Sr Analyst Indirect tax

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Ready to take full ownership of indirect tax compliance across six of Asia-Pacifics most complex and varied tax regimes Elastics Finance team is expanding its indirect tax coverage in the APAC region. We are looking for a Senior Indirect Taxes Analyst. This person will manage compliance in Australia China India Japan Korea and Singapore. You will prepare tax returns. You will also perform reconciliations and defend audits. Additionally you will work on improving processes.

• Extract and prepare transaction data from NetSuite. This data helps create indirect tax returns for all six APAC jurisdictions. These jurisdictions are: BAS lodgements for Australia VAT returns for China GSTR filings for India Consumption Tax returns for Japan VAT returns for Korea and GST returns for Singapore.
• Drive timely accurate submissions in coordination with our third-party tax vendor acting as the senior internal point of contact for data technical queries and issue resolution across the APAC portfolio.
• Build and maintain submission packages. This includes schedules. It also includes reconciliations and documentation for sign-off. Make sure these documents meet local filing requirements and internal audit standards in all areas.
• Forecast indirect tax cash requirements across the APAC portfolio in coordination with Treasury ensuring funding is in place ahead of each jurisdictions payment deadline.
• Execute monthly and quarterly reconciliations between indirect tax returns and the general ledger across all APAC entities investigating and resolving discrepancies with finance and AP/AR teams.
• Post indirect tax journal entries accruals reversals and adjustments with complete documentation that holds up under SOX and external audit review.
• Maintain audit-ready records across all APAC filings ensuring every number is traceable back to source for any regulatory examiner.
• Initiate indirect tax payments on schedule across all jurisdictions allocate them accurately and track confirmations to close out each filing cycle.
• Own tax process documentation for the APAC portfolio keeping it current with regulatory changes and driving improvements that reduce manual effort and compliance risk.
• Lead responses to indirect tax audits and authority inquiries across APAC jurisdictions coordinating data pulls and managing external advisors through to resolution.
• Identify and escalate emerging compliance risks or regulatory changes particularly around China e-invoicing reform Japans qualified invoice system and India GST updates ahead of filing deadlines.

• 35 years of indirect tax compliance experience with direct ownership of filings across one or more APAC jurisdictions.
• Solid working knowledge of APAC indirect tax regimes particularly GST (Australia India Singapore) Japan Consumption Tax China VAT or Korean VAT and a proven ability to apply rules accurately under time pressure.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience transforming large ERP data extracts into clean filing-ready datasets.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP system.
• Clear written and verbal English communication skills for a global remote-first finance team spanning multiple time zones.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate timely work across multiple jurisdictions and filing cycles with minimal supervision.
• Sharp analytical instincts and the ability to spot data anomalies or compliance gaps before they reach the filing stage.

• Experience across multiple APAC jurisdictions particularly India or Japans qualified invoice system.
• Exposure to indirect tax technology e-invoicing platforms or ERP automation in an APAC context.
• Background in a multinational technology or SaaS company.
• Familiarity with indirect tax regimes outside APAC such as EMEA VAT or LATAM indirect taxes.

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