Manager, US Indirect Tax — Hybrid/Remote Leader

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 109,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Vacation (PTO)

Employee assistance program

ESPP

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager Tax to direct a team focused on US indirect tax compliance, reporting, and strategy. You will coordinate audits, liaise with external providers, and improve tax technology usage to support corporate operations.

The role emphasizes tax research, interaction with tax authorities, and collaboration with Finance to ensure accurate tax accounting and timely payments. Strong leadership and Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in US indirect tax compliance/consulting.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• CPA (optional).
• Proficient in Excel.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Ability to create clear documentation and work-papers.
• Strong prioritization and multitasking.
• Experience leading/managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Directing a team of tax professionals, driving execution across tax compliance, reporting, and strategy while fostering continuous professional development.
• Liaising with external tax service providers, ensuring compliance, managing audits/controversy, exploring tax incentives, and improving tax technology use cases.
• Conducting tax research for a variety of US indirect tax topics (Bloomberg).
• Interacting with tax authorities to resolve notices and/or requests for information and analyzing tax accounts and review necessary reconciliations.
• Interacting with other Finance teams and provide expertise to support financial operations in relation to tax requirements.
• Reviewing indirect tax compliance and review and approve electronic funds transfers (EFTs) to pay taxes that are due.
• Reviewing exemption certificates to ensure the company only pays sales tax to the proper jurisdictions.
• Adopting and contributing to best practice guidelines to drive continuous improvements to processes.

Skills

US indirect tax

Tax compliance

Team management

Excel

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Bloomberg

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager Tax to direct a team focused on US indirect tax compliance, reporting, and strategy. You will coordinate audits, liaise with external providers, and improve tax technology usage to support corporate operations.

The role emphasizes tax research, interaction with tax authorities, and collaboration with Finance to ensure accurate tax accounting and timely payments. Strong leadership and Excel skills are essential.