Tax Manager, Indirect

Navan is hiring an Indirect Tax Manager to join our tax team. We are a small team that works collaboratively.  We are always learning new things and we are committed to partnering with other teams to solve complex business problems.  The successful candidate will be comfortable solving problems in a fast changing and sometimes ambiguous environment.  You will manage our indirect tax obligations for Europe and the United States, and you will also have many opportunities to work on varying business initiatives such as product launches and global expansion. You will be the subject matter expert for your region and provide detailed documentation in your work products.  The role can be based in our Palo Alto, San Francisco or Dallas office and will report to the Indirect Tax Director. Let’s Go!

What You'll Do

• Manage the indirect tax calendar and work closely with the compliance team to ensure accurate and timely filing of VAT, Sales and Use, and other gross receipts tax returns
• Review monthly tax accruals, reconciliations and journal entries for Indirect Tax accounts.
• Manage a compliance team member who prepares indirect tax compliance projects.
• Work to automate the indirect tax compliance process and manage indirect tax technology 
• Troubleshoot tax engine issues and work with the business systems team to resolve
• Review fixed establishment and sales tax nexus positions on a quarterly basis.  
• Keep updated on the development of global indirect taxes rules and regulations
• Review potential tax exposures in accordance with ASC 450, IAS 37, or other local GAAP rules.
• Assist in indirect tax audits in the EMEA and North America regions
• Periodic review of customer facing documents such as invoices to insure regional compliance and contracts to insure the appropriate indirect tax language is included.
• Work with the product and engineering teams to provide indirect tax requirements
• Work with customer service teams to provide comms to the customer regarding VAT and sales tax 
• Support business expansion needs, including research on tax requirements, obligations in new markets and obtaining new tax registrations and licensees.
• Assist in building efficient internal controls and processes for completeness and accuracy.

Who You Are

• Minimum of 5-7 years of indirect tax related work experience.  Experience in the travel industry is a plus.
• Experience in VAT and/or US Sales Tax tax compliance and principals.
• Ability to communicate complex tax concepts with cross-functional groups that may not understand tax and/or finance.
• Excellent tax research ability. 
• Strong project management skills, attention to detail, ability to drive work and process improvements.