Tax Manager - Indirect Tax

Tax Manager

Ecolab is seeking a dynamic and experienced Tax Manager to join its North America Indirect Tax Team. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with deep expertise in sales and use tax legislation, regulatory compliance, and technology-driven process improvements. The Tax Manager will lead compliance efforts across sales / use tax, property tax, and business licensing, while driving continuous improvement in tax processes, systems integration, and internal controls.

This position plays a critical role in supporting Ecolab's growth and compliance objectives by ensuring timely, accurate, and audit-ready tax outcomes. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally and externally with service providers to implement scalable solutions that enhance operational efficiency and tax accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead indirect tax compliance for multiple U.S. entities, ensuring timely and accurate filings in coordination with external service providers.
• Manage relationships with firms responsible for preparing sales / use tax, property tax, and business license filings.
• Supervise internal tax accountants, overseeing journal entries, tax payments, and account reconciliations using Blackline.
• Drive SAP and Vertex system initiatives, including configuration, testing, and reporting enhancements.
• Monitor legislative changes and proactively identify opportunities for property tax appeals and refund claims.
• Oversee exemption certificate processes in collaboration with the Customer Master Data team.
• Provide expert guidance on the taxability of sales and purchase transactions, including applicable exemptions.
• Support indirect tax audits and lead special projects, such as recovering overpaid taxes.

Qualifications

The base salary range for this position is $117,200.00 - $175,800.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.