Tax Accountant

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Tax Department
The tax department’s mission is to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and to enhance shareholder value by minimizing the Company’s tax obligations through effective and legal planning and
supporting business initiatives while ensuring compliance with local tax laws.
General Description of Job
The Tax Accountant within India will be a member of the Global Tax & Tax Shared Service team and will be responsible for providing support for all facets of Indirect tax including tax accounting, compliance, planning and controversy within APAC & EMEA region in close coordination with India Tax lead & Global Tax team. 
             
Main Duties/Responsibilities
Candidate will be involved in the preparation of workpapers for Indirect Tax returns, Tax audits, Tax
accounting, Tax compliance etc. for Asia Pacific & EMEA etc.as well as similar tax matters on a global
level. 
The position will be responsible for:
 Assist in gathering necessary backup support documentation for VAT/GST reporting, request
VAT/GST invoice revisions and VAT/GST invoice credits as necessary
 Manage the preparation of complex / high volume VAT/GST declarations from beginning to end,
including data collection, preparation in accordance with the filing protocol, submission,
payment, and upload in the VAT/GST filing dashboard
 Ensure that VAT/GST accounting accounts are correct and reconciled with the other relevant
data, such as VAT/GST declarations, P&L, and Intrastat filings
 Complete all VAT/GST related accounting activities upon which VAT/GST returns depend,
including control checks of transaction data and review of supporting tax documentation to
identify any errors or anomalies
 Perform VAT/GST accounts reconciliation and VAT/GST analysis
 Complete VAT/GST related accounting activities upon which VAT/GST returns depend, including
control checks of transaction data and review of supporting tax documentation to identify any
errors or anomalies
 To ensure that the Periodic VAT/GST journals are uploaded to GL on a timely basis, and that a
robust control environment exists around the Management Accounts VAT/GST process
 Develop and implement tax processes and procedures.
 Provide support to teams like AP, Logistic, Legal, IT, sales, HR teams on need basis.
 Implement global and regional tax initiatives including tax project.
 Support the Tax Lead in leading and coordinating with external service providers
 Timely payment of Indirect payments where necessary
             
Professional Skills/Experience
Professional Skills
o Must have:
 Experience in a US Multinational environment and/or Tax firm
 Knowledge in the Tax rules for APJ & EMEA.
 Strong to excellent Excel skills to work comfortably with data and complex computations.

o Required skills include:
 Initiative and ability to work independently.
 Ability to manage external and internal relationships.
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience
o Required:
 CA, MBA Finance or Equivalent with 5+ years of relevant US MNC experience in an Indirect Tax
function.

o Prefer:
 Knowledge in tax technology tools like Alteryx, SABRIX etc.
 Experience in the software industry.
 US MNC experience in an Indirect Tax function
The ideal candidate will possess the following performance attributes and competencies:
o Process Oriented – excellent process & project management skills, focusing on delivering flawless
quality in a highly efficient and timely manner.
o Team Oriented – a team player possessing strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and
nurture cross-functional teams and relationships both within and outside of the tax function.
o Systems Aptitude – familiarity and comfort using a broad range of systems and applications.
o Commercial and Technical Competence - strong tax technical knowledge, transactional experience,
analytical, creative and proactive thinker with practical solutions, risk-minded, understands business and
is tightly linked to business strategies and priorities.
o Results Oriented – a high-energy, driven individual with a problem solver mentality, demonstrating a
strong bias for self-initiated action and follow through to completion, and a willingness to tackle the
most complex and difficult issues.
o People Oriented – respect for others, tactfully assertive, works well within a culturally diverse climate,
sets and achieves stretch goals.
o Integrity – strong integrity, ethics, and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company rules and
policies.
o Organized – process & project management focused, establishes clear accountabilities, active hands-on
style and follow through, quality minded.
o Adaptability & Flexibility – comfortable working in a fast-paced and a newly spun-off company
environment; and processes, policies and procedures are being developed rather than previously
existing.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.