US Indirect Taxation - SUT - Pune

Job Summary:

Excellent communication skills with minimum 2+ years of relevant experience in- Sales & Use Tax, US Indirect Taxation.

About the Role.

The Analyst/Sr Analyst position would involve understanding the various transactions on the Sales & use form and file tax returns for US states Must be a supporting member of the compliance team, ensuring client returns are filed timely and accurately on a monthly basis. Work with team and all other tax personnel in order to achieve goals and deadlines, as well as observe monthly processes in order to determine ways that can help streamline output of the team, and the compliance product as a whole.

This position requires the ability to learn quickly to start working independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where attention to detail, analytical skills and strong communication skills are essential. Also, would have to provide exceptional customer support in addition to producing timely and accurate results by way of preparing and filing the Sales & use tax returns.

Job Duties:

• Working on client transaction data for Sales & Use tax return preparation
• 3 - 6 years in multi-jurisdictional sales and use tax preparation and filing
• Candidates will be expected to have worked in a previous Tax Preparation and Filing type function and should be conversant with tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Working as part of a team and reporting directly to the Supervisor you will be expected to achieve set monthly KPIs and proactively charge clients for all extra time provided.
• Should be Customer focused with excellent communication skills to explain and convey information clearly to the clients.
• Collaborate with other teams / members to develop and enhance procedures to capture workflow processes for identified responsibilities and support all Automation possibilities
• Participate in functional area meetings by not only providing feedback on content but also speaking in front of the team on a specific topic.
• Responsible for ad-hoc projects related to tax discipline.
• Analyse and summarize tax information and prepare appropriate reports.
• Perform QA related to comms/sales & use tax content and form changes
• Understanding possible automation areas and partner with Engineering / Product teams
• Reconciliations or other pre/post filing tasks as assigned
• Experience in working with onsite teams/stakeholders
• Ensure up-to-date documentation of Process manuals, SOPs
• Monitor and escalate possible issues and identify opportunities
• Support team for projects in pipeline • Provide status reporting against plans/projects
• Achieving key KPI and billing targets. Follow / Establish strong processes around the Filing tasks across relevant jurisdictions.
• Working closely with colleagues to build trusted client relationships in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Ensure team meets deliverables & deadlines, tracks their progress, and allocate work as needed

What You'll Need to be Successful

Qualifications

• Should be MBA in finance (not required to be from a top B - School)

• Knowledge of Windows, MS Word, MS Excel is a must

• Excellent communication

• Excellent logical and analytical skills

• Excellent Organizational skills

• Team player