Tax Analyst

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Job Description

Tax Analyst

Direct / Indirect Tax

Function: Global Tax / Finance

Reports to: Indirect Tax Manager (functional dotted line to the Head of Tax)

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat

Team: Small in-house tax team, working with external tax consultants and regional advisors

Role Summary

We are seeking a Tax Analyst to help manage daily tax operations across indirect tax (GST/VAT) and direct tax (income tax, TDS, transfer pricing support). You will prepare data, execute reconciliations, maintain trackers, and assist with audits and notices handled by external consultants and the in-house team. This is a hands-on position and a strong entry point into corporate tax, offering exposure to both direct and indirect tax as well as international tax practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Data and Reconciliations
• Extract and clean data from ERP, billing, and accounting systems for tax reporting.
• Complete monthly reconciliations, including GST books vs. GSTR-2B/GSTR-1, TDS/TCS ledgers vs. returns, and tax payable and receivable balances.
• Investigate and follow up on mismatches with Finance, Accounts Payable, and vendors, and manage them through to resolution.
• Compliance Support
• Create working papers and supporting data for returns filed by consultants (GST, TDS, advance tax, and similar).
• Maintain the tax compliance calendar and ensure timely sharing of data with consultants.
• Review challans, payment confirmations, and filing acknowledgements, and ensure records are kept in an organised manner.
• Support APAC/EU indirect tax data requests from advisors.
• Audits, Notices and Refunds
• Gather documentation and data for tax audits, departmental questions, notices, and refund claims.
• Maintain trackers for open notices, refunds, and relevant deadlines.
• Draft initial responses to be reviewed by the manager.
• Documentation and Reporting
• Maintain files and an audit-ready folder structure for tax filings and positions.
• Prepare monthly MIS and dashboards covering filing status, ITC and refund status, open items, and aging.
• Support the finance close through tax provision working and reconciliations.
• Assist with documenting SOPs and checklists.
• Process and Systems Support
• Support testing of tax codes and configuration in the ERP/billing system and perform e-invoicing exception checks.
• Detect repeat tasks suitable for automation using Excel or other tools.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com / M.Com / BBA-Finance), or CA Inter / CMA Inter, or an equivalent qualification. CA-qualified or candidates in progress are encouraged to apply.
• 1-3 years of experience in taxation, accounting, or with a CA/consulting firm (freshers with strong fundamentals and articleship experience may also be considered).
• Working knowledge of GST and TDS basics.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, data cleanup, and basic formulas).
• Strong attention to detail and ownership of deadlines.
  
  

Good to Have

• Experience with income tax, advance tax, or tax audit schedules.
• Hands-on exposure to ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / NetSuite / Tally) and the GST portal.
• Knowledge of e-invoicing and vendor reconciliation processes.
• Experience in IT/ITeS, software, or export-oriented businesses.
• Familiarity with Power Query, Power BI, or basic automation.
  
  

Key Competencies

• High accuracy and well-structured working practices.
• Clear written and verbal communication with Finance, AP, and external consultants.
• Openness to learning across both direct and indirect tax and across geographies.
• Dependability, discipline in meeting deadlines, and respect for confidentiality.
  
  

Success Measures (First 12 Months)

• Monthly reconciliations delivered within agreed timelines, with a clean exception list.
• Timely sharing of data and documentation with consultants for each filing.
• Up-to-date trackers for notices, refunds, and the compliance calendar.
• Expansion of SOPs and checklists.
• Evidence that one focus area (e.g., GST reconciliation or TDS) can be handled independently by month 12.