Senior Manager, Indirect Tax

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

The Senior Manager, Indirect Tax is a key member of the Indirect Tax team and reports to the Indirect Tax Director. This role is responsible for managing significant aspects of the company’s U.S. indirect tax compliance, reporting, audit, advisory, and process improvement activities, with a primary focus on sales and use tax. Working under the strategic direction of the Indirect Tax Director, the Senior Manager, Indirect Tax will provide strong technical expertise and day-to-day leadership across sales and use tax and other applicable U.S. state and local transaction taxes.

The role requires meaningful experience with indirect tax issues specific to the construction industry, including taxability determinations, the tax treatment of construction materials and equipment, contractor and subcontractor transactions, exemption and resale certificates, project-specific exemptions, and varying state and local tax rules applicable to construction activities. The Senior Manager, Indirect Tax will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Operations, Project Management, IT, and other business teams to manage compliance and risk and provide practical tax guidance throughout the project and transaction lifecycle.

The successful candidate will combine strong U.S. indirect tax technical knowledge and construction industry experience with the ability to independently manage complex projects, conduct and document technical taxability analyses, develop team members, improve processes, and translate tax requirements into practical business solutions.

• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Manage the company’s U.S. sales and use tax compliance processes, including returns, payments, reconciliations, and related reporting.
• Oversee the preparation and review of sales and use tax returns and ensure filings and payments are completed accurately and timely.
• Manage use tax accrual processes and identify transactions requiring self-assessment of tax.
• Review sales and use tax accounts, accruals, and reconciliations and support financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and controls supporting indirect tax compliance and reporting.
• Coordinate with external service providers supporting compliance activities, as applicable.
• Escalate significant compliance issues and exposures to the Indirect Tax Director.

• Lead and perform detailed sales and use taxability reviews of purchases, sales, services, materials, equipment, rentals, and other transactions across applicable U.S. jurisdictions.
• Research state and local statutes, regulations, administrative guidance, rulings, and other authoritative sources to determine appropriate tax treatment.
• Analyze taxability based on the nature of the transaction, jurisdiction, customer or vendor, contract terms, project type, and use of the property or service.
• Develop and document technically supportable taxability positions and recommendations.
• Maintain and update taxability matrices, decision frameworks, and other guidance used by Procurement, Accounts Payable, Billing, Operations, and project teams.
• Review transaction populations and purchasing categories to identify inconsistent tax treatment, over payments, underpayments, and potential areas of exposure.
• Provide guidance regarding appropriate tax coding and tax determination rules within ERP and tax technology systems.
• Monitor changes in state and local tax laws and update taxability positions and internal guidance accordingly.

• Provide technical analysis and guidance regarding exemption and resale certificates, including when certificates may appropriately be issued to vendors or accepted from customers.
• Evaluate eligibility for resale,…