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Salary: USD 100,000 - 120,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is seeking a State & Local Tax Manager to build and scale the company's U.S. state and local tax function. This role will lead key aspects of state and local tax compliance, reporting, research, planning, and risk management across BETA's growing operations in electric aviation.
You will lead state and local tax compliance activities, including sales and use tax, state income tax, franchise tax, business tax, and other applicable non-income tax filings. You'll coordinate tax returns, payments, extensions, reconciliations, notices, and supporting documentation with internal teams, external service providers, and tax advisors. Responsibilities include maintaining filing calendars, registrations, nexus analyses, exemption certificates, and other critical SALT records.
You will manage relationships with external tax consultants and compliance providers, ensuring deliverables are timely, accurate, well documented, and aligned with BETA's business needs. You'll partner with external advisors on technical tax research, state and local tax audits, notices, refund opportunities, voluntary disclosures, and other tax matters. You'll research and document tax issues involving taxability, sourcing, exemptions, use tax, apportionment, state income tax, and other multistate matters.
You will advise internal stakeholders on tax considerations related to new products, suppliers, operations, contracts, incentives, and business initiatives. You'll partner with Accounting on tax accruals, financial reporting support, audit requests, and documentation of significant tax positions. You'll work with Procurement and Supply Chain to identify and mitigate use-tax exposure, improve vendor tax treatment, and support exemption opportunities. You'll monitor changes in state and local tax law with external advisors and assess potential impacts to BETA's operations.
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation with a mission to positively impact the environment. The company offers a competitive total compensation package including Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, daily lunch, flight lessons, and additional perks.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant state and local tax experience in a corporate tax department, public accounting firm, or similarly complex environment
• Demonstrated experience with sales and use tax compliance, plus working knowledge of state income tax, franchise tax, business tax, or other non-income taxes
• Strong understanding of multistate tax concepts, including nexus, taxability, sourcing, exemptions, use tax, apportionment, and audit support
• Experience working effectively with external tax advisors, compliance providers, and consultants
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and project-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while collaborating effectively across internal and external teams
• Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and comfort working through ambiguity in a growing organization
ABOVE AND BEYOND QUALIFICATIONS:
• CPA, CMI, JD, MST, or comparable credential
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, technology, or other complex operating business
• Experience with tax technology or systems such as Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms
• Experience in both public accounting and an in-house corporate tax function
• Familiarity with tax considerations related to manufacturing operations, supply chains, capital projects, or multistate expansion
