Indirect Tax Manager – Cambridge, MA.
As an Indirect Tax Manager, you will leverage your analytical and technical skills to ensure compliance with Indirect Tax and support the accounting function. Based in Cambridge, MA you'll be part of the Group Tax Function and will be expected to manage high-volume health technology businesses across the U.S. This role requires urgency, accuracy, and the ability to build strong networks within Philips and with external partners, driving superior results and exceeding team goals.
Your role:
Serve as the primary consultant for indirect tax matters, ensuring compliance with state and local laws across sales/use tax, personal property tax, gross receipt tax, unclaimed property, and business licenses.
Manage third-party vendors and collaborate with business units to oversee tax filings, maintain accurate provisions, and support audit processes.
Review and reconcile monthly tax accruals, ensuring accurate reporting, compliance with KPIs, and proper nexus analysis and registrations.
Support tax audits, prepare projections for accruals and payments, and verify taxability on sales and purchases.
Optimize ERP systems for indirect tax compliance, research and document tax issues, and maintain SOX-compliant processes for exemption certificates and transaction tax developments.
You're the right fit if:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience listed above is required. MST and/or CPA/CMI preferred., knowledge of SAP and Vertex O Series preferred.
5+ years of experience in a large corporate environment is required. Public experience is preferred.
Knowledge of HRS Pro Unclaimed Property software, experience with Unclaimed Property required and knowledge of US Indirect tax laws/regulations.
Able to work under critical time constraints and excellent analytical, organization, planning and communication skills.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office role.
About Philips
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Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in MA is $86,240.00 to $147,840.00
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA.
This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.