Tax Manager - Indirect Tax

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manage the company’s indirect tax function, including sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, personal property tax, VAT/GST, excise tax, and other transaction-based filings.
2. Oversee the timely preparation, review, filing, and payment of indirect tax returns across applicable jurisdictions.
3. Manage indirect tax audits, notices, voluntary disclosures, exemption certificate reviews, and related tax authority requests.
4. Research and document indirect tax issues, including nexus, taxability, exemptions, sourcing, resale treatment, and marketplace rules.
5. Partner with business units, accounting, legal, IT, and external advisors on indirect tax matters related to operations, contracts, acquisitions, and system or process changes.
6. Maintain and improve indirect tax processes, controls, calendars, reconciliations, work papers, tax matrices, exemption certificate procedures, and audit-ready documentation.
7. Oversee tax technology, ERP tax configuration, rate files, taxability matrices, and automation initiatives supporting tax calculation, reporting, and compliance.
8. Review indirect tax general ledger accounts, journal entries, payment requests, and related monthly and quarterly close activities.
9. Monitor indirect tax developments and communicate relevant impacts to tax leadership and business stakeholders.
10. Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, control enhancements, and data-quality improvements.
11. Manage internal teams and external service providers to ensure compliance with applicable indirect tax laws and filing requirements.
12. Participate in special projects, tax planning, due diligence, integrations, and other ad hoc tax department projects.
13. Perform other duties, assignments and special projects as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelors or better in Accounting, Finance, Taxation or related field required
• CPA, CMI, IPT, master’s in taxation, or other relevant certification preferred
• 5+ years of progressive indirect tax experience in corporate tax, public accounting, or a similar environment
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
• Experience managing indirect tax compliance, audits, notices, registrations, and tax authority correspondence
• Experience with tax technology, tax engines, ERP systems, tax research tools, and data/automation tools; Vertex, Avalara, Alteryx, or Power BI experience is a plus
• Strong knowledge of sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, property tax, VAT/GST, excise tax, nexus, exemptions, and taxability rules
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, including reconciliations, large data sets, and tax risk identification
• Strong project management, organizational communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare and review accurate, well-supported documentation 

Target salary range: $100,000-$125,000

Benefits of Employment

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.

About Us

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit: www.federalsignal.com.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at HR@federalsignal.com. All other applications must be submitted online.