Senior Indirect Tax Advisor – Sales & Use

FedEx Freight, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FedEx Freight, Inc. is seeking a seasoned tax professional to lead sales and use tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

The role involves managing exemption certificates, conducting tax research, supporting audits, and advising procurement and finance teams to ensure accurate reporting. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years of indirect tax experience, with CPA/ IPT or Master of Taxation preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business, or related field required.
• Five (5) years of relevant sales and use tax or indirect tax experience.
• Experience with sales and use tax return compliance, exemption certificates, and tax audits.
• CPA/ IPT/ Master of Taxation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and review timely monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns in assigned jurisdictions using data and ERP reports.
• Reconcile return data to tax accounts, investigate variances, and support use tax accruals.
• Oversee sales tax bills and payments and monitor deadlines.
• Research taxability of products and services and advise on taxability rules.
• Prepare written conclusions and provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Develop exemption deployment with procurement and track benefits.
• Manage third-party vendor inputs and explore opportunities for insourcing.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend changes to procedures and reporting logic.
• Support tax determination systems, tools, and ERP tax fields for accuracy.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Written communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field

CPA/ IPT/master of taxation preferred

Job description

FedEx Freight, Inc. is seeking a seasoned tax professional to lead sales and use tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

The role involves managing exemption certificates, conducting tax research, supporting audits, and advising procurement and finance teams to ensure accurate reporting. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years of indirect tax experience, with CPA/ IPT or Master of Taxation preferred.