Tax Specialist

8112 ASOL-Pune 2 SEZ Company; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is seeking a VAT Accountant to oversee VAT compliance, reporting, and advisory functions across multiple EMEA entities, ensuring accurate tax filings and process improvements. The role requires 5 years of VAT or finance experience in a multinational environment, strong VAT knowledge for EMEA jurisdictions, and proficiency with SAP, Oracle, and Excel.

You will develop VAT procedures, participate in cross-functional projects, and collaborate with regional teams to standardize

Qualifications

• Strong VAT technical knowledge for EMEA jurisdictions, including VAT reporting and compliance.
• 5 years of relevant VAT or finance experience within a multinational environment.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CA-CWA).
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle and Excel for reconciliations and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop VAT procedures and ensure updates align with regulatory changes.
• Oversee VAT compliance, reconciliations, reporting, and advisory functions across multiple EMEA entities.
• Collaborate with corporate teams in EMEA to standardize VAT processes.

Skills

VAT expertise

Finance experience

Analytical skills

Education

BCom

CA-CWA (qualified/part-qualified)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Skill required: Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance - Indirect Tax Processing Designation: Tax Specialist Qualifications:BCom Years of Experience:7 to 11 years About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

• The EMEA VAT Accountant is primarily responsible for overseeing VAT compliance, reconciliations, reporting, and advisory functions across multiple EMEA entities while ensuring accurate and timely tax compliance and process improvements in VAT
• Prepare, review, and submit VAT returns for all EMEA entities accurately and on time, ensuring compliance.
• Reconcile VAT balance sheet accounts regularly.
• Assist with VAT audits and respond to queries from internal and external stakeholder
• Analyze transactions to determine appropriate VAT treatment and ensure correct use of tax codes, providing recommendations for improvements.
• Monitor VAT calendar and schedule payments to meet the deadlines
• Support VAT tax Audits
• The process of generating source data and performing required analysis to support indirect periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual) tax filings, based on the clients interpretation of statutory and tax requirements.
• Examples include VAT, local sales and use taxes, property and income (business) taxes.

What are we looking for?

• Strong VAT technical knowledge for EMEA jurisdictions, including VAT reporting, withholding VAT, and compliance regulations.
• 5 years of relevant VAT or finance experience within a multinational environment; experience with US-based global corporations considered advantageous.
• Qualified or part- qualified accountant (CA-CWA).
• Strong VAT technical knowledge for EMEA jurisdictions, including VAT reporting, withholding VAT, and compliance regulations
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle and Excel skills for reconciliations and reporting.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and document VAT procedures, ensuring updates are implemented in accordance with regulatory changes
• Participate in project-based initiatives, process improvements, and cross‑functional coordination to enhance VAT compliance processes
• Collaborate with corporate teams in EMEA regions to standardize VAT processes and ensure consistency across entities

BCom About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent‑and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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