State and Local Tax Manager

About the role

BETA Technologies is seeking a State & Local Tax Manager to build and scale its U.S. tax function. You will lead compliance, reporting, research, planning and risk management across a fast‑moving, technically complex environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead state and local tax compliance activities, including sales & use tax, state income tax, franchise tax and other non‑income tax filings.
• Coordinate tax returns, payments, extensions, reconciliations and supporting documentation with internal teams and external advisors.
• Maintain filing calendars, registrations, nexus analyses, exemption certificates and other critical SALT records.
• Manage relationships with external tax consultants and compliance providers to ensure timely, accurate deliverables.
• Partner with external advisors on tax research, audits, notices, refund opportunities and voluntary disclosures.
• Research and document tax issues such as taxability, sourcing, exemptions, apportionment and multistate matters.
• Advise internal stakeholders on tax considerations for new products, suppliers, contracts and business initiatives.
• Collaborate with Accounting on tax accruals, financial reporting support and audit requests.
• Work with Procurement and Supply Chain to mitigate use‑tax exposure and support exemption opportunities.
• Monitor changes in state and local tax law and assess potential impacts.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Business or related field.
• 5+ years of 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 and knowledge of state income, franchise or business taxes.
• Strong understanding of multistate tax concepts such as nexus, taxability, sourcing, exemptions, use tax and apportionment.
• Experience working effectively with external tax advisors and consultants.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication and project‑management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while collaborating across teams.

Required skills

• Sales and use tax compliance
• State income, franchise and business tax knowledge
• Tax technology platforms such as Vertex, Avalara, ONESOURCE, SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics

What we offer

• Competitive total compensation including base salary $100,000–$120,000 USD, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• On‑site healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, short‑ and long‑term disability and paid parental leave.
• Daily lunch, flight lessons, and a range of additional perks.