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Pearson is hiring a Lead Specialist - Tax to lead oversight of US indirect tax across Pearson's US legal entities. The Lead Specialist manages outsourced compliance delivery, state and local tax audits, exemption certificates, and indirect tax accounting while advising on product taxability and nexus questions. The role also partners with Technology on Vertex-related requirements and monitors VAT/GST exposure for US entities operating internationally.

Oversee sales and use tax returns, reconciliations, filings, and payments across multiple entities
Manage outsourced compliance providers and annual personal property tax filings
Lead state registrations, nexus determinations, business licensing, and exemption certificate programs
Provide practical guidance on product taxability, customer queries, and operating-model changes
Manage indirect tax accounting, including reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting
Lead state and local tax audits and represent Pearson with tax authorities and auditors
Partner with Technology on Vertex requirements, tax logic, and process optimization
Salary range: $110,000-$120,000; United States, remote, based in Bloomington, MN

Lead Specialist - Tax Full Description

Position: Lead Specialist, Tax (also known as Indirect Tax Manager; Sales & Use Tax Manager; State and Local Tax Manager)

Employer: Pearson — Group Tax

Location: United States, remote — Bloomington, MN territory (requires working-hours overlap with UK-based Manager and global tax colleagues)

Salary: $110,000 - $120,000, plus annual incentive program eligibility

Pearson is seeking an experienced US indirect tax professional to lead and oversee sales and use tax activity across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions. This is an autonomous, manager-level individual contributor role within Group Tax, combining multi-state sales and use tax compliance governance, audit management, practical advisory support and technology-enabled improvement.

The role manages outsourced compliance delivery, state and local tax audits, exemption certificates, registrations, business licenses and indirect tax accounting, and provides practical advice on product taxability, nexus, customer questions and evolving business models. It works closely with Finance, Technology, Legal, Operations and commercial stakeholders, helping translate tax requirements into effective system and process changes, including Vertex-related requirements, while monitoring VAT/GST exposure for US entities operating internationally.

What You'll Do:

Oversee accurate and timely sales and use tax returns, reconciliations, filings and payments across multiple entities and jurisdictions
Manage outsourced compliance providers and annual personal property tax filings
Lead state registrations, de-registrations, nexus, business licensing and exemption certificate programs
Provide practical guidance on product taxability, customer queries, new initiatives, sales channels and operating-model changes
Manage indirect tax accounting, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, financial reporting and supporting documentation
Lead state and local tax audits and represent Pearson with tax authorities, auditors, advisers and service providers
Partner with Technology on Vertex requirements, tax logic, testing, tax-code maintenance and process optimization
Monitor and manage relevant global VAT/GST registrations, filings, reporting and e-invoicing obligations for US entities

What We're Looking For:

Deep technical knowledge of multi-state US sales and use tax
Experience overseeing high-volume, multi-jurisdiction compliance, ideally in a large corporate environment
Strong state and local tax audit experience, including information requests, documentation and audit defense
Experience managing outsourced providers, external advisers and finance or shared-service teams
Indirect tax accounting experience, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries and balance-sheet controls
Comfort with ERP-connected tax engines; Vertex experience is highly beneficial
A self-starting approach and confidence operating independently in a remote environment

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