Tax Accounting – Senior Process Associate

Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 4–8 Years
ERP Proficiency: Oracle ERP – Mandatory

Job Overview

We are looking for an analytically driven and compliance-focused Senior Process Associate – Tax Accounting with 4+ years of experience in indirect tax and tax accounting.

The role will be responsible for end-to-end multi-state Sales & Use Tax compliance, tax accounting, reconciliations, tax provisions, audit support, and tax-related process activities. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of US indirect tax regulations and hands-on experience with Oracle ERP.

Key Responsibilities

1. Sales & Use Tax Compliance

• Prepare, review, and file monthly, quarterly, and annual multi-state and local Sales & Use Tax returns.

• Calculate tax liabilities and process timely tax remittances.

• Perform reconciliation of tax liability accounts and ensure accurate GL mapping.

• Review purchasing records, AP invoices, and expense reports to identify and accrue unpaid Use Tax liabilities.

2. Tax Accounting & Reconciliation

• Support month-end close activities for indirect taxes.

• Prepare tax accruals, journal entries, and multi-state tax account reconciliations.

• Perform tax sub-ledger to GL reconciliations in Oracle ERP.

• Investigate and resolve tax-related variances and discrepancies.

• Assist with indirect tax provisions and financial statement disclosures under US GAAP/IFRS.

3. Tax Law Research & Nexus Monitoring

• Monitor changes in state tax laws, regulations, and rulings.

• Analyze economic nexus requirements and their impact on business operations.

• Maintain taxability and product tax matrices across multiple jurisdictions.

• Provide tax-related guidance to Sales, Procurement, and Legal teams.

4. Audit & Exemption Management

• Support state and local Sales & Use Tax audits.

• Prepare audit documentation and retrieve relevant transaction data.

• Maintain and validate customer Tax Exemption Certificates.

• Support compliance activities to minimize tax exposure and audit risks.

5. Oracle ERP & Tax Systems

• Use Oracle ERP Cloud/Fusion or EBS to extract and analyze AR, AP, and GL transaction data.

• Work with indirect tax engines such as Vertex, Avalara, or Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE.

• Support troubleshooting of tax calculation issues and system-related discrepancies.

• Participate in regression testing during system upgrades and process improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Master’s in Taxation, CPA, CMA, CA, or relevant professional certification is an advantage.

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Sales & Use Tax compliance and tax accounting.

• Strong experience in US indirect tax and multi-state Sales & Use Tax compliance.

• Mandatory: Hands-on experience with Oracle ERP, particularly AR, AP, and GL modules.

• Strong knowledge of tax accruals, provisions, journal entries, and reconciliations.

• Understanding of US indirect tax laws, economic nexus, and taxability rules.

• Experience with indirect tax engines or tax filing platforms is an advantage.

• Advanced MS Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and data analysis.

• Strong analytical, investigative, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.

Important Note

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.
• PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are required for profile creation.