Tax Accounting – Senior Process Associate

Tax Accounting – Senior Process Associate

Job Summary

The Tax Accounting – Senior Process Associate will be responsible for managing end-to-end multi-state Sales & Use Tax compliance, Use Tax self-assessments, tax accounting reconciliations, tax accruals, and balance sheet activities. The role involves preparing and reviewing tax returns, processing tax remittances, reconciling tax liability accounts, monitoring tax laws and economic nexus requirements, supporting tax audits, and maintaining tax exemption certificates. The candidate will work extensively with Oracle ERP and indirect tax engines to ensure accurate tax calculations, financial reporting, compliance, and audit-risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and file monthly, quarterly, and annual multi-state and local Sales & Use Tax returns.

• Calculate and process tax remittances accurately and on time.

• Reconcile tax liability accounts and ensure accurate general ledger mapping.

• Perform Use Tax self-assessments by reviewing purchasing logs, AP invoices, and expense reports.

• Manage month-end indirect tax close activities.

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

• Maintain tax sub-ledger to GL reconciliations within Oracle ERP.

• Identify and resolve tax account variances and anomalies.

• Assist with indirect tax provisions and financial statement disclosures.

• Monitor changes in tax laws, state tax rulings, and economic nexus requirements.

• Maintain and update corporate tax matrices and product taxability mapping.

• Provide tax guidance to Sales, Procurement, and Legal teams.

• Support state and local Sales & Use Tax audits.

• Compile audit documentation and transaction data.

• Manage customer Tax Exemption Certificates and maintain accurate records.

• Use Oracle ERP and tax engines such as Vertex, Avalara, or Thomson Reuters OneSource.

• Monitor tax transaction logs and troubleshoot tax calculation issues.

• Support system testing and tax provisioning optimization with IT and Financial Systems teams.

Required Qualifications & Experience

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

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

• Hands-on experience with Oracle ERP modules such as AR, AP, and GL.

• Strong understanding of US indirect tax laws.

• Knowledge of tax accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.

• Experience with indirect tax filing platforms.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including lookup formulas, data manipulation, and pivot tables.

• Master's in Taxation, CPA, CMA, CA, or CMI is an added advantage.

Required Skills

• Sales & Use Tax Compliance.

• Tax Accounting & Reconciliation.

• US Indirect Tax.

• Oracle ERP.

• Tax Research & Nexus Monitoring.

• Tax Audit Management.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.

• Indirect Tax Engines such as Vertex, Avalara, or Thomson Reuters OneSource.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Work Requirements

• Strong ability to manage tax compliance deadlines.

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

• Ability to analyze complex tax and accounting data.

• Ability to maintain accurate financial and tax records.

Important Eligibility

• Ex-TCS employees cannot apply.

• PAN and DOB are required for profile creation.