Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax)

Overview

Support the Tax Centre of Excellence in Bangalore with VAT/GST/SUT compliance activities across global and APAC jurisdictions. The role focuses on invoice validation, tax determination accuracy, discrepancy resolution, compliance reporting, automation and process excellence.

What you'll do

• Support VAT/GST compliances across global regions.
• Analyse and validate compliance data, flagging issues and collaborating with teams to resolve them efficiently.
• Maintain and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders regarding compliance-related matters.
• Ensure adherence to indirect tax processes and update procedures as needed to reflect evolving business requirements.
• Prepare and review month-end reconciliations and journal entries, maintaining comprehensive audit documentation.
• Leverage technology to streamline and automate tax calculations, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Review vendor and customer invoices, validate tax rates and tax codes, and ensure adherence to jurisdictional VAT/GST/SUT documentation requirements.
• Investigate and remediate mismatches between ERP tax postings and statutory positions.
• Support automation initiatives, test system enhancements, improve data quality and drive process excellence for tax operations.
• Manage multiple calendars and meet critical compliance deadlines.

What you'll need

• Degree in finance, accounting, tax, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant indirect tax combined with GST/VAT/SUT accounting experience.
• Core experience with GST and tax accounting.
• Robust knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to analyse large data volumes to identify key insights.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-driven with a critical and positive “can-do” attitude.
• Comfort working with various subject matter experts.
• Knowledge of SAP.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of GVRT.
• Experience in Big 4 indirect tax, a Tax CoE setup or a fast-paced industry, with indirect tax teams preferred.
• Experience supporting tax, finance, or accounting applications.
• Familiarity with software testing methodologies and defect management processes.
• Understanding of system integrations and data flows between enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of ITIL concepts and support processes.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• The preference for this role is to be based out of the Bangalore office, KA-India.
• Work from office all 5 days.
• The position does not currently support individuals who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.