Posted 08/17/2026
Job Number: 17523
Sales Tax Consulting Associate
San Jose, California • Remote
Industry: Accounting
Job Category: Accounting
Job Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $80,000 - $120,000 / Annually
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Job Description
Position Title: Sales Tax Consulting Associate
Salary Range: $80,000–$120,000/ Year, DOE, Part-Time: $40–$50/hour
This is an opportunity to build serious sales tax expertise without sacrificing the flexibility and balance that make a career sustainable. A highly experienced, specialized tax consulting firm is seeking a Sales Tax Consulting Associate to support a diverse portfolio of multistate clients with complex sales and use tax needs. This role will work closely with experienced Managers and Senior Managers on nexus analysis, voluntary disclosures, back filings, registrations, research, and compliance while gaining increasing exposure to client relationships. The ideal candidate is a proactive sales tax professional who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment, communicates exceptionally well, and wants to continue building their technical expertise alongside a collaborative, highly experienced team
Responsibilities
- Support Consulting Managers across a portfolio of approximately 20 clients with multistate sales and use tax projects
- Perform sales and use tax nexus analyses and exposure quantification projects for organizations operating across multiple states
- Prepare voluntary disclosure agreements, back-filed returns, and state sales tax registrations
- Conduct detailed sales tax research using CCH, Avalara Tax Research, or comparable tax research applications
- Assist with monthly sales tax compliance and return preparation while handling more complex project-based consulting assignments
- Work with client data across Avalara AvaTax, QuickBooks, NetSuite, and other accounting or tax platforms
- Develop into a trusted client-facing resource by providing accurate work, proactive follow-up, and clear communication
Requirements
- 3–4+ years of direct sales tax consulting experience, ideally at the Associate or Senior Associate level
- Hands-on experience with voluntary disclosures, back filings, sales tax nexus studies, and multistate sales and use tax matters
- Strong sales tax research capabilities with experience using CCH, Avalara Tax Research or similar applications
- Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proactive approach to deadlines, follow-up and client service
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and produce accurate, thoughtful work in a fast-paced consulting environment
Benefits
- Remote-first work environment with exceptional flexibility for both full-time and part-time professionals
- Medical coverage & Life insurance and long-term disability coverage
- Safe Harbor 401(k) contribution
- PTO program with 15 days annually & 11 paid holidays annually
- Discretionary bonus opportunity based on company performance
If you know sales tax, enjoy solving complex multistate problems, and want access to experienced leaders without the traditional consulting grind, apply today and take the next step in your career!
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