (e.g., US sales and use tax, Canadian GST/HST/PST, personal property tax, and other non‑income taxes).
• Coordinate data collection and validation with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, external tax consultants, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely filings.
• Maintain tax calendars, support payment processes, and ensure all statutory deadlines and filing requirements are consistently met.
• Monitor indirect tax legislative and regulatory changes and help translate them into updated filing approaches, calendars, and internal guidance.

• Prepare and review monthly indirect tax accruals, reconciliations, and related journal entries in partnership with the broader Finance and Accounting teams.
• Maintain and enhance standardized work papers and reconciliation templates that can scale with Rivian’s growth in volume, entities, and jurisdictions.
• Analyze trends, variances, and anomalies in tax data to identify risk, savings opportunities, and process or control gaps, and propose concrete remediation actions.
• Support forecasting and scenario analysis for indirect taxes, providing clear, data‑backed explanations of historical drivers and forward‑looking assumptions.

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