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Working within Tax, your mission will be to drive value-added work and support our core retail business goals. Our tax team focuses on all aspects of tax reporting including enhancing productivity and efficiency of core compliance through process and technology, monitoring tax risk and opportunities across all tax disciplines, engaging and educating Finance and the broader organization regarding tax considerations, and prioritizing team resources to support key work streams.
As a Tax Manager in Sales Tax, you will be responsible for taxability research and analysis of Target’s business initiatives. You will leverage your curiosity and passion for indirect tax to ensure the accuracy of the sales tax and fees collected on sales to Guests as well as purchases made by Target.
As a Tax Manager, you will leverage your tax expertise, problem solving skills, and business operational knowledge while working on a wide range of strategic priorities. You will work closely with Target business partners to collect data and leverage your critical thinking skills to evaluate the tax implications and system requirements related to Target’s current and emerging operations. The Tax Manager will also: partner with Government Affairs to research and evaluate tax impacts of legislation; assist with taxability determinations through legal research and drafting clear and concise memos and letter rulings; and support the Sales Tax team in audit and compliance matters. In this role, you will foster your personal development by remaining current with tax law changes, industry trends, emerging risks, and gain unique experiences supporting a meaningful career. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:
- Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. MST or JD a plus
- Minimum 2 years of Indirect Tax experience at a public accounting firm or commensurate experience in a large corporate environment - retail experience preferred
- Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to think critically, identify data patterns and issues to suggest corrective action
- Accountability and ownership of your work
- Experience with CCH, RIA, and/or Avalara
- Experience in using data and analytical tools including Excel, Alteryx and data visualization tools is preferred
- Experience with Vertex and SAP, or similar tax software and general ledger system, is a plus
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
Benefits Eligibility
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Skills Required
- Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- MST or JD
- Minimum 2 years of Indirect Tax experience at a public accounting firm or commensurate corporate experience
- Retail experience
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to think critically and identify data patterns and issues
- Accountability and ownership of work
- Experience with CCH, RIA, and/or Avalara
- Experience using data and analytical tools including Excel, Alteryx and data visualization tools
- Experience with Vertex and SAP or similar tax software and general ledger systems
Target Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Target and has not been reviewed or approved by Target.
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Healthcare Strength — Health benefits are accessible to hourly team members at relatively low hour thresholds and include no‑cost, 24/7 virtual medical care and expanded mental‑health support. This breadth is positioned as a relative strength compared to typical retail offerings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting and options like Roth 401(k) and stock purchase. These features strengthen long‑term savings for a wide range of roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid family leave, backup care, and reimbursements for adoption and surrogacy. These resources complement paid time off and holidays for eligible team members.
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What We Do
Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more. Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.
