Indirect Tax Researcher

What Youll Do

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.

We are looking for a candidate for international e-invoicing domain who is excited about tax research and loves technology!

We are looking for a dynamic, team-oriented person who has demonstrated adaptability to change through periods of growth. You will solve problems and analyzing complex legal e-invoicing & digital reporting and compliance research.

This is your opportunity to join a team at a fast-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company doing what you are passionate about!

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Research, monitor, translate & interpret the tax laws and guidelines, evaluate content accuracy, summarize and conclude on content tax decisions and actions.
• Interpretation & research accuracy is critical to ensure that tax technology solutions meet legal and regulatory standards in relevant jurisdictions
• Assistance with pre-testing of the e-file formats on Tax Authorities websites, offline applications
• Understand how to connect with the Tax Authoritys portals
• Collaborate with tax content research, product management and engineering to implement our solutions
• Document / review findings in each format providing a clear summary of the changes and being able to expand upon request.
• Attention to detail and the ability to work with large datasets is crucial
• Flexible to occasionally overlap work schedule with US/UK timing, as in when needed for collaborative meetings or training

What Youll Need to be Successful

• A bachelors degree, or equivalent, in finance, economics, business administration, law, or accounting with 5+ years of experience in indirect tax in advisory or consulting roles.
• A masters degree in law, economics, finance with 3+ years of experience in International E-invoicing (KSA, Romania, Malaysia, Peppol, UAE for instance)
• Experience with basics of XSD schemas, UBL format and other technical information published by authorities related to E-invoicing
• Analytical skills and legal research experience - for reviewing e-invoicing research, interpreting complex tax regulations, and developing effective tax technology solutions

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.