Senior Tax Manager, Indirect & Fuel Excise (Multi-State)

Shell Mobility & Convenience - Timewise; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell Mobility & Convenience - Timewise in Houston, TX is seeking a Tax Manager to lead multi-state indirect tax compliance across fuel excise, sales and use, gross receipts, and related taxes for a large retail and fuel distribution footprint.

You will partner with Finance, Operations, Fuel Supply, Real Estate, Procurement, and M&A teams, provide guidance on taxability, transaction structuring, and tax risk management, and drive process improvements with ERP and tax engines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive indirect tax experience.
• Experience managing multi-state sales and use tax compliance programs.
• Strong experience with fuel excise tax reporting and compliance.
• Experience supporting convenience retail, fuel distribution, or multi-location retail.
• Experience managing state tax audits and regulatory examinations.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, and business expansion initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-state sales and use tax compliance including returns, reviews, filings, and payments.
• Oversee taxability determinations for fuel products, merchandise, foodservice, loyalty programs, gift cards, coupons, promos.
• Ensure registration, nexus, reporting, and remittance compliance across states.
• Manage exemption certificate collection, validation, retention, and audit readiness.
• Monitor state tax laws, marketplace rules, and regulatory developments affecting operations.
• Partner with Operations and Procurement to ensure proper tax treatment of purchases and vendor transactions.
• Lead fuel excise tax reporting, filings, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate with Fuel Supply and Commercial teams on tax implications of new products and structures.
• Support licensing, permitting, and registration requirements for fuel tax across jurisdictions.
• Provide practical indirect tax guidance to operational and commercial teams.

Skills

Multi-state tax compliance

Fuel excise tax

Sales & use tax

Tax research

ERP tax engines

Education

Bachelors in Accounting/Finance

CPA or tax certification

Masters in Taxation

Tools

Avalara

Vertex

PDI

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Shell Mobility & Convenience - Timewise in Houston, TX is seeking a Tax Manager to lead multi-state indirect tax compliance across fuel excise, sales and use, gross receipts, and related taxes for a large retail and fuel distribution footprint.

You will partner with Finance, Operations, Fuel Supply, Real Estate, Procurement, and M&A teams, provide guidance on taxability, transaction structuring, and tax risk management, and drive process improvements with ERP and tax engines.