Senior Sales & Use Tax Leader (Multi-State & Audits)

Clark Pacific Corporation; West Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Medical FSA

Dependent Care FSA

Employer-paid life insurance

Job summary

Clark Pacific Corporation seeks a Sales and Use Tax Accountant to own the indirect tax function from start to finish, guiding compliance, research, and audit defense for a hybrid construction/manufacturing business.

The role serves as the internal expert on multi-state sales and use tax, collaborating with Accounting, Operations, Procurement, Estimating, Manufacturing, and Project Management to optimize tax outcomes and exemptions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; CPA or CMI preferred.
• 5–7+ years of multi-state sales and use tax experience in construction/manufacturing.
• Experience leading or supervising staff is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sales and use tax function, including compliance, reporting, filings, and reconciliations.
• Ensure timely, accurate filing of multi-state sales and use tax returns.
• Maintain exemption certificates, tax registrations, and tax engine configurations.
• Develop and maintain tax policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Conduct complex multi-state tax research using statutes, regulations, and case law.
• Determine proper tax treatment for furnish-only vs furnish-and-install contracts; apply state rules.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Viewpoint Vista

Avalara

Vertex

Job description

Clark Pacific Corporation seeks a Sales and Use Tax Accountant to own the indirect tax function from start to finish, guiding compliance, research, and audit defense for a hybrid construction/manufacturing business.

The role serves as the internal expert on multi-state sales and use tax, collaborating with Accounting, Operations, Procurement, Estimating, Manufacturing, and Project Management to optimize tax outcomes and exemptions.