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Senior Tax Associate, Indirect Tax

Capital One

Senior Tax Associate, Indirect Tax

full-timePosted: Jul 28, 2026Updated: Aug 27, 2026VA, McLean

Job Description

Senior Tax Associate, Indirect TaxOur Global Tax team is seeking a Senior Tax Associate within our State and Local Tax Team. This position will be primarily responsible for indirect tax compliance for Capital One. This newly created role will be responsible for preparing sales and use tax and other indirect tax returns, preparing journal entries, researching technical issues and responding to indirect tax audit information requests.In this role, you will be an integral member of our Tax team who will be interacting and partnering with Capital One Travel, procurement, accounting, finance and legal functions to manage tax risk, ensure accurate compliance with sales and use tax laws, and support corporate-wide initiatives.The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can work autonomously to meet specific timelines for filing sales and use tax returns. A successful candidate has strong communication skills, attention to details, and a desire for problem solving in a non-routine, dynamic environment.An Ideal Candidate Will Possess:Strong technical knowledge of state and local sales and use tax laws, regulations, and administrative rulesExperience preparing and filing indirect tax returnsAnalytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to identify risk, research and resolve tax issues, identify tax savings and refund opportunities, and work strategically with the key lines of businessWritten and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical matters to other team members and applicable business units and stakeholders in a manner appropriate for the audience Responsibilities:Prepare indirect tax returns for Capital One Travel, including calculating tax in each jurisdiction Prepare monthly journal entries to record sales, use and other local tax accruals, taxes paid and use tax expenseWork closely with business units, finance and procurement functions to coordinate data collection, and ensure timely and accurate tax reportingPartner with the Tax Controversy team to respond to questions from tax auditorsPrepare responses to indirect tax noticesResearch technical indirect tax issues as requiredPrepare tax registrations in new jurisdictionsPrepare the monthly reconciliation of indirect tax accounts and ensure proper documentation is maintained to support tax filings and auditsIdentify and implement process improvements and automation solutions for data collection, indirect tax calculations and indirect tax reportingTravel to other company sites and tax conferences as neededBasic Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree or military experienceAt least 2 years of tax experience in a public company or accounting firm or law firm or a combinationPreferred Qualifications:Masters of Science (MS) in Tax or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)3+ years of indirect tax experience, including experience in the travel industry and addressing hotel, accommodations and lodging taxesDirect experience with sales & use tax reporting and payment engines (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, TR One Source)Experience with invoicing and accounts receivable systems for indirect tax collectionExperience researching sales and use tax laws and advising companies on the impacts of those laws and regulationsDirect experience with the testing and implementation of a sales and use tax reporting and payment engineExperience with Alteryx or other data automation productsExperience with Microsoft Suite or Google Suite At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Tax Specialist Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.comCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Locations

  • VA, McLean

Salary

96,500 - 110,100 USD / yearly

Skills Required

  • public companyintermediate
  • travel industryintermediate
  • sales & use tax reportingintermediate
  • invoicingintermediate
  • testingintermediate
  • Alteryxintermediate
  • Microsoft Suiteintermediate

Required Qualifications

  • Prepare tax registrations in new jurisdictions (experience)
  • Prepare the monthly reconciliation of indirect tax accounts and ensure proper documentation is maintained to support tax filings and audits (experience)
  • Identify and implement process improvements and automation solutions for data collection, indirect tax calculations and indirect tax reporting (experience)
  • Travel to other company sites and tax conferences as needed (experience)
  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience (experience)
  • At least 2 years of tax experience in a public company or accounting firm or law firm or a combination (experience, 2 years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience (experience)
  • At least 2 years of tax experience in a public company or accounting firm or law firm or a combination (experience, 2 years)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters of Science (MS) in Tax or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (degree in tax or certified public accountant)
  • Direct experience with sales & use tax reporting and payment engines (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, TR One Source) (experience)
  • Experience with invoicing and accounts receivable systems for indirect tax collection (experience)
  • Experience researching sales and use tax laws and advising companies on the impacts of those laws and regulations (experience)
  • Direct experience with the testing and implementation of a sales and use tax reporting and payment engine (experience)
  • Experience with Alteryx or other data automation products (experience)
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite or Google Suite (experience)
  • Masters of Science (MS) in Tax or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (degree in tax or certified public accountant)
  • Direct experience with sales & use tax reporting and payment engines (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, TR One Source) (experience)
  • Experience with invoicing and accounts receivable systems for indirect tax collection (experience)
  • Experience researching sales and use tax laws and advising companies on the impacts of those laws and regulations (experience)
  • Direct experience with the testing and implementation of a sales and use tax reporting and payment engine (experience)
  • Experience with Alteryx or other data automation products (experience)
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite or Google Suite (experience)
  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. (experience)
  • The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. (experience)
  • Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. (experience)
  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. (experience)
  • For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com (experience)
  • Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. (experience)
  • Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC). (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Prepare indirect tax returns for Capital One Travel, including calculating tax in each jurisdiction
  • Prepare monthly journal entries to record sales, use and other local tax accruals, taxes paid and use tax expense
  • Work closely with business units, finance and procurement functions to coordinate data collection, and ensure timely and accurate tax reporting
  • Partner with the Tax Controversy team to respond to questions from tax auditors
  • Prepare responses to indirect tax notices
  • Research technical indirect tax issues as required
  • Prepare tax registrations in new jurisdictions
  • Prepare the monthly reconciliation of indirect tax accounts and ensure proper documentation is maintained to support tax filings and audits
  • Identify and implement process improvements and automation solutions for data collection, indirect tax calculations and indirect tax reporting
  • Travel to other company sites and tax conferences as needed
  • Prepare indirect tax returns for Capital One Travel, including calculating tax in each jurisdiction
  • Prepare monthly journal entries to record sales, use and other local tax accruals, taxes paid and use tax expense
  • Work closely with business units, finance and procurement functions to coordinate data collection, and ensure timely and accurate tax reporting
  • Partner with the Tax Controversy team to respond to questions from tax auditors
  • Prepare responses to indirect tax notices

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