Senior Tax Analyst

What you'll do:

• Prepare, review, and support state and local sales, use, commercial activity, and other indirect tax returns.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly sales and use tax accruals and support related account reconciliations.
• Maintain taxability and product-mapping data in sales tax systems, including Avalara AvaTax.
• Prepare and submit responses to federal, state, and local tax notices in coordination with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Support tax audits by gathering documentation, preparing schedules, and tracking open items through resolution.
• Assist with U.S. federal, state, and international income tax compliance, including preparation of supporting workpapers and responses to information requests.
• Support the annual income tax provision process under ASC 740 by gathering data, preparing provision schedules and journal entries, reconciling tax accounts, and maintaining documentation.
• Assist with estimated tax payment analysis and review tax-related general ledger activity.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and review-ready tax workpapers and supporting documentation.
• Contribute to accounting and other tax-related special projects as needed.

What you've done:

• Earned a Chartered Accountant qualification or are a semi-qualified Chartered Accountant with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Gained approximately 3–6 years of progressive accounting and tax experience, including meaningful corporate tax experience.
• Developed experience with U.S. sales and use tax, income tax compliance, tax accounting, or a comparable combination of tax disciplines.
• Demonstrated strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience working with large data sets, reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables, and supporting schedules.
• Worked with an enterprise resource planning or general ledger system; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is preferred.
• Supported tax compliance, provision, audit, notice-response, or reconciliation activities in a corporate, public accounting, or comparable environment.

Who you are:

• A detail-oriented professional who takes ownership of work and maintains high standards for accuracy.
• An organized and dependable collaborator who can manage recurring deadlines and multiple priorities.
• A clear written and verbal communicator who can explain tax matters to finance and non-tax stakeholders.
• A sound decision-maker who uses good judgment when reviewing data, resolving issues, and escalating risks.
• An adaptable team member who works effectively with colleagues, advisors, and business partners across functions and geographies.
• Willing and able to work during overlapping U.S. and India business hours when required.
• Comfortable working in a full-time hybrid arrangement, with three days per week in the Chennai office.