Sr Manager Sales and Use Tax

Position Title: Senior Manager Sales and Use Tax
Location: Dallas TX Hybrid

Your role

Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) is looking to add a Senior Manager Sales and Use Tax to its global tax team. The exciting role will play an integral part to indirect transaction tax transformation within Digital Realty.

What youll do

Partner with DLR Tax leadership on identifying process improvement initiatives. Takes the lead in implementing agreed on initiatives. Examples of such initiatives include projects to streamline processes for the companys exemption documentation collection and issuance and refreshing the documentation on established or required basis. Also interfaces with other members of the Tax team concerning improvement initiatives.
Liaison with internal crossfunctional teams to develop integrated exemption documentation compliance to facilitate overall sales and use tax compliance and audit defense processes.
Works with indirect tax leadership and assigned business leaders concerning collection of customer exemption documentation and issuance of vendor exemption documentation review and approval of customer tax credits and the related documentation retention.
Manage activities of functional area through first level managers and specialist individual contributors. Assists with the development of group function department goals performance standards / metrics. Accountable for customer satisfaction programs products employees for assigned area of responsibility.
Researching exemption documentation requirements as needed special projects new acquisitions and coordinating with Tax Leadership.
Maintains current and accurate exemption documentation SOPs.
Responsible for meeting all required deadlines. Maintains current knowledge of tax laws affecting the company. Assists in tax audits and other duties as determined relating to the exemption documentation function.
Partner with indirect tax audit team concerning exemption documentation supporting audit defense and incorporating identified and agreed upon improvements within the exemption documentation processes including updating customer account tax class.
Identify process improvements for the exemption documentation team and work with colleagues to achieve consensus and implement quantitative and qualitative material improvements.
Conduct indepth research of state and local tax regulations and policies assist in taxability matrices updates.
Review tax clauses in customer and supplier contracts and provide recommendations to internal business teams.
Respond to taxability questions from internal and external customers.
Other projects as identified by Tax leadership.

What youll need
To meet the basic qualification for this role you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition to be a good fit for the opportunity you will have:
8 years combined sales tax return prep sales tax research and sales tax audit experience with at least 2 years experience in the real estate industry
Demonstrated knowledge of sales and use tax from a nationwide level including home rule jurisdictions
8 years accounting experience
5 years sales tax documentation experience
8years management experience

Just as important will be the following competencies and characteristics:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities
Solid organizational skills great attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
The ability to achieve goals and work independently as well as to contribute as a team player
Demonstrated competency with tax research software and tools (e.g. CCH RIA Checkpoint Bloomberg TTR)

Preferred but not required:
A masters in taxation/accounting
Big Four experience
Demonstrated competency with Oracle ERPs
Demonstrated competency in Accounting including JEs P&L B/S and A/R impacts

A bit about us
Digital Realty supports the worlds leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL our global data center platform gives customers a reliable foundation for scaling their digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. The size and scale of our business puts us in a unique position to offer customers access to 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries and six continents.

A bit about our Digital Tax team:
Our global tax team works in one of the worlds fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our tax expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international publicly listed organization that is one of the largest publicly listed REITs. From participating in transformational M&A transactions to financial reporting we work together with our global business partners for a leader in the data center industry.

What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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