Indirect Tax Manager — Flexible Schedule & Remote

Yamaha Motor Corporation; Cypress (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (YMFC) is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to lead all aspects of sales and use tax compliance and outsourced property tax for its finance, leasing, and protection products businesses. This role supports Yamaha leasing operations and Yamaha Extended Service while ensuring multi-state tax compliance.

You will supervise tax staff, coordinate with internal teams and external vendors, and drive process improvements across tax systems, including Odessa and

Qualifications

• Bachelors 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.

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.

Skills

Sales tax compliance

Indirect tax regulations

Multi-state tax environment

Leadership

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tax technology tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, taxation, or related field

Tools

Vertex

Odessa

D365 (Microsoft Dynamics 365)

SAP

Job description

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (YMFC) is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to lead all aspects of sales and use tax compliance and outsourced property tax for its finance, leasing, and protection products businesses. This role supports Yamaha leasing operations and Yamaha Extended Service while ensuring multi-state tax compliance.

You will supervise tax staff, coordinate with internal teams and external vendors, and drive process improvements across tax systems, including Odessa and