India Tax Accountant

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Tax Accountant - India to join Group Finance. You will ensure accurate GL accounting of indirect taxes and collaborate with stakeholders to support scalable, compliant growth.

The role involves owning ledgers, preparing filings, and working with cross-functional teams. We value initiative, analytical thinking, and a drive to improve processes in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on GL and India tax accounting experience.
• Experience collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders.
• Ability to automate processes and improve workflows.
• Detail orientation with analytical mindset.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to accounting and tax standards.
• Collaborate with Controlling, AP, AR and Tax to maintain tax ledgers and monthly accruals.
• Create validation logic to identify and fix errors before they hit the GL.
• Manage tax tooling to ensure data flows from ERP and remains high quality.
• Assist in indirect tax filings and tax provisioning.
• Support audits and liaise with tax teams.
• Drive process improvements to scale the organization.
• Streamline supplier and merchant e-invoicing processes.

Skills

GL & India tax

Stakeholder collaboration

Automation mindset

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Tools

Workday

Job description

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

India Tax Accountant:

Adyen is looking for a Tax Accountant - India to join Group Finance in Amsterdam. As a Tax Accountant, you will be primarily focussed on ensuring accurate GL accounting of indirect taxes. You will interact and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in order to support our continued business growth in a scalable, controlled and compliant way. The ideal candidate takes ownership and has a drive to understand these and is able to tie this back to where we’re heading as a Group globally.

Being part of the centralized Finance Operations team in Amsterdam means you’ll be working in the (financial) engine room of a registered and listed financial institution; being part of a relatively small team means you’ll be (in)directly involved in a lot of very interesting topics that reach beyond the tax borders.

What you’ll do

• Ensuring adherence to accounting and taxation standards and policies;
• Collaborating with Financial Controlling, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Tax teams, maintaining and owning the general tax ledgers, completion of the monthly accruals,completeness of data for tax returns filing, tax journals postings and performing reconciliations with the books of accounts;
• Create validation logic within our systems to identify and solve errors before they reach the General Ledger (GL), reducing the need for manual checks.
• Manage the Tooling: work within our tax reporting tools to ensure data flows correctly from our ERP (GL data) and maintains high quality.
• Assist in the preparation and review of and indirect tax filings, ensuring completeness accuracy and timely submission;
• Provide hands‑on support for tax provisioning;
• Providing support during internal and external audits; liaising with tax team;
• Assisting in process improvement and systems enhancement to drive initiatives that help scale the organization.
• Proactively monitor and resolve supplier and merchant (e-)invoicing requirements by implementing a streamlined, transformative process

Who you are

• Possess at least 3 years of hands‑on experience in general ledger and tax accounting, specifically centered on India tax accounting matters;
• Varying experience in tax accounting;
• Experience with systems such as Workday is a plus;
• You have experience working with multiple stakeholders/teams;
• You are detail-oriented, with an analytical and automation mindset
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; ability to prioritise
• Proactive in projects you take on, able to work independently but never afraid to ask for help;
• You gain energy from transforming processes and making impact;
• You possess strong communication skills, enabling you to liaise confidently with internal and external stakeholders.
• We are looking for someone that can question the status quo, thinking critically and creatively to implement solutions to scale during Adyen’s rapid growth.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

We have a hybrid workplace and value in-person collaboration (3 days/week in the Amsterdam office and 2 days/week WFH). We do not offer remote only roles.

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At Adyen, we strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. Please let our team know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to make it more accessible and/or inclusive to your needs.