Tax Analyst Job in Amazon

DESCRIPTION

Amazon.com, Earths Most Customer-Centric Company, seeks a Tax analyst Team Lead to support the India Tax Team within Finance Operations. This position will primarily support and oversee a variety of business teams on direct tax matters and the ideal candidate will have experience evaluating issues related to e-commerce business. Candidate will manage a team of India tax specialists and also work closely with other members of the global tax department to communicate current and future business plans, obtain cross functional tax subject matter input, and ensure coordination of cross functional tax solutions.


Responsibilities Include
Foster strong cross-functional relationships with internal business partners by serving as the FinOps Tax liaison for general inquiries, escalations, communication of project/process initiatives and plans of action
Work on tax identity collection, withholding, reporting and other transactional tax obligations
Reconcile expense ledger with tax payable, TDS returns preparation and filings to taxing authorities
Prepare materials needed for tax provisions at year end and tax audit
Payment to nonresidents and its tax implications
Effectively communicate with both internal and external teams and customers
Leverage end-to-end process knowledge, including systems and portals
Serve as the FinOps Tax lead on India Tax multi-year project, including collaboration with the core project team, coordination of tax requirements, process generation, etc.
Authoring reactive/pro-active blurbs, FAQs, and help documentation
Define key metrics and create metrics reports and set up reporting process
Provide additional support as needed such as training India Ops team and develop expertise in the team
Document management of tax filings and work papers, assist with vendor inquiries, and ad hoc projects
Partner with co-workers to increase productivity by eliminating duplications and coordinating information requirements. Drive process improvement initiatives to reduce manual efforts
Effectively resolve and escalate issues, demonstrate a consistent timely track record of delivery

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

3-4 years of experience, Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business, Finance
Well round knowledge of MS Office Suite
Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, customer-focused, passionate, results-oriented, innovative, a quick-learner, self-motivated, friendly and professional
Exemplary relationship-building skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical skills with the ability to relate processes and associated technical aspects to business partners in straightforward fashion and develop the team on same principles
Ability to work independently with limited general supervision, effectively prioritizing competing demands managing multiple projects to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrate previous experience in customer service and team handling

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

MBA Finance, Chartered Accountant or equivalent degrees
Prior Accounting or Accounts Payable (AP) experience
Experience working in or with a finance department
ERP experience such as Oracle/SAP
3-5 years experience in customer/shared service role/Team management role
Corporate communications experience
Understanding of SharePoint and SharePoint workflows.
Experience in creating and tracking metrics and process SOPs
Experience with working with cross functional teams