Job Description

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Amazon has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Senior Tax Analyst to work within the International Indirect Tax Controllership team to be based in Bengaluru.
The International Indirect Tax Controllership team works with all Amazon businesses, as well as Indirect Tax Planning, Technology and Indirect Tax Compliance to define, monitor and evaluate controls that mitigate risk in all aspects of the indirect tax compliance processes.
We are adding a Senior Tax Analyst with finance or indirect tax experience to work with the Digital Controllership Pillar lead on controllership activities within the Digital Business encompassing all digital businesses including Kuiper, Advertisement and AWS to work on multi-geo projects to assess and reduce risk under each of these business lines. The role does not necessarily entail in-depth indirect tax experience where an ideal candidate should have finance background and tax awareness with a keen eye to detail.
This will involve working within the part of the controllership team that is responsible for reviewing new business launches, analyzing data to detect anomalies, control and risk areas, where the candidate take role of an internal auditor with specific focus on VAT. Work may also include some mainstream VAT compliance activities, supporting internal and external audits, and liaising with colleagues in VAT compliance and controllership (C&C) as well as Tax and the wider business. You may also be involved in projects that have a VAT compliance impact. You will be expected to take ownership of your activities, identify process improvement opportunities for existing process and controls, and drive positive change across the organization.
The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter that can work independently in a fast paced, ambiguous environment with limited supervision. The candidate must be a fast learner, who can quickly absorb the nuances of Amazon's varied payment offerings, its risks, internal systems, and regulatory requirements. The candidate should demonstrate high analytical ability in decision making and excellent written communication.
This role will drive and shape a number of VAT regulatory and projects across the Amazon digital business landscape, collaborating with all teams to shape Amazon's response to drive enhanced risk management strategy and best practice. It will encompass a range of high profile projects and exposure to senior stakeholders.
Basic/Preferred Qualification:

• Demonstrate flexibility to work in different tasks with increased complexity based on current business needs
• Analyses data through the use of data mining to drive decision and participates in deep dives and handling escalations
• Clear, crisp, and proactive documentation of operational procedures required to tackle known risk related patterns;
• Works on projects that design/ improve tools or processes by testing / or develops recommendations for leadership
• Will provide inputs to improve the quality for new batch hires and existing team.
• Communicates effectively both in verbal and written form on all investigative matters
• Executes on key team priorities and assists team mates with execution
• Supports new hires or focus group in the team to help them meet required performance standards.
• Able to take ownership of work, implement change, and demonstrate a problem-solving approach;
• Ability to effectively manage time, and individually prioritize multiple tasks of competing priority
• External Candidate should have minimum 4+ years experience in finance or taxation and have of experience in E-commerce/Healthcare/banking KYC performing Research/Investigation with minimum tenure of 12 months in the current/previous role (beyond Training and Ramp duration)
• Ability to interact with cross cultural VAT functional teams
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel MS Office
• Attention to detail

Key job responsibilities

• Working within the Global VAT C&C team:
• Work with cross functional VAT and business stakeholders on all new project launches from tax requirement phase until project launch.
• Developing a deep understanding of the VAT risk challenges created by existing VAT rules and new VAT regulatory developments as well as business programs and initiatives.
• Identify key risk areas, gaps in existing processes and controls, and drive standardisation.
• Working with the VAT Planning team, developing strategic risk management programs for new VAT regulatory developments ensuring business remains compliant, distilling the implications of those risks for a range of internal stakeholders.
• Reporting to leadership on VAT risk management, business problem statements and our strategies to mitigate those.
• Respond to VAT controllership queries from cross functional stakeholders.
• Provide internal and external audit support, including data analysis;
• Provide support to colleagues throughout the business and, in particular, accounting groups;
• Participate in cross-functional projects;
• Actively map VAT compliance processes and identify areas for improvement;

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bangalore, KA, IND
Key job responsibilities
The responsibilities of the ideal candidate will include the following:
- Analyzing business transactions and initiatives as it relates to marketplace and seller services initiatives, partnering with various teams and functioning as an in-house tax advisor
- Researching Indian GST and other indirect tax issues - working with outside advisers as necessary - as part of a global tax team
- Developing and evaluating Indian GST and other indirect tax planning opportunities and strategies
- Maintaining and communicating knowledge of past, present and potential future Indian indirect tax laws, regulations, rulings, procedures and court decisions
- Monitoring of applicability of various state specific regulatory requirements
- Assisting with managing relationships with outside tax consultants and regulatory authorities on an ongoing basis
- Work with compliance and tech teams ensure adequate information is being recorded in the systems as may be required for the purpose of Tax compliance, audit and litigation.
This position interacts with the company's U.S. and Indian business and support units, so any candidate should be able to work well with cross-functional teams. The candidate must be able to communicate complex indirect tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ months of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
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