Senior Tax Specialist

Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering & Construction India Pvt Ltd (KBR); Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering & Construction India Pvt Ltd (KBR) in Chennai seeks a Principal Specialist in Tax to manage international tax returns, non-US tax compliance, and quarterly tax provision analysis. The role supports audits and interacts with other tax functions.

You'll prepare corporate tax returns, review others' work, and drive process improvements across foreign tax reporting, VAT/GST filings, and data-driven tax planning using SAP, Hyperion, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• 5+ years experience in a multinational tax department.
• Proficiency with SAP, Costpoint, MS Dynamics and Hyperion.
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with data analysis tools and tax reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of corporate income tax returns and related tax documents.
• Review tax returns for accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze and reconcile deferred balances under US tax accounting.
• Prepare documentation for audits and government inquiries.
• Support foreign tax reporting and compliance processes.

Skills

International tax

Tax accounting

Audit support

Data analysis

Communication

Multinational tax

Education

CA or MBA Finance

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

MS Dynamics

Hyperion

OIT/OTP

Job description

Principal Specialist - Tax Title: Principal Specialist - Tax KBR is seeking a Principal Specialist in Tax with experience in international tax returns, and other information connected to taxes. The individual will assist with Non-US tax compliance, quarterly tax provision analysis & informational gathering to satisfy audits and governmental inquiries. The individual will also provide assistance to other functional areas of the tax department as needed.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of corporate income tax returns or other tax documents, including related maintenance, processing, and analysis of accounting records to ensure timely and accurate reporting or tax planning.
• Review returns of lower-tier analysts for accuracy to ensure final submissions are correct.
• Analysis and reconciliation of deferred balances for US Income Tax Accounting, including researching specific matters to tax accounting and compliance
• Prepare supporting documentation for organized audit trail to minimize audit assessment and future audit exposure.
• Exposure in Singapore/Australia/UK Corporate income tax returns will be advantageous.
• Preparing quarterly tax forecast/provision under ASC 740 / IAS 12 will be necessary.
• Assist with process improvement implementation throughout the foreign tax reporting and compliance process
• Prepare Indian or foreign VAT/GST returns
• Prepare standard operating procedures for review and approval by management
• Uses experience and problem-solving skills to develop and improve processes.
• Experience in using latest AI tools will be beneficial.
• Actively research process improvements as needed to ensure efficiency.
• Prepare quarterly account reconciliations to identify discrepancies and ensure accurate reporting.
• Develop good working relationships with various counterparts within the company to ensure accurate data support.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and share ideas for transformation that will drive value in the tax organization

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; accounting/finance preferred; 5+ years of experience CA or MBA Finance
• Working knowledge of financial systems such as SAP, Costpoint, Microsoft Dynamics & Hyperion.
• Working knowledge of data analysis tools such as Excel/Power BI, Alteryx, etc.
• Work experience in multinational corporation’s tax department OneSource Income Tax (OIT) or Provision (OTP) and MSD 365 preferred
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Self-starter; must have strong desire to help improve processes for scalability, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Experience in a fast-moving multinational corporate tax department for 3+ years highly preferred
• Tax reporting and compliance experience in multiple international tax jurisdictions in a multinational organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills, specifically with managing large data sets within MS Excel.

Experience Level Senior Level