Senior Manager, Tax

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a dynamic team of tax professionals, ensuring accurate application of transaction taxes and regulatory fees at online and 5,000+ brick-and-mortar locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. You will analyze complex tax issues, monitor tax engines, and develop associates across the Sales Tax Operations team.

The role involves rolling out initiatives, researching state/local tax changes, and coordinating with stakeholders to meet Walmart's tax

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Accounting/Tax) is required.
• Experience leading tax teams and projects in a multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Strong knowledge of state and local sales tax law and regulatory changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration of Sales Tax engines for Walmart properties and marketplaces to ensure accurate tax collection.
• Research and communicate legislative changes impacting sales tax, and drive implementation.
• Oversee multiple projects, coordinate with internal/external partners, and deliver on tax obligations.

Skills

Tax regulation research

Stakeholder management

Project management

Team leadership

Sales tax compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Tax

Tools

Vertex O Series

Thomson Reuters OneSource

Job description

Position Summary...

As Senior Manager, you will work with a dynamic team of tax professionals to ensure that Walmart accurately applies transaction taxes and regulatory fees to customers/members shopping online and at our over 5,000 brick-and-mortar Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The transaction scale and scope of complexity of taxation at Walmart will attract individuals who are excited to navigate novel challenges and engaged by intellectually stimulating work. You will also research and analyze complex transaction tax issues, leverage your sales tax engine experience to monitor and apply changes, and lead and develop associates.

About the team: The Sales Tax Operations (STO) team at Walmart is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of transaction taxes and regulatory fees charged to customers and members shopping online and at our brick-and-mortar locations. The STO team performs research and assessments of transactional tax law changes and implements any necessary configuration changes of indirect taxes to thousands of jurisdictions each year. This is a unique opportunity to join the team during an end-to-end tax modernization project and assist in the transformation of the Sales Tax function at an industry leader.

What you\'ll do...

• Lead the configuration of Sales Tax engines for Walmart.com, Walmart Marketplace, and SamsClub.com, including Vertex O Series and Thomson Reuters OneSource to comply with tax rate and rule changes.


• Research legislative changes to state and local sales tax law, analyze the impact, effectively communicate changes, and lead the team to successfully implement those changes.


• Actively participates in the rollout of special initiatives by working with other tax department stakeholders to manage the processes and the projects to meet the company\'s sales tax responsibilities.


• Possess the ability to manage multiple projects, provide direction and support to internal and external partners.