Assistant Manager – US Tax

Role overview

The Assistant Manager US Tax is a multi-faceted role reporting to the Senior Manager (US Tax) to support in a variety of challenging and exciting tax areas expected within a dynamic group.

The projects will range across the spectrum of our tax pillars being optimisation risk management and ensuring compliance with Group Tax Policies. This will require an ability to identify risks recommend practical solutions and make decisions based on experience and judgement. The role requires an ability to decide strategy but also understand the detail to work autonomously but also recognise where internal and external input may be needed.

Specifically the role will include state and local use tax sales tax excise tax and related reporting requirements. liaison with Business Units input on supporting any tax audits and supply support for tax modelling and other projects.

The candidate should be results oriented and flexible with the ability to manage multiple projects in a demanding fast-paced environment. To be an essential part of the Tax team it is required to build relationship with local controllers across the US market where tax support is needed and support them in dealing with tax audits in a consistent and effective way.

Job Description:

Key areas of focus and responsibilities

Supporting Senior Manager (US Tax) on:

• The preparation and filing of indirect tax returns including sales and use tax excise tax and other transactional taxes at the federal state and local levels.

• Review and reconcile transactional tax reports to ensure accurate filing of tax returns

• Completes use tax compliance including proper calculation reporting and remittance of use tax in accordance with relevant state and local tax regulations.

• Collaborate with finance accounting and legal teams to ensure proper tax treatment of transactions

• Ensure compliance with various reporting and payment deadlines and manage compliance workflows

• Assist in maintaining tax compliance calendars and schedules for various indirect taxes.

• Prepare and maintain tax documentation and working papers to support internal and external audits

• Leverage technology and other resources to capture efficiencies and technical accuracies.

• Knowledge of Tax Software like Vertex and OneSource will be essential.

• Coordination with Tax Software personnel for issues faced will filing and other software related issues.

Experience Knowledge & Skills
Technical & Professional

• Bachelors degree in accounting or related field

• Four or more years of corporate income tax experience in industry and/or public accounting.

• 4years post qualification with CA/CPA along with EA certification and/or Big 4 experience is preferred but not needed.

• Experience with tax software Onesource

• Extensive relevant record of accomplishment working within large complex global organisations with proven corporate tax experience with an ability to apply their technical knowledge in a practical way.

• Strong accounting & analytical problem-solving skills and quantitative skills and a record of accomplishment for planning doing and auditing work; the ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision-making systematically break down problems or processes into their parts and develop several alternative solutions.

• Strong IT (Information Technology) skills (excel and accounting packages).

• Strong project & change management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at once.

• Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills while being able to discuss detailed technical aspects clearly.
  
  

Commercial

• Commercially astute with a collaborative approach to getting the best outcome aligned to compliance.

• Experience in a fast-paced industry undergoing regular change.

• High Performing Culture

• Creates a positive team environment where people strive to do their best in a fast-paced digital environment.

• Demonstrates continuous learning.

• Confident to develop and keep a high profile with commercial functional and country teams.

• Enthusiastically continues to build on industry knowledge staying abreast of technical changes and trends.

Attributes

• Passionate about working in a busy challenging environment and is adaptable positive and resilient.

• Can do attitude & ability to work effectively in a matrix organisation structure with significant emphasis on collaboration and influence.

• Ability to collaborate with multiple levels of the business and work towards resolution of challenges.

• Highly detail driven with emphasis on accuracy coupled with the ability to see the broader picture.

• Practical and commercial approach

• Flexible and agile thinkingEngaging and relationship orientated hands-on with elevated level of energy and professional skills to function effectively and independently in a demanding fast-paced change-oriented environment

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent