Tax Manager (US Sales Tax)

As the Americas Indirect Tax Manager (Senior Tax Analyst), you will report to the Global Head of Indirect Tax to support the preparation of indirect tax returns in the United States of America (and wider Americas).   

You will work with the global finance teams in Vilnius and Denver and external advisors to help Convera meet its Sales Tax, Use Tax, Personal Property Tax and have the opportunity to also widen your remit across Americas VAT & GST compliance obligations, whilst working with our accounting and business teams to advise on indirect tax matters affecting the Americas businesses.  You will work with a high level of collegiality, growing your technical knowledge of US, and North Americas indirect taxes and awareness of global tax systems.   

You will be responsible for: 

• Working with the wider finance team to collate the information needed to prepare Convera’s US indirect tax returns (Sales Tax, Use Tax, Person Property taxes etc.).
• Learn to understand transfer pricing flows and how the operation of these impact on Use Tax (and eventually reverse charge GST/HST mechanisms in North America).
• Monitor and assist with tax payments and other tax administration adjacent to the monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax returns.
• Ensure that any Sales & Use tax suffered by the business is appropriate and that any Direct pay certificates or Sales & Use Tax claims are made and maximised where applicable.
• Learn & understand our accounting systems across AR and AP and how to get tax specific information from them.
• Support the development of tax compliance functionality.
• Contribute to the implementation of ongoing systems development and improvements, and automated tools that impact tax compliance.
• Help collate information relating to US/Americas tax audits and respond to notices from tax authorities.
• Research tax technical issues.
• Assist in advising the business on tax matters- supported by the Global Indirect tax lead. 

 You should apply if you have: 

• Familiarity with accounting standards and a degree in Business Management/ Finance / Accounting or a related topic or tax.
• Minimum 4 years of financial accounting & tax experience.
• Experience in the financial services market would be useful. 
• Good awareness of US Sales and Use Tax (especially in Denver & Colorado)
• Knowledge of Personal property taxes and other indirect taxes preferred- but not essential;
• Accounting knowledge to assist in calculating Sales/Use Taxes and tax accruals.
• Proficiency in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets and perform complex functions) to maximize the efficiency and accuracy of tax processes, reconciliations, and tax return preparation.
• High attention to detail to complete projects and meet deadlines.
• Experience of Oracle and FCCS would be useful but not essential.
• Self-starter with ability to interact with multiple teams and external advisors.
• Good level of spoken and written business English. 

About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. We leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers, which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

• Market competitive monthly gross salary
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work. This is a 100% Remote role!
• Paid holidays, time-off, and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption)
• Paid volunteering opportunities

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.