Strategic Tax Leader — Compliance & Planning

Interstates Companies; Reppert Addition (SD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

401(k)

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

PTO and Holiday Pay

Disability and Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Interstates, a leading electrical, controls, and OT contractor, is seeking a Tax Manager to lead the tax function across federal, state, and local matters. The role involves managing compliance, planning, and process improvements while partnering with Accounting, Finance, and Operations teams nationwide.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of tax experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a CPA (preferred). Location near Interstates offices with travel <10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 5-7 years of related tax experience or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local tax requirements.
• Experience with income, sales and use, property, and other transaction-based taxes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate with internal teams and external tax advisors.
• Experience with tax audits, compliance, and process improvement preferred.
• Experience with tax systems, automation, or reporting tools preferred.
• CPA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the tax function, including processes, priorities, standards, and federal, state, and local tax compliance
• Manage tax return preparation, review, filing, payments, documentation, notices, audits, and related requests
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert for income, sales and use, property, franchise, and other transaction-based taxes
• Partner with external tax advisors and internal teams to support tax compliance, planning, reporting, and risk management
• Develop tax guidelines, decision frameworks, and tools to promote consistency across jurisdictions and business activities
• Monitor tax laws, regulations, and nexus requirements and recommend needed process or reporting changes
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Project Accounting, AP, Supply Chain, Estimating, Payroll, and Operations to ensure accurate tax processes and data
• Support tax accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, audits, and process improvements
• Identify opportunities to improve tax systems, automation, reporting, and document management
• Provide tax guidance and training to internal teams and direction to Tax Specialists, Analysts, and other tax team members

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Multitasking

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

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

CPA certification preferred

Job description

Interstates, a leading electrical, controls, and OT contractor, is seeking a Tax Manager to lead the tax function across federal, state, and local matters. The role involves managing compliance, planning, and process improvements while partnering with Accounting, Finance, and Operations teams nationwide.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of tax experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a CPA (preferred). Location near Interstates offices with travel <10% is expected.