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Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Value Added Tax Manager - Value Added Tax

Full-Time
$116.2k - $237.4k/yr+ Discretionary annual incentive
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, JD
Chicago, IL, USA
HybridCo-locate in Chicago 2-3 days per week; on-site days required.
ConsultingFinancial & Transaction Advisory

About the job

Requirements
  • Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business-related field
  • 5+ years of general tax experience, preferably with at least 3 years focused on indirect taxes, including VAT/GST and similar transaction-based taxes
  • Proven extensive technical expertise within the field of indirect taxes
  • Experience in indirect tax automation (ERP or tax engine)
  • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
  • Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • One of the following accreditations obtained: Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA; If not CPA eligible: Licensed attorney; Enrolled Agent; CTA (UK); ATT (UK); ATT VAT foundation course (UK); foreign equivalents to the above UK certifications; OneSource Indirect Tax Certification, Vertex; Other tax technology vendor certifications for implementations (e.g. Oracle, SAP)
Responsibilities
  • Advise U.S. and foreign multinational companies on the indirect tax implications of their international operations
  • Work with VAT/GST and other similar transaction-based taxes
  • Work directly with clients and liaise with indirect tax colleagues in Deloitte’s global member firm network.
  • Direct complex tax research, formulate tax-planning strategies, and perform tax reviews
  • Help integrate indirect tax planning into our client’s overall business strategy, helping them comply with complex international indirect tax requirements in connection with, for example, a merger or acquisition, a global ERP implementation, maintaining compliance with multi-jurisdictional business transactions, or streamlining a multinational supply chain.
  • Help clients reduce costs and manage tax compliance risk while increasing confidence that nothing has been missed
  • Work with technology-based compliance management solutions
  • Supervise Senior and Tax Consultants
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with an accountancy firm, consultancy practice, law firm, or large tax department of a multinational company
  • An advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM
  • Prior supervisory experience
  • A proven track record handling indirect tax issues, regulations, disputes, audits, and rulings
  • Experience in supply chain restructuring, data analytics, or compliance
  • Familiarity with the tax consulting process and the effective diagnosis, solution, development, and implementation of clients' tax needs
  • Excellent research and oral and written communication skills
  • Strong project management, coordination, and presentation skills

About the company

Deloitte audits companies and advises businesses and governments on tax, technology, and risk, and it is one of the Big Four, the world's four largest accounting firms. In 1849 its founder became the first independent auditor of a public company, Britain's Great Western Railway. Its auditors check companies' financial reports for errors and fraud before investors rely on them, while its consultants design strategy, install business software, and defend clients against cyberattacks. Clients pay fees for each audit or project, and each country's Deloitte firm is a separate business owned by its local partners. Deloitte was founded in London in 1845 and is based in New York.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$17.1M

Headquarters

Madrid, Spain

Founded

1845

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What believers are saying

  • Growth keeps hiring going: revenue rose 5.7% to $74.5 billion and staff neared 500,000 in the year to May 2026.
  • AI is part of the job: in October 2025, Deloitte opened the Claude assistant to 470,000 people, Anthropic's largest rollout.
  • Making partner pays off: Deloitte UK's 784 equity partners averaged £1.125 million in profit in the year to May 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Tech consulting is lagging: it grew 2.5% in the year to May 2026, the slowest of Deloitte's four businesses.
  • Back-office benefits are shrinking: Deloitte US will halve parental leave to 8 weeks for internal staff in January 2027.
  • Federal work brings scrutiny: Deloitte agreed to pay $21.5 million in August 2026 over claims diversity targets swayed promotions.

What makes Deloitte unique

  • Deloitte is the biggest Big Four accounting firm: fiscal 2025 revenue of $70.5 billion beat PwC's $56.9 billion.
  • Consulting runs deeper here: Deloitte kept its consultants in 2003 after PwC, EY, and KPMG sold or spun off theirs.
  • Deloitte leads cyber consulting: it took 32% of worldwide security consulting revenue in 2025, research firm Gartner says.

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