Tax Accounting – Senior Process Associate

Job Overview

We are looking for an analytically minded and compliance-driven Senior Sales & Use Tax Accountant / Tax Accounting Senior Process Associate with strong experience in indirect tax, tax accounting, multi-state Sales & Use tax compliance, tax reconciliations, and Oracle ERP.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end multi-state Sales & Use tax compliance, use tax self-assessments, tax accounting reconciliations, tax accruals, tax provisions, balance sheet reconciliations, tax audits, and tax reporting.

The candidate should have strong knowledge of US indirect tax laws, including economic nexus and marketplace facilitator rules, along with hands-on experience using Oracle ERP and indirect tax engines.

Key Responsibilities

Sales & Use Tax Compliance

• Lead the preparation, review, and timely filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual multi-state and local Sales & Use tax returns.

• Calculate and process tax remittances accurately and within required deadlines.

• Ensure accurate General Ledger (GL) account mapping and reconciliation of tax liability accounts.

• Oversee the Use Tax self-assessment process.

• Audit purchasing logs, Accounts Payable invoices, and corporate expense reports to identify taxable transactions and unpaid tax liabilities.

• Calculate and accrue applicable Use Tax liabilities.

• Ensure compliance with applicable state and local Sales & Use tax requirements.

Tax Accounting & Balance Sheet Reconciliation

• Manage the month-end close process for indirect taxes.

• Prepare and review tax accruals, journal entries, and multi-state tax account reconciliations.

• Maintain accurate tax accounting records and supporting documentation.

• Perform tax sub-ledger to General Ledger (GL) reconciliations within Oracle ERP.

• Investigate and correct reconciliation differences and variance anomalies.

• Assist with the preparation of indirect tax provisions and financial statement disclosures.

Tax Law Research & Nexus Monitoring

• Monitor and analyze changes in US state and local tax laws, tax authority rulings, and judicial decisions.

• Assess the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on business operations.

• Monitor economic nexus thresholds and marketplace facilitator rules.

• Maintain and update the corporate tax matrix.

• Ensure accurate product taxability mapping across state and local jurisdictions.

Tax Audit & Exemption Certificate Management

• Serve as a key point of contact during state and local Sales & Use tax audits.

• Prepare and maintain audit files and supporting documentation.

• Retrieve and analyze transaction-level data required for tax audits.

• Support the preparation of technical responses and defense positions.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external parties during tax audit activities.

Oracle ERP & Tax Engine Management

• Use Oracle ERP to review, analyze, and extract tax-related transaction data.

• Work with Oracle ERP modules including Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), and General Ledger (GL).

• Monitor tax transaction logs and investigate tax calculation discrepancies.

• Work with specialized indirect tax engines such as Vertex, Avalara, or Thomson Reuters OneSource.

• Partner with IT and Financial Systems teams to troubleshoot tax calculation and system integration issues.

• Support system regression testing during Oracle ERP and tax engine upgrades.

• Assist in optimizing automated tax calculation and tax provisioning logic.

• Validate tax system configurations and mapping changes.

Required Experience

• 4–8 years of relevant experience in Tax Accounting, Sales & Use Tax, Indirect Tax, Accounting, or related areas.

• Minimum 4 years of core experience specializing in multi-state Sales & Use tax compliance and tax accounting.

• Experience in a corporate environment or public accounting firm is preferred.

• Strong experience in US indirect taxation.

• Hands-on experience with Oracle ERP is mandatory.

• Experience navigating and extracting transaction data from Oracle AR, AP, and GL modules.

• Experience with indirect tax filing platforms is preferred.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of US Sales & Use tax laws and indirect tax principles.

• Knowledge of economic nexus and marketplace facilitator rules.

• Strong understanding of tax accounting mechanics, including:

  • Tax Accruals

  • Tax Provisions

  • Journal Entries

  • Tax Liability Reconciliation

  • GL Reconciliation

  • Balance Sheet 

ERP & Tax Technology Skills

Mandatory:

• Oracle ERP

Oracle modules preferred:

• Oracle Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Oracle Accounts Payable (AP)

• Oracle General Ledger (GL)

• Oracle Cloud / Fusion

• Oracle EBS

Indirect Tax Engines – Preferred:

• Vertex

• Avalara

• Thomson Reuters OneSource

MS Excel Skills

Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including:

• Lookup formulas

• VLOOKUP

• XLOOKUP

• Pivot Tables

• Data manipulation

• Data analysis

• Reconciliation

• Large-data processing

• Reporting

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.

• Master's degree in Taxation is an advantage.

• CPA, CMA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.

Certifications

Preferred qualifications/certifications include:

• CPA

• CMA

• CA

• Master's in Taxation

• Relevant Tax Accounting / Indirect Tax certifications

Soft Skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to explain complex tax concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple compliance deadlines simultaneously.

• Strong documentation and record-keeping skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Finance, Sales, Procurement, Legal, IT, and Financial Systems teams.

• Strong compliance-focused mindset.

Other Requirements

• Strong understanding of US indirect tax compliance is preferred.

• Candidate should be comfortable working with multi-state tax requirements and regulatory changes.

• Hands-on Oracle ERP experience is mandatory.

• Ability to work within strict tax filing and month-end close deadlines.

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

• PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are required for Employee Profile (EP) creatio