Tax Manager, Sales Tax

About the role

Working within Tax, your mission will be to drive value-added work and support our core retail business goals. Our tax team focuses on all aspects of tax reporting including enhancing productivity and efficiency of core compliance through process and technology, monitoring tax risk and opportunities across all tax disciplines, engaging and educating Finance and the broader organization regarding tax considerations, and prioritizing team resources to support key work streams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for taxability research and analysis of Target’s business initiatives.
• Leverage curiosity and passion for indirect tax to ensure the accuracy of the sales tax and fees collected on sales to Guests as well as purchases made by Target.
• Partner with Government Affairs to research and evaluate tax impacts of legislation.
• Assist with taxability determinations through legal research and drafting clear and concise memos and letter rulings.
• Support the Sales Tax team in audit and compliance matters.
• Foster personal development by staying current with tax law changes, industry trends, emerging risks, and gaining unique experiences supporting a meaningful career.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• MST or JD a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of Indirect Tax experience at a public accounting firm or commensurate experience in a large corporate environment - retail experience preferred.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills.
• Think critically, identify data patterns and issues to suggest corrective action.
• Show accountability and ownership of your work.
• Experience with CCH, RIA, and/or Avalara.
• Experience in using data and analytical tools including Excel, Alteryx and data visualization tools is preferred.
• Experience with Vertex and SAP, or similar tax software and general ledger system, is a plus.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of Indirect Tax experience at a public accounting firm or commensurate experience in a large corporate environment - retail experience preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Legal research and drafting.
• Use of data and analytical tools including Excel, Alteryx, and data visualization tools.
• Experience with CCH, RIA, Avalara, Vertex, and SAP.

Benefits

In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Pay

The pay range is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.

Schedule

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.