Senior Tax Manager

Resource Innovations is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Tax Manager to join our growing team in a remote role in either Chicago, IL or Salt Lake City, UT. The Senior Tax Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s tax compliance, reporting, and planning activities across U.S. federal, state, and local jurisdictions, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico.

This role oversees sales & use tax, income tax, indirect tax filings, and various business registrations, while serving as the in-house subject matter expert on Avalara and tax-related processes. The Senior Tax Manager will partner closely with external tax advisors, internal accounting teams, and Legal to ensure timely, accurate compliance and to support tax planning initiatives, acquisitions, and new entity integrations.

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact
. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we're constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we're leading the charge to power change.

Tax Governance & Organization

• Maintain a comprehensive tax calendar identifying all filing, reporting, and payment deadlines across jurisdictions.
• Monitor, manage, and resolve all incoming tax notices and correspondence.
• Strengthen internal tax processes, controls, and documentation to support a scalable, professional tax function.
• Manage the responsibility for any federal or state tax audits conducted by the IRS and state taxing authorities.
• Represent tax matters in leadership and cross-functional meetings, providing updates on compliance status, risks, and upcoming requirements.

External Advisors & Third Parties

• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and preparers, including U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico firms.
• Obtain and manage engagement letters for all tax advisory and compliance services.
• Coordinate deliverables, monitor advisor performance, and ensure services are completed accurately and timely.
• Identify opportunities for tax savings, efficiencies, and process improvements in collaboration with external advisors.

Sales & Use Tax / Indirect Tax

• Oversee preparation, review, and filing of all required U.S. sales & use tax returns.
• Ensure timely remittance of all sales & use tax payments.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of sales tax payable accounts.
• Monitor business activity and perform nexus analyses to identify new filing obligations.
• Manage the responsibility for state sales tax exemption documentation on Company purchases and sales.
• Coordinate and support income tax and sales & use tax nexus studies as needed.
• Make taxability determinations for new transactions, projects, and services, consulting with advisors as necessary.
• Implement processes to ensure Accounting and business teams are aware of all tax jurisdictions (state, county, city) in which the company operates.

Avalara Administration

• Serve as the internal Subject Matter Expert for Avalara.
• Maintain filing jurisdictions and configurations within the system.
• Review and approve monthly sales tax returns prepared in Avalara.
• Coordinate payment of sales tax returns.
• Maintain and manage customer tax exemption certificates within the system.

Income Taxes

• Coordinate annual federal, state, Canada, and Puerto Rico income tax filings with external advisors.
• Review annual income tax returns prior to filing and assist with execution (signatures, mailings, e‑filing coordination).
• Coordinate quarterly and annual estimated income tax payments.
• Prepare and book the monthly income tax provision. Reconcile Deferred Tax Asset (DTA), Deferred Tax Liability (DTL) accounts, Taxes Payable, and Taxes Receivable.
• Coordinate preparation of PBC schedules for tax advisors.
• Review and approve income tax footnote disclosures for audited financial statements.

Transfer Pricing

• Oversee annual transfer pricing analyses for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico prepared by external providers.
• Coordinate data requests and ensure alignment with statutory filings and financial…