Tax Business Analyst - Indirect Tax
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Expert
Bachelor's
Remote in USA
RemoteUS-based resources only.
AccountingTax Accounting
About the job
Requirements
- At least 10 years of indirect tax experience in sales and use, excise, and/or property tax within a multi-state corporate tax department or tax advisory firm.
- Hands-on experience preparing, filing, and remitting indirect tax returns across many jurisdictions.
- Strong tax data reconciliation skills, including general ledger to return and tax engine to enterprise resource planning reconciliation, exemption certificate management, and advanced Excel.
- Experience managing state and local tax audits, notices, and appeals, and working with external tax advisors.
- Property tax experience in assessment review, valuation analysis, and appeals.
- Working knowledge of an indirect tax engine such as Vertex, Avalara, or Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE; an enterprise resource planning system such as JD Edwards, Oracle, or SAP; and compliance software such as ONESOURCE or Vertex Returns.
- Business analysis skills in requirements gathering, process mapping, documentation, user acceptance testing, and clear written communication.
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, file, and remit sales and use, excise, and property tax returns across multiple state and local jurisdictions, and maintain the filing calendar and remittance controls.
- Maintain, validate, and reconcile tax-relevant transaction data, exemption certificates, fixed asset listings, rates, and rules; keep supporting documentation complete and audit-ready.
- Provide day-to-day indirect tax advice to internal teams including accounts payable, billing, procurement, and sales, and resolve customer tax inquiries involving taxability, exemption certificates, and credits or refunds.
- Manage state and local indirect tax audits end to end; respond to notices and information requests from tax authorities; coordinate with external advisors on audits, appeals, and voluntary disclosures.
- Review assessed property tax valuations for accuracy, identify over-assessments, and lead value challenges and appeals where beneficial.
- Operate the tax engine, enterprise resource planning tax configuration, and compliance and reporting tools; define and test system changes, tax rate and rule updates, and data integrations; document processes and capability gaps.
Desired Qualifications
- CPA, CMI, or similar professional credential.
- Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or distribution industries.
- Experience documenting tax capabilities, Sarbanes-Oxley controls, and process improvements.
- Power BI, Alteryx, or SQL experience for tax data analysis.
About the company
Productiv offers a SaaS management platform that helps large organizations see and control how software is used and spent. It collects data from employee software usage, vendor contracts, and financial systems into a single dashboard to provide SaaS Intelligence for IT, finance, and procurement teams. Its analytics track usage, optimize licenses, manage renewals, and surface shadow IT and underutilized apps to automate procurement workflows and reduce waste. The goal is to help mid-market and enterprise customers rationalize their software portfolios and cut unnecessary costs by providing ongoing visibility and automated portfolio management.
Company Size
11-50
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Productiv solved a real enterprise SaaS-sprawl problem that still hurts finance teams.
- Its category fit remains strong, because SaaS and AI sprawl keep growing.
- Legacy customer logos proved selling into large enterprises was once achievable.
What critics are saying
- Productiv ceased operations August 6, 2026, and cut customer access on August 5.
- The company destroyed production systems, data stores, and backups, eliminating recovery.
- Stretto now handles creditor claims, signaling an insolvency process that can drag months.
What makes Productiv Team unique
- Productiv pioneered employee-usage analytics beyond logins, giving true SaaS engagement visibility.
- It unified contracts, spend, renewal, and usage data for IT, finance, and procurement.
- Blue-chip customers like Uber, Okta, Dropbox, and Zendesk validated enterprise demand.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options