[Remote] Sr. Tax Accountant (Indirect)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HighLevel is a company focused on providing innovative solutions in the finance sector, and they are seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to oversee compliance and filing of various tax returns. The role involves optimizing tax software, monitoring tax laws, supporting audits, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure tax compliance as the company grows.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end preparation, review, and timely filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual domestic sales & use tax and international VAT/GST returns, business licenses and property tax filings
• Serve as the internal contact for tax software configurations; proactively maintaining and refining indirect tax calculation and reporting systems to provide seamless, automated workflows for the organization
• Monitor and analyze domestic and international tax laws regarding digital goods, SaaS, and economic nexus to ensure proactive compliance as HighLevel expands
• Support the team through indirect tax audits by efficiently managing IDRs and partnering with leadership to advocate for and defend established tax positions
• Prepare and review monthly tax accruals and perform balance sheet reconciliations for indirect tax accounts within NetSuite
• Oversee the collection, validation, and maintenance of customer tax exemption certificates
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Billing and Legal teams to evaluate the taxability of new product rollouts, software features, and bundle offerings

Skills

• 5 years of progressive experience in indirect tax (Sales & Use, VAT, GST), preferably with a mix of public accounting and corporate experience
• Strong familiarity with software-as-a-service (SaaS) taxability rules, digital products, and sourcing rules
• Experience managing tax calculations and reporting within tax software systems and NetSuite ERP
• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation) and the ability to handle massive, high-volume transactional datasets
• Ability to identify and spearhead opportunities to leverage AI-based tools to streamline and automate processes and surface insights
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Ability to pivot quickly when priorities change and navigate fast organizational growth as an exciting challenge rather than a roadblock
• Proven track record of digging into data to not only identify tax issues but actively propose and execute automated solutions
• Skilled at translating complex tax regulations into plain English for non-finance stakeholders, alongside strong documentation skills for future reference and audit support
• Knowledge of Stripe Tax
• CPA designation or Master of Taxation degree

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