State and Local Tax (SALT)- Sales Tax Compliance Manager

Join Frazier & Deeter and be a part of a rapidly growing Top 50 accounting & advisory firm that has been repeatedly named a Best Firm to Work For, a Best Firm for Women and a Pacesetter firm among U.S. accounting firms. With several offices across the U.S., UK, and India, there is a spot for you!  

We serve clients of all sizes across the United States and the globe, with a suite of services that grow every year. Our growth mindset and entrepreneurial environment translates into variety and opportunity for our people. 

At Frazier & Deeter, we’re committed to training, mentoring, and developing our staff members. With our emphasis on Investing in Relationships to Make a Difference and a Firmwide Focus on Inclusion, we help each other grow in every aspect of life.  

Job Summary:

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end sales and use tax compliance process for multiple clients across various jurisdictions.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual sales tax return cycles, ensuring accurate and timely preparation, review, filing, and payment.
• Review sales tax returns, supporting schedules, reconciliations, and workpapers for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate the complete monthly compliance process, including client data requests, follow-up, data validation, return preparation, filing, payments, and documentation.
• Maintain oversight of filing calendars, deadlines, client accounts, registrations, and compliance requirements.
• Manage sales tax registrations and related state and local account matters.
• Provide sales tax research and consulting support, including nexus analyses, taxability determinations, and taxability matrices, as capacity allows.
• Identify compliance issues, risks, and opportunities and collaborate with SALT leadership on appropriate solutions.
• Help develop and grow the firm's sales tax compliance capabilities, including scalable processes, procedures, tools, and quality-control standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring compliance workflows through technology, automation, and improved data management.
• Supervise, review, and support team members involved in sales tax compliance engagements.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to help develop team members' sales tax knowledge and compliance capabilities.
• Manage multiple client engagements, recurring deadlines, and competing priorities while maintaining high standards for quality and client service.

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA, JD, CMI or Enrolled Agent preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive sales and use tax experience, with meaningful hands-on experience managing sales tax compliance processes.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing multi-jurisdictional sales and use tax returns.
• Strong understanding of the sales tax compliance lifecycle, including registrations, filing requirements, payments, notices, account maintenance, and documentation.
• Experience managing multiple clients, engagements, and recurring filing deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical tax matters to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Strong technology skills, including Microsoft Excel and experience working with sales tax compliance software, tax engines, or related technology platforms.
• Ability to succeed in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.

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