Accounting Associate(Indirect Tax)

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax) to join GLBL BusSvcs Tax-Bangalore - Global Finance Services Division.

We are seeking a skilled Tax Analyst who will play a pivotal role within the Tax Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bangalore, supporting the full spectrum of VAT/GST compliance activities across APAC jurisdictions. This role goes beyond traditional return filing-it is central to strengthening tax governance through meticulous invoice validation, tax determination accuracy, and proactive resolution of VAT/ GST discrepancies (tax griefs) arising in our accounting processes.

The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore.

What you will do

• Tax CoE is an evolving, technology-driven function with a clear mandate to standardize and automate tax processes on a global scale. In this role, you will contribute to shaping that vision by supporting automation initiatives, testing system enhancements, improving data quality, and driving process excellence for APAC tax operations. Your work will directly impact the efficiency, accuracy, and integrity of the compliance lifecycle.
• Given the multi-jurisdictional nature of VAT/GST laws, success in this role requires strong analytical capability, sound understanding of country-specific tax requirements, and the ability to interpret complex transaction flows. You must be a strong team player with the flexibility to support cross-functional initiatives, manage multiple calendars, and meet critical compliance deadlines.
• This position offers the opportunity to work in a diverse and highly skilled team with backgrounds spanning consulting, tax, accounting etc. making it an exciting environment for someone who wants to deepen their indirect tax expertise and contribute to a high-performing global CoE.

What you will have

• 3-5 years of relevant indirect tax combined with GST/VAT accounting experience
• Experience in Big 4 (Indirect Tax domain) / Tax CoE Setup or fast-paced industry (indirect tax teams preferred)
• This position requires candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

Skills

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. Level Working Knowledge: - Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights. - Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs. - Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy. - Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned. - Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Level Basic Understanding: - Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process. - Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics. - Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems. - Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Working Knowledge: - Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. - Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. - Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. - Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. - Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Level Basic Understanding: - Explains basic concepts of time and priority management. - Seeks guidance in detecting and addressing priority conflicts. - States own business priorities. - Describes team or unit priorities.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Working Knowledge: - Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. - Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder. - Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information. - Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution. - Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
• Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes. Level Working Knowledge: - Utilizes cost monitoring practices, techniques and considerations. - Works with financial transactions and related documentation within the organization. - Participates in accounting practices of classifying and recording financial data. - Maintains existing charts of accounts. - Follows regulations for entering and reporting the financial content in major accounting systems.
• Financial Reporting: Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports. Level Basic Understanding: - Describes basic methods for financial report writing. - Identifies basic financial report-writing tools. - Clarifies the purpose and value of accurate financial reports. - Utilizes the major financial reports used by the organization.

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