Finance and accounting operations
10 sales tax compliance experts
These ten tax professionals have held sales and use tax or indirect tax roles inside operating companies. A reader can learn how in-house teams manage sales tax filings and state audits as a business grows.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alesha Cronkright
LinkedInExperience: Indirect Tax Manager · OneStream Software
Indirect Tax Manager at OneStream Software since 2026, a role the profile says is responsible for U.S. sales and use tax and global VAT compliance, nexus analysis, audit management and indirect tax process optimization. Indirect Tax Analyst at OneStream Software (2024–2026) and Auditor 11 at Michigan Department of Treasury (2013–2014) are also listed.
Erica Owens
LinkedInExperience: Sales Tax Manager · Konecranes
Sales Tax Manager at Konecranes since 2021. The profile describes a Sales and Use Tax Manager with over 25 years of expertise in indirect tax compliance, audit defense and tax technology implementation, including managing tax teams across multiple entities and jurisdictions. Manager, Business Tax at Terex Corporation (1999–2017) is also listed.
Harriet Parker
LinkedInExperience: Sales Tax Manager · Rooms To Go
Former Sales Tax Manager at Rooms To Go (2009–2017), where the profile says this person managed tax staff accountants and managed and implemented a Vertex O series conversion for POS. Sr Indirect Tax Manager at Rooms To Go since 2022 and Tax Technology Manager at Veritiv (2017–2019) are also listed.
Janet K. Goolsby
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Sales & Use Tax Audit · Graybar
Former Manager, Sales & Use Tax Audit at Graybar (2016–2019), and Manager, State Tax Audits at The Home Depot since 2025. The profile describes 20+ years managing and coordinating activities related to the sales and use tax function, mitigating risk associated with state administered sales and tax compliance audits, and preparing and filing sales and use tax returns.
Joshua Roberts
LinkedInExperience: Sales Tax Supervisor · The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
Former Sales Tax Supervisor at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (2014–2018), a role the profile says included managing the sales tax compliance process and the completion of sales tax returns. Indirect Tax Manager at Ingersoll Rand since 2025, where the profile lists sales and use taxes covering compliance, audit and research; Indirect Tax Manager at Lowe's Companies, Inc. (2022–2025) is also listed.
Lisa Bauman
LinkedInExperience: Sales & Use Tax Mgr · Vornado Air, LLC
Sales & Use Tax Mgr at Vornado Air, LLC since 2022. The profile says the role covers overseeing all state tax filings for 47 states as well as audits, and auditing use tax paid to vendors. Sales and Use Tax Accountant at Vornado Air, LLC (2019–2022) is also listed.
Lyn Grey, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Sales and Use Tax Manager · Norstella
Sales and Use Tax Manager at Norstella since 2024; the profile says the role is responsible for overseeing the filing of multi-jurisdictional tax returns, optimizing tax processes and ensuring regulatory compliance for US sales and use tax obligations. Sales, Use and Excise Tax Manager at UPS (2024–2025) is also listed.
Melissa Warren
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Sales and Use Tax Manager · LKQ Corporation
Former Assistant Sales and Use Tax Manager at LKQ Corporation (2012–2020), and Indirect Tax Manager at LKQ Corporation since 2020. For the current role, the profile says this person manages and oversees indirect tax compliance, audits and business licenses, including notice resolution.
Perry Soyebo
LinkedInExperience: Sales & Use Tax Manager · Zep Inc.
Sales & Use Tax Manager at Zep Inc. since 2022, and Indirect tax compliance manager at NCR Corporation from 2009 to 2019. The profile describes over 20 years of expertise in Sales and Use Tax compliance for the US and Canada, including audit management and negotiations and customer tax issue resolutions.
Vernita Herron
LinkedInExperience: Sales & Use Tax Manager · nexAir, LLC
Sales & Use Tax Manager at nexAir, LLC since 2025; the profile says this person drove measurable cost savings through strategic audit oversight, identifying opportunities for exemptions, corrections and compliance efficiencies. Senior Sales Tax Accountant at nexAir, LLC (2021–2025) and Sales Tax Accountant at TruckPro, LLC (2015–2021) are also listed.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's role to your need, since running monthly filings, defending audits and setting up tax software each draw on different experience. Consider the number of states and the type of business you operate, and ask how closely their setup resembled yours.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide when a new state requires registration and sales tax collection?
- 02What does a dependable monthly process for preparing and filing sales and use tax returns look like?
- 03How do you prepare for a state sales tax audit and limit the exposure it finds?
Reaching sales tax compliance experts
How can I contact one of these sales tax compliance experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including OneStream Software, Konecranes and Rooms To Go, based on profile data retrieved on October 3, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach sales tax compliance experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
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