Indirect Tax Manager

About the role

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (YMFC) is the financial services arm of Yamaha, providing financing, leasing, and protection products for powersports and marine products. Cypress, California serves as the headquarters for Accounting, Compliance, Treasury, Legal, Vendor Management, and Data & Technology, supporting operations across North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. This role leads all aspects of sales and use tax compliance and outsourced property tax compliance for finance, leasing, and protection products businesses, serving as a key tax resource for Yamaha leasing operations and Yamaha Extended Service operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise indirect tax compliance staff responsible for sales, use, and property tax compliance activities.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and timely filing of multi-state sales and use tax returns for leasing and Yamaha Extended Service operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable state and local tax regulations while maintaining accuracy and strong internal controls.
• Partner with accounting, leasing operations, extended services teams, and external vendors to address indirect tax matters and improve compliance processes.
• Manage external service providers responsible for preparing and filing property tax returns and coordinating timely property tax payments.
• Oversee the Company's property tax compliance requirements and identify opportunities to enhance outsourced compliance processes.
• Determine appropriate sales and use tax treatment for leasing and extended service arrangements, including distinctions between operating leases and finance/conditional sales-type leases.
• Manage customer exemption certificate processes and ensure proper documentation is obtained, maintained, and retained.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and best practices across tax-related systems and workflows.
• Support tax compliance and operational initiatives involving Odessa, Vertex, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), and other proprietary YMFUS systems.
• Maintain a strong focus on audit readiness, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, taxation, or a related field.
• 6–8 years of accounting and sales tax compliance experience.
• 1–3 years of leadership or people management experience.
• Experience working in a multi-state tax environment.
• Strong knowledge of sales and use tax compliance and indirect tax regulations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical, data mining, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with sales tax automation tools such as Vertex.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

• CPA designation.
• Big 4 or large regional public accounting firm experience.
• Experience in financial services, consumer finance, automotive leasing, or a related industry.
• Experience with leasing platforms such as Odessa.
• Experience supporting extended service or warranty business operations.
• Familiarity with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365).

Benefits

• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Fertility Benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Long-Term Disability
• Student Debt Repayment Benefits
• Ability to borrow Yamaha product

Pay

The pay range for this position is $90,000 – $106,000 per year. Base pay is dependent on job-related experience and is part of Yamaha's Total Reward Program.

Schedule

Flexible work environment with four days on-site and one day remote.