Indirect Tax Manager

Synergy Search; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Search is conducting a confidential search for a Tax Manager on behalf of a large, well established organization in the government services space. This newly created manager seat focuses on state and local indirect tax, with exposure to income tax and international matters as you grow.

If you are a sharp, hands on indirect tax professional who wants a long term home, real ownership, and a leader invested in your development, this is the seat.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of progressive tax experience, with supervisory exposure.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and lookups.
• Hands-on multistate sales and use tax compliance.
• Strong business license and BPOL experience.
• Property tax compliance knowledge across jurisdictions.
• Fast learner who takes initiative and communicates clearly.
• Looking for a long-term role to grow into a leadership position.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review high-volume monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax filings across many states.
• Make taxability calls directly from raw ERP transaction data.
• Own business license and BPOL compliance: determine where licenses are needed, register, and track renewals.
• Run property tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including assessment review and payments.
• Review the work of two tax accountants and cover for the Tax Director when needed.
• Support income tax season with pro formas, trial balances, and state apportionment data.
• Lead state and local audit responses and documentation.
• Research emerging state, local, and international issues and advise leadership.
• Build smarter workflows that cut manual effort and improve accuracy.

Skills

Tax experience

Advanced Excel

Multistate tax

BPOL experience

Property tax

Quick learner

Growth mindset

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Location: Northern Virginia (Hybrid 2-3 days in office per week)

Compensation: $135K to $160K base, with a strong benefits package

The Opportunity

Synergy Search is conducting a confidential search for a Tax Manager on behalf of a large, well established organization in the government services space. This is a newly created manager seat focused on state and local indirect tax, with exposure to income tax and international matters as you grow.

If you are a sharp, hands on indirect tax professional who wants a long term home, real ownership, and a leader invested in your development, this is the seat.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Newly created role. You step into a brand new manager position with room to shape how it runs.
• Path to grow. Clear runway for promotion and the potential to build a team as the function expands.
• Broad scope. Sales and use, business licensing, property tax, and income tax support across a large, multistate footprint.
• A leader who teaches. You partner directly with the Tax Director, who is committed to hands on training, including on the income tax side.
• Sustainable pace. Busy at month end and during income tax season, steady the rest of the year.
• Process ownership. Bring efficiency and automation ideas to a high volume compliance function and see them implemented.

What You Will Own

• Prepare and review high volume monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax filings across many states
• Make taxability calls directly from raw ERP transaction data
• Own business license and BPOL compliance: determine where licenses are needed, register, and track renewals
• Run property tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including assessment review and payments
• Review the work of two tax accountants and cover for the Tax Director when needed
• Support income tax season with pro formas, trial balances, and state apportionment data
• Lead state and local audit responses and documentation
• Research emerging state, local, and international issues and advise leadership
• Build smarter workflows that cut manual effort and improve accuracy

What You Need

• 5 to 10+ years of progressive tax experience, including review or supervisory responsibility
• Advanced Excel: pivot tables, lookups, and working confidently with large, manual datasets
• Hands on multistate sales and use tax compliance, preparing and filing returns yourself
• Strong business license and BPOL experience across multiple counties and cities
• Property tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• Quick learner who takes initiative and can clearly walk through their own work
• Looking for a long term role to grow into

What Sets You Apart

• Income tax provision, pro forma, or state apportionment experience is a plus
• Experience with a sales tax engine or a government contracting ERP
• International exposure such as VAT or permanent establishment research
• Government contracting industry background

About Synergy Search

Synergy Search is a finance and accounting executive search firm where every recruiter has an accounting background. All inquiries are handled confidentially.