Kansas City, MO · Tax Manager at Twitch

Making sense of tax across borders, platforms, and jurisdictions.

I'm a tax professional with nearly a decade of experience in indirect tax — from state and local sales tax to international VAT, digital service taxes, and GST. I currently lead indirect tax at Twitch, managing global compliance, audit support, and tax system implementation.

Experience

Twitch

Tax Manager — Indirect Tax

Jul 2024 – Present · Remote

Leading indirect tax compliance across U.S. and international jurisdictions including sales tax, VAT, digital service taxes, and GST. Oversee Vertex O-Series configuration, support audits, and partner with internal teams on tax legislation and system implementation.

Twitch

Senior Tax Analyst — Indirect Tax

Nov 2022 – Jul 2024 · Remote

Managed monthly reconciliation of transaction and revenue reports, supported foreign and domestic tax audits, and provided guidance on evolving tax legislation to business and revenue partners.

Black & Veatch

Senior Tax Analyst — Sales Tax

Mar 2021 – Nov 2022 · Overland Park, KS

Prepared complex multi-state tax returns, served as SME for Vertex O-Series implementation, researched energy and green energy exemptions, and assisted with contract tax language reviews and dispute resolution.

Black & Veatch

Tax Analyst — Sales Tax

Jan 2020 – Mar 2021 · Overland Park, KS

Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns. Supported audit documentation, tax provision calculations, and process improvement initiatives.

BKD CPAs & Advisors

SALT Consultant

Apr 2019 – Dec 2019 · Kansas City, MO

Researched multi-state sales and use tax issues, identified optimal filing strategies based on economic nexus thresholds, and assisted clients with audits and voluntary disclosure agreements.

Kansas Department of Revenue

Sales and Use Tax State Auditor I & II

Jul 2016 – Apr 2019 · Kansas City, MO

Conducted field audits examining taxpayer financials and records, developed audit plans for complex cases, and promoted voluntary compliance — contributing to significant recovery of unreported tax revenue.

About

I'm a tax professional based in Kansas City with close to a decade of experience in indirect tax — spanning state government, public accounting, engineering, and tech.

My background gives me a rare mix of perspectives: I've been the auditor, the consultant, and the in-house expert. That breadth helps me approach complex tax problems pragmatically and communicate clearly across finance, legal, and engineering teams.

B.S. in Accounting and Finance (Financial Controllership) from Kansas State University.

Areas of expertise

Indirect tax Sales & use tax VAT / GST Digital service tax Vertex O-Series Tax compliance Audit support Tax research 1099 / 1042 reporting Multi-state filing

Making sense of tax across borders, platforms, and jurisdictions.

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