Tax Contractor (Indirect & International Tax) – Part Time
Overview
A fast-growing, global consumption-based SaaS organization is seeking an experienced, hands-on Tax Contractor to strengthen its tax operations during a period of continued international growth. This role will focus primarily on indirect and international tax, including assessing sales and use tax, VAT, and GST exposure; coordinating required registrations; and ensuring customer contracts, order forms, and billing reflect appropriate tax treatment.
The contractor will also support domestic and international income tax compliance, year-end tax activities, audit preparation, and additional tax initiatives as needed. This is an opportunity for a Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manager to work independently, collaborate with finance and billing stakeholders, manage external tax advisors, and establish practical processes that can transition to a future permanent tax leader.
Part-time work is preferred, averaging approximately 20 hours per week, with flexibility based on project needs. Candidates available for full-time hours may also be considered.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Experience at the Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manager level
- Strong indirect tax experience, including sales and use tax, VAT, and GST
- Substantial international tax experience, including cross-border tax exposure assessments
- Ability to evaluate whether tax registrations are required in additional jurisdictions
- Experience coordinating country-specific registrations with external tax advisors
- Knowledge of tax considerations in customer contracts, order forms, and billing, including:
- Tax allocation
- Gross-up provisions
- Withholding language
- Invoicing requirements
- Experience supporting year-end tax compliance and tax-related audit requests
- Experience with indirect tax filings, reconciliations, exemption certificates, tax notices, and related remediation activities
- Ability to support refund claims, voluntary disclosures, and other corrective tax projects
- Familiarity with international tax matters such as permanent establishment, withholding tax, and cross-border structuring
- Ability to oversee outsourced R&D tax and transfer pricing projects
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working directly with transaction-level data and financial systems
- Experience managing external tax advisors and translating recommendations into actionable next steps
- Ability to work independently while building processes within an evolving internal tax function
- Clear communication, strong organization, and the ability to manage multiple projects on a flexible schedule
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience supporting a technology or SaaS organization with international operations
- Familiarity with indirect tax considerations related to customer contracts and order forms
- Experience with Anrok
- Familiarity with QuickBooks Online, Rillet, and Stripe
- Experience establishing tax calendars, documentation, controls, and repeatable processes
- Experience supporting organizations preparing for public-company readiness
Preferred Education and Experience
- Several years of progressive tax experience, including Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manager-level responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience across indirect tax, international tax, tax compliance, and tax advisory projects
- Relevant education or professional credentials in tax, accounting, finance, or a related discipline are beneficial; specific degree or certification requirements were not provided
Other Requirements
- Schedule: Part-time preferred, averaging approximately 20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling based on project needs
- Full-time consideration: Candidates available for full-time hours may also be considered
- Engagement duration: Part-time work is expected to continue through February. Full-time engagements are expected to last approximately 1–2 months. Extensions may be possible based on project needs and the timing of a permanent tax hire.
- Workload: Hours may be higher early in the engagement during the exposure assessment, registration activities, year-end work, and audit preparation, then taper as processes stabilize
- Systems environment: The organization is transitioning from QuickBooks Online to Rillet; historical information and other project work may require access to QuickBooks Online
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with internal finance, billing, and tax stakeholders, as well as external tax providers
- Work arrangement: Remote, onsite, or hybrid expectations were not specified in the provided details
- Scheduling consideration: Work should be planned around the organization’s scheduled closure from 12/21 through 01/03
