Description
Job Title: Indirect Tax Analyst (VAT/GST/Sales Tax)
Department: Finance – Tax
Job Summary
The Indirect Tax Analyst will manage VAT/GST/Sales Tax compliance, reconciliations, and reporting across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring SOX and EAE compliance. This role partners closely with AP/AR, IT, and external auditors to maintain accurate indirect tax accounting and support business expansion into new markets.
Job Responsibilities
- Record and process VAT journal entries, adjustments, and corrections, ensuring SOX compliance including EAE requirements; handle multi-currency, multi-GAAP environments and related tax adjustments.
- Perform monthly VAT reconciliations between the general ledger and VAT returns, ensuring SOX/EAE compliance.
- Review VAT/GST/Sales Tax returns across multiple countries, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
- Ensure compliance with local indirect tax laws, including monitoring thresholds and registration requirements.
- Support statutory and tax authority audits by providing required documentation and explanations.
- Validate VAT/GST rates applied on sales and purchases within ERP systems.
- Initiate tax-related payments accurately and on time.
- Analyze transaction-level data for inconsistencies or anomalies in VAT treatment.
- Reconcile VAT accounts to ensure balance accuracy and explain variances.
- Partner with AP/AR teams to ensure correct VAT coding and handling.
- Maintain and validate indirect tax master data for vendors, customers, and materials.
- Act as liaison with internal departments (procurement, finance, IT, Internal Audit) on tax implications.
- Support business expansion through UAT on indirect tax implications of new markets, products, or business models.
- Assist in automating VAT processes within ERP systems.
- Participate in tax engine implementation (Vertex).
- Improve and document processes and controls to reduce errors and increase efficiency.
- Communicate with external/internal auditors, tax authorities, GPO/RPO, and regulatory bodies as needed.
- Maintain working knowledge of diverse VAT/GST regimes (EU VAT, UK VAT, Indian GST, US Sales Tax, etc.).
- Manage language, cultural, and time-zone differences when working with local teams/authorities.
Key Skills / Requirements
- 3+ years of experience with strong understanding of Indirect Tax/Sales Tax/VAT.
- Solid understanding of international VAT/GST/Sales Tax frameworks.
- Strong Excel and ERP system skills; experience with Blackline Reconciliation tool.
- Familiarity with e-invoicing, tax engines, and reporting tools.
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
