Tax Compliance Manager

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Position Title:

Tax Compliance Manager
Posting Number: 2025057EP

Working Title:

Tax Compliance Manager
Classification Code 2011 RCW Exemption Criteria 16 - Principal Assistant EWU Position Number E99303 FLSA Exempt - Professional Bargaining Unit None
% Full Time 100
Salary / Wage Range 112AE Salary Information:
The salary for this position is $112,850
Anticipated

Start Date:

1/16/2026
Term of Appointment: 12 months

Location:

Cheney, WA County Spokane

We are currently seeking skilled and team-oriented applicants for the following position:
Tax Compliance Manager. The Tax Compliance Manager provides continual management and implementation of university tax requirements, including tax advisory, planning, compliance, and reporting needs. This position has and continues to develop expert knowledge of the various regulatory issues related to state, federal, and international tax compliance. With ever‑growing complexity in tax regulation and requirements, this position ensures compliance of existing and future laws both within the state, interstate, as well as internationally.

• The Tax Compliance Manager will collaborate closely with functional teams and prepare training resources to continuously improve systems and educate the University community on tax matters. Reporting to the controller, this position operates with a high level of independence and is expected to demonstrate a significant level of acumen, tact, and discretion. The Tax Manager performs as a team player and an experienced technical advise.
• The Tax Compliance Manager is responsible for assuring data submitted in tax documents comply with all university, state and federal requirements. This position communicates verbally and in writing the University’s tax requirements including preparation and delivery of instructional materials and acts as a tax subject matter expert in response to inquiries. This position is responsible for various EWU tax filings and collaboration with other departments including identifying and resolving University tax compliance obligations and many tax reporting functions.
• The Tax Compliance Manager works with outside tax service providers and legal experts to manage contractual relationships for research and compliance requirements related to employment outside of Washington State (i.e., tax home).

In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses.

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Eastern Washington University provides an inclusive, equitable, and transformative learning experience, driving the pursuit of knowledge with affordable academic excellence.
Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state‑funded four‑year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. As the region’s polytechnic, we are recognized for our distinctive approach to hands‑on learning that leads to in‑demand careers. EWU’s 300‑acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington’s second largest city, Spokane.

Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy‑efficient Catalyst building, the SIERR building which is a hub for research, development and advancement of health sciences, and at Riverpoint, a campus shared with Washington State University. In addition, EWU programs can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region…