Indirect Tax Manager — Multi-State Compliance & Automation

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; Cypress (CA); On-site; 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

Flexible work schedule (4 days on-site

one day remote)

Job summary

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (YMFC) seeks an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to lead multi-state tax and outsourced property tax compliance across its leasing and protection products businesses.

The role collaborates with accounting, leasing operations, extended services teams, and external vendors to drive accuracy, controls, and process improvements while maintaining audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise indirect tax compliance staff responsible for sales, use, and property tax compliance activities.
• Oversee 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

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel

Vertex

Multi-state tax

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

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

CPA designation

Tools

Odessa

SAP

D365

Job description

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (YMFC) seeks an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to lead multi-state tax and outsourced property tax compliance across its leasing and protection products businesses.

The role collaborates with accounting, leasing operations, extended services teams, and external vendors to drive accuracy, controls, and process improvements while maintaining audit readiness and regulatory compliance.