Tax Accountant – Direct Taxes, Transfer Pricing, Tax Withholdings – 4-6 Years

Overview

Tax Accountant to support the compliance team and internal tax team on corporate tax affairs, tax payments, tax records and tax reporting, joining the Tax Team at Global Payments.

What you'll do

• Support the compliance team to manage the outsourcing of corporate tax affairs, through coordination of advisors, sharing of relevant data and preparing responses to tax questions.
• Manage the internal tax team payment process, working with the treasury team to ensure all tax payments are made on time.
• Prepare certain national, state and local income tax or withholding tax returns.
• Maintain correct and proper tax records.
• Book tax entries into accounting software and advise the business on tax bookings to local entity books.
• Prepare, review and file various federal, state and local reports and other tax compliance reports (monthly, quarterly, annually).
• Prepare various tax forms, such as tax clearance requests, CbCR notifications, self-certifications (for CRS) and CoR requests.
• Provide ad hoc tax advice, with the support of the direct tax team.
• Perform monthly tax general ledger reconciliation of tax payments and the tax general ledger.
• Reconcile year-end balances and recover any tax overpayments.
• Maintain current knowledge of tax laws, updates and revisions, inform management of issues affecting the company and anticipate potential tax filing conflicts.
• Assist with tax audits, requests for refunds for dual taxation, incorrect assessment and exempt property.
• Monitor the internal reporting software database for integrity and maintenance; investigate and reconcile discrepancies.
• Build and maintain automated workflows in Alteryx for tax data processing, reconciliation, validation and reporting.
• Perform other related duties as needed or required.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or the equivalent combination of education, training or work experience.
• Knowledge of general corporate and withholding tax concepts, practices and procedures.
• Good understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and company accounting policies, procedures and standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems using learned techniques and tools.
• Analytical and statistical examination skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to understand and apply learned concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and accomplish work to ensure critical deadlines are met.
• Ability to create spreadsheets and demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting software.
• Confidentiality and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients and the public.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of Alteryx, with the ability to independently build and maintain automated workflows for tax data processing, reconciliation, validation and reporting.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.