Indirect Tax Researcher - Global Trade Compliance (Import/Export)

Avalara is an AI-first company. We expect every engineer, manager, and to actively leverage AI to enhance productivity, quality, innovation, and customer value. AI is embedded in our workflows, and products and success at Avalara requires embracing AI as an essential capability, not an optional tool.

What Youll Do

We are building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make - every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there is an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Research, monitor, translate & interpret the customs duty laws and tariff changes, evaluate the content accuracy, and conclude on landed cost content calculation decisions and actions.
• Maintain existing customs tariff and landed cost content for assigned countries by monitoring customs law changes.
• Maintained accurate, complete, and timely updated customs tariff content.
• Contact customs department to source the customs duty, taxes, and compliance requirements.
• Document research findings in required format and tools.
• Conduct web and subscription service research and be active with all the global trade news.
• Meet monthly deadlines to incorporate research findings into Avalara tools.
• Effectively work and communicate with team members to accomplish specific tasks on a timely, efficient, and productive manner.
• Open to accepting additional responsibilities when required.

What Youll Need to be Successful

• MBA (International Business/Finance)
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
• Foreign language knowledge & translation skill is preferred
• Excellent knowledge of AI tools and their usage
• Excellent logical and analytical skills
• Strong English writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

How Well Take Care of You

• Total Rewards
• In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Health & Wellness
• Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What You Need To Know About Avalara

Were defining the relationship between tax and tech.

Weve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - were a billion dollar business - and were not slowing down until weve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

Were bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture weve designed, that empowers our people to win. Weve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

Were An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company we dont want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.