Associate Director - Indirect Tax

Overview

Provide leadership and subject matter expertise for indirect tax activities across India and potentially other markets within the broader regional organization, combining hands-on operational ownership with stakeholder leadership.

What you'll do

• Manage end-to-end indirect tax compliance for India and assigned markets, ensuring timely filings, payments, and statutory reporting.
• Monitor tax obligations, compliance risks, and controls while maintaining robust documentation and audit readiness.
• Provide indirect tax expertise, manage advisor relationships, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive compliance, process improvements, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Support accurate indirect tax accounting and reporting in compliance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and company tax policies.
• Maintain effective indirect tax controls and governance by monitoring compliance, documentation, and process adherence.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement of indirect tax processes and controls across assigned markets.
• Support indirect tax audits, reviews, and controversy matters by coordinating with tax authorities, external advisors, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assess business impact, and drive appropriate compliance actions.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of indirect tax, tax accounting, compliance, or advisory experience, preferably within a multinational organization and/or Big 4 environment.
• Strong expertise in indirect tax compliance, tax accounting, controls, and multi-jurisdictional tax operations, with experience managing external advisors and service providers.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to work across Finance, Accounting, Legal, Treasury, Shared Services, and business teams in a global environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/tax technology platforms (e.g., SAP), with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results within tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting indirect tax operations across multiple countries within regional or global tax operating models.
• Experience driving process standardization, transformation, automation, and outsourced/co-sourced tax compliance initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage tax audits and authority interactions, navigate matrix organizations, and translate complex tax requirements into practical business solutions.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• Hybrid-friendly work culture.