Senior Indirect Tax Manager: U.S. Compliance & Strategy

McKesson; Irving, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax professional to manage compliance across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, supporting senior leaders and cross-functional teams. You will prepare returns, maintain SOPs, and participate in acquisitions, audits, and system initiatives.

Preferred candidates will have 8+ years of tax experience, strong research and communication skills, and proficiency with Vertex Returns Software and ERPs such as SAP, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years sales tax accounting experience or related sales tax compliance experience.
• Knowledge of U.S. state and local sales and use tax and other transaction taxes.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurately prepares and files sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, and similar tax returns for assigned businesses, including payments, journal-entry support, tax calendar updates, account reconciliations, and retention of supporting documentation.
• Serves as liaison between Tax, Finance, Purchasing, IS, Sales, and assigned business units.
• Participates in projects to streamline tax collection, self-accrual, reporting, reconciliation, remittance, and related controls.
• Assists the Sr. Manager - Indirect Tax, Sr. Director - Indirect Tax, and VP - Indirect Tax with product and service taxability research, acquisitions, audits, tax law changes, system initiatives, and other projects.
• Monitors assigned businesses for changes affecting tax compliance, registrations, or business licenses, and implements approved changes.
• Maintains business license calendars and manages registrations, renewals, amendments, closures, payments, and supporting records.
• Maintains a current log of all tax and business license notices and tracks resolution.
• Supports acquisitions, integrations, separations, and new business activities by coordinating registrations and ongoing compliance ownership.
• Maintains accurate SOPs, desk procedures, control documentation, and backup coverage for assigned returns and business licenses.
• Provides technical guidance, review support, and cross-training, and escalates material compliance, deadline, data, system, or staffing risks.
• Other projects as identified.

Skills

Indirect Tax Compliance

Research & Analysis

Communication Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Deadline Management

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/related field

Master's in Taxation preferred

Tools

Vertex Returns Software

SAP

PeopleSoft

JD Edwards

Job description

McKesson is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax professional to manage compliance across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, supporting senior leaders and cross-functional teams. You will prepare returns, maintain SOPs, and participate in acquisitions, audits, and system initiatives.

Preferred candidates will have 8+ years of tax experience, strong research and communication skills, and proficiency with Vertex Returns Software and ERPs such as SAP, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards.