India: Tax Compliance Coordinator

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.; India; Hybrid; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is seeking a Tax Support professional to assist the U.S. indirect tax team from Goa, India. The role emphasizes data collection, organization, and routine filing support with exposure to Vertex and Oracle EBS.

The position is remote with quarterly visits to the Goa office, requiring strong attention to detail and adherence to established templates and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years in sales and use tax or indirect tax compliance.
• Experience working with Vertex required.
• Oracle EBS experience is a definite plus.
• Experience supporting U.S. sales and use tax return preparation.
• Strong Excel skills with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Compile, organize, and maintain data used for U.S. sales and use tax compliance.
• Input, review, and maintain data in Vertex and related systems.
• Assist with preparation of recurring sales and use tax return workpapers.
• Maintain tax calendars, filing trackers, and jurisdiction lists.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and auditors as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Tools

Vertex

Oracle EBS

Job description

Job Summary

This position supports the U.S. tax team by assisting with sales and use tax compliance processes, including compiling transaction data, preparing standard workpapers, entering information into Vertex and related systems, maintaining documentation, and supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax filings. The role is process-oriented and focused on accurate data collection, organization, and input rather than technical tax research or complex tax analysis.

Office Location: Goa Work Model: Remote [This will be Work from home with a caveat of visiting Goa office for one week in a quarter with no challenges in performance]

Key Responsibilities

• Compile, organize, and maintain data used for U.S. sales and use tax compliance.
• Extract transactions and financial data from source systems using established reports or instructions.
• Input, review, maintain sales and use tax data in Vertex and related tax compliance systems.
• Assist with preparation of recurring sales and use tax return workpapers and filing support packages.
• Prepare standard reconciliations, roll-forwards, and schedules supporting sales and use tax filings.
• Help maintain sales and use tax calendars, filing trackers, jurisdiction lists, and status logs.
• Assist with exemption certificate tracking, documentation requests, and customer or vendor tax records, as directed.
• Gather and organize information requested by internal stakeholders, auditors, external advisors, or taxing authorities.
• Review data inputs and workpapers for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with established templates.
• Support recurring compliance tasks, documentation maintenance, data cleanup, and process improvement efforts as directed.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in sales and use tax, indirect tax compliance, accounting, shared services, outsourcing, or a related support function.
• Experience working with Vertex required.
• Oracle EBS experience a definite plus.
• Experience supporting U.S. sales and use tax return preparation required.
• Familiarity with sales tax exemption certificates, resale certificates, or indirect tax documentation preferred.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, filtering, and working with large data sets.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to follow established processes, templates, and instructions.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage recurring filing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with U.S.-based tax team members and external advisors.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and comfortable performing recurring compliance support tasks.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a sale and use tax compliance support, shared services, or outsourcing environment.
• Comfortable gathering, formatting, and validating transaction data for indirect tax return preparation.
• Process-oriented, detail-focused, and consistent in following standard workpaper procedures.
• Able to work with large volumes of recurring transaction data and maintain organized support files.
• Able to work across time zones and coordinate with a U.S.-based tax team.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! For more than 100 years, Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has expanded drilling operations to meet the increasing demands of a complex and globalized industry. But our industry is changing, with software, algorithms and automation playing a more important role than ever before. We are committed to being a partner to our customers in their operations by providing custom drilling solutions and technologies that don’t just meet, but exceed, their evolving goals and expectations. It’s this commitment that drives us to invest in the brightest people and the most advanced technologies, to support our customers’ operations every step of the way.