Senior Tax Analyst

Your Career

The Senior Indirect Tax Analyst will be a part of a growing and vibrant tax team.

The position includes working with a local tax team of 2 tax professionals based in India, supporting an international tax team based in the Netherlands, the UK and the US focused on indirect tax compliance and other international projects as necessary.

Duties include preparing global indirect tax compliance, automating indirect tax compliance and work in support for the US and EMEA HQ tax initiatives.

Directly reporting to the Senior Indirect Tax Manager located in Amsterdam at the EMEA HQ.

Your Impact

• Prepare indirect tax reporting with a focus on the EMEA and APAC region.
• Ensure that VAT and GST returns are prepared accurately and filed in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the accounting team and AP teams of EMEA and APAC.
• Prepare timely updates on new tax laws and tax rates.
• Prepare financial data and perform financial analysis and report discrepancies.
• Provide advice to business partners on indirect tax impacts.
• Support international indirect tax audits, projects and ad hoc tax projects.
• Support continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of functions and processes i.e. automation of VAT process, heavy use of Alteryx for automation of the reports.

Requirements

Your Experience

The Indirect Tax Analyst will be a qualified tax professional with experience in preparing indirect tax compliance and strong analytical skills and technical background in relevant ETL tools.

• Tax and accounting technical proficiency with principles of international indirect taxation.
• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, CA/CPA preferred or equivalent qualification
• 3-8 years tax experience in a Big 4 accounting firm or equivalent multinational corporate tax department.
• Qualified experience with indirect tax compliance work for multinational companies.
• Must demonstrate strong English verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with technology/software environments, SAP, Alteryx or similar ETL is preferred.
• Demonstrates high integrity and trustworthiness.
• Very organized and have the ability to multitask and prioritize in fast moving and complex situations.
• Have a flexible time schedule that allows managing due dates and regular overlap with international locations.
• Strong analytical and computer skills required, technology oriented person.
• Team oriented and group contributor that facilitates collaboration.
• Detail-oriented, motivated and a positive person.

Additional information

The Team

The Indirect Tax Team at Palo Alto Networks is a diverse and fun team. We have regular contact during the week with each other and try to help each other where we can. We are a diverse team and try to be the go-to team for any indirect tax questions there are in the organization. As a team we try to be supportive but firm, reliable, proactive and adept new technologies to make our work simpler and better. In the Bangalore office, there is an extensive tax team consisting of employees with different backgrounds and expertise of which you will be part too.

Our Commitment

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