Role Description
Tax Manager - combination of overall support for the HubSpot Tax team, with a key focus on indirect tax transformation. The role will focus heavily on indirect tax process optimisation, advising through adopting the latest indirect tax technologies and will be a key member of business GTM initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
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Oversee the optimization of indirect tax data management, analytics, and reporting tools.
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Lead the selection, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of indirect tax technology solutions supporting compliance, reporting, determination, and operational scalability.
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Establish and maintain indirect tax data governance standards, ensuring data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems and reporting processes.
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Act as a bridge between Indirect Tax, Engineering, Finance Systems, GTM, and external consultants, ensuring effective technology adoption and scalable process design.
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Serve as a key indirect tax stakeholder for new GTM motions, product launches, billing changes, and strategic business initiatives by assessing indirect tax implications and defining required system and process changes.
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Partner with Finance Systems, Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure indirect tax requirements are incorporated into ERP, billing, procurement, and quote-to-cash workflows.
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Review and document key indirect tax processes, identify automation opportunities, and define scalable technology solutions to improve operational efficiency.
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Monitor global indirect tax regulatory developments including e-invoicing, CTC, SAF-T, and digital reporting requirements, ensuring systems and processes remain compliant and scalable.
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Ensure proper configuration, governance, and ongoing optimization of indirect tax determination engines and related reporting systems.
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Ensure proper configuration and maintenance of e-invoicing, digital reporting, and indirect tax data exchange solutions.
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Streamline and automate indirect tax return preparation, reconciliation, validation, and submission processes.
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Develop scalable controls and monitoring processes to proactively identify indirect tax risks, data anomalies, and compliance gaps.
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Evaluate and leverage AI-enabled tax technologies and intelligent automation opportunities to improve scalability, accuracy, and operational efficiency.
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Partner with stakeholders to optimize indirect tax workflows, minimizing indirect tax team manual effort and mitigating compliance risks.
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Provide training and guidance to internal teams on indirect tax technology tools and automation best practices.
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Stay informed on emerging indirect tax technology trends, regulatory developments, and innovation opportunities.
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Support indirect tax compliance, audit readiness, and controversy management through scalable technology, data, and process improvements.
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Support with special tax projects as they arise.
Qualifications
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Bachelorโs degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
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6+ years of experience in indirect tax technology, indirect tax operations, or a related role.
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Professional certifications such as CPA, CTA, ACA or ACCA depending on location (required).
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Strong understanding of global indirect tax regulations including VAT, GST, sales tax, e-invoicing, Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC), SAF-T, and digital tax reporting requirements.
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Hands-on experience with tax engines (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE) and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
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Strong analytical and technical skills including SQL, tax data analysis, and visualization tools such as Looker, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx.
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Experience with workflow automation, intelligent process automation, AI-enabled tax technologies, or related operational efficiency initiatives.
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Familiarity with APIs, middleware, systems integrations, and interconnected finance technology ecosystems.
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Experience with tax data governance, transactional data quality, and process standardization initiatives.
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Strong project management and stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross-functional global initiatives.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate tax and regulatory requirements into scalable technology solutions.
Benefits
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Annual Cash Compensation Range: $106,000 โ $170,000 USD.
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Base salary, on-target commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets under HubSpotโs bonus plan for eligible roles.
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Participation in HubSpotโs equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs).
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Eligibility for overtime pay for some roles.
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Flexible work arrangements and a focus on building strong connections with your team and peers.