Tax Operations SME

NTT DATA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

AD&D insurance

401k plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

NTT DATA's Client is seeking a Tax Ops BA with 8+ years of experience and a strong understanding of Tax Operations, including documentation (W-8/W-9 or equivalent), withholding tax (WHT), and reporting. Please note: This is a specialized Tax Operations Business Analyst position.

Candidates must have hands-on experience with tax documentation (W-8/W-9), withholding tax processes, and tax reporting/compliance within financial services, banking, custody, asset management, or similar regulated

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Tax Operations Analyst, Tax Technology Analyst, or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with tax documentation (W-8/W-9), withholding tax (WHT), and tax reporting/compliance.
• Experience analyzing financial transactions and working with large datasets.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to define business rules, mappings, and specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document business requirements related to tax operations, withholding tax, and regulatory reporting.
• Translate tax regulations into functional requirements and system logic with cross-functional teams.
• Evaluate transaction data to identify patterns, anomalies, and data quality issues.
• Define data mappings and decision logic across multiple systems.
• Support tax determination and reporting solution implementation via rule engines and decision modeling.
• Develop and validate decision tables and business rules using Drools and Signavio DMN.
• Perform impact assessments for regulatory and process changes.
• Participate in UAT, regression testing, and defect resolution.
• Write and run SQL queries for data validation and reconciliation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of regulatory initiatives.
• Maintain documentation of business processes, decision models, requirements, and testing results.

Skills

Tax Operations

SQL

Data analysis

Regulatory reporting

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or Computer Science

Tools

Drools

Signavio DMN

FitNesse

Job description

NTT DATA's Client is seeking a Tax Ops BA with 8+ years of experience and a strong understanding of Tax Operations, including documentation (W-8/W-9 or equivalent), withholding tax (WHT), and reporting.

Please note: This is a specialized Tax Operations Business Analyst position. Candidates must have hands‑on experience with tax documentation (W-8/W-9), withholding tax processes, and tax reporting/compliance within financial services, banking, custody, asset management, or similar regulated environments. General Business Analyst experience alone is not sufficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and document business requirements related to tax operations, withholding tax, and regulatory reporting.
• Partner with Business, Tax Advisory, and Engineering teams to translate tax regulations into functional requirements and system logic.
• Evaluate and analyze transaction data to identify patterns, anomalies, and data quality issues.
• Define and document data mappings, business rules, and decision logic across multiple systems.
• Support implementation of tax determination and reporting solutions through rule engines and decision modeling frameworks.
• Develop and validate decision tables and business rules using tools such as Drools and Signavio DMN.
• Perform impact assessments for regulatory and process changes.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and defect resolution activities.
• Write and execute SQL queries to perform data validation, reconciliation, and root‑cause analysis.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of business and regulatory initiatives.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of business processes, decision models, requirements, and testing results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Tax Operations Analyst, Tax Technology Analyst, or similar role.
• Strong understanding of Tax Operations, including:
  • W-8/W-9 documentation
  • Withholding Tax (WHT)
  • Tax reporting and compliance processes
• Proven experience analyzing financial transactions and working with large datasets.
• Ability to identify patterns, anomalies, and relationships within complex data environments.
• Experience defining business rules, data mappings, and functional specifications.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to perform data analysis and validation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in cross‑functional environments with Business, Tax Advisory, Operations, and Engineering teams.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Drools or other Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS).
• Experience with Signavio DMN or similar Decision Modeling and Notation tools.
• Exposure to FitNesse, UAT, regression testing, and QA methodologies.
• Experience within investment banking, asset management, wealth management, custody services, or financial services organizations.
• Familiarity with regulatory initiatives related to tax reporting and withholding tax compliance.

#LI-NorthAmerica

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is [75 $ - 80 $ W2 hourly range]. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including participation in medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start‑up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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