Tax Specialist

Overview

Manage direct and indirect tax activities and end-to-end tax compliance for assigned countries across Asia and Europe, reporting to the Tax Delivery Manager. The role supports Robot & Discrete Automation in Bangalore, India.

What you'll do

• Manage end-to-end tax compliance activities for assigned countries, including Input and Output VAT/GST preparation and review, Withholding Tax (WHT) applicability assessment, calculations and filings, Corporate Income Tax (CIT) return preparation, Transfer Pricing compliance monitoring, and other local tax filings and statutory requirements, as applicable.
• Extract, analyze, and validate tax reports and data from SAP/ERP systems, perform reasonableness checks, prepare and review tax workings, and ensure timely and accurate completion of tax returns, tax payments, and related compliance activities.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of tax-related GL accounts, investigate variances, ensure accurate tax GL mapping, and complete clearing activities on a timely basis for assigned countries.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors, tax authorities, internal finance teams, and other stakeholders to resolve tax compliance and operational issues, support tax audits, and ensure timely closure of deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of business operations, transactions, ERP processes, and tax implications for countries under responsibility.
• Proactively identify and address tax compliance risks, process gaps, and control weaknesses.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of tax processes across countries through preparation and maintenance of SOPs, process flows, work instructions, and tax process documentation.
• Implement process improvement and automation initiatives.

What you'll need

• CA / CMA (CWA) / CA Inter with 6-9 years of experience in direct and indirect tax compliance.
• Hands-on exposure to multiple tax jurisdictions across Asia, excluding India.
• Strong knowledge of VAT/GST, Withholding Tax (WHT), Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Transfer Pricing compliance, and other local statutory tax requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end tax compliance activities, including tax return preparation, filings, tax payments, reconciliations, and audit support.
• Hands-on experience working with SAP and other ERP systems, including extraction, analysis, validation, and reconciliation of tax and financial data.
• Strong understanding of tax-related GL accounts, tax mappings, accounting principles, reconciliations, and financial reporting processes.
• Experience managing tax compliance activities across multiple countries.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with external tax advisors, auditors, tax authorities, finance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders in a global environment.
• Demonstrated capability to identify tax risks, strengthen controls, drive process standardization, and implement process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced multinational environment.

Nice to have

• Additional working knowledge and practical exposure to European tax regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing tax compliance activities across multiple countries, preferably within Asian and European jurisdictions.

Details

• Work model: Hybrid.
• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Reports to the Tax Operations Delivery Manager.