Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax)

Job Summary

Caterpillar is seeking an Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax) to join GLBL BusSvcs Tax-Bangalore -Global Finance Services Division.

The incumbent would drive GST/VAT compliance and reporting function combining tax knowledge with necessary automation, to streamline global indirect tax compliances

The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore Whitefield office, KA-India

What you will do

• We are looking to add a skilled tax accountant with 3+ years of experience for the Indirect Tax CoE (Centre of Excellence) based in Bangalore, India. This role is responsible for managing EMEA VAT compliance processes, leveraging technology platforms such as Vertex/Avalara to ensure accurate filings, data integrity, and payment workflows.
• The Accountant will bring deep multi-jurisdictional tax knowledge, audit compliance expertise, and a proactive approach to process improvement and automation.
• The indirect tax CoE will be responsible for the periodical indirect tax compliance for Global regions.
• This team will be responsible to extract and interpret the tax data from our systems to enable informed business decisions, perform return filing and reconciling with the books of accounts on the Tax positions. Our focus is on improving our tax processes by using technology, which increases our responsibility for monitoring the completeness and accuracy in our indirect tax systems, striving for full tax automation, and driving the vision for improved and efficient tax compliance.
• Our team consists of a diverse group of individuals with backgrounds across consulting, tax, accounting, and analytics. You will need to have strong project management skills as youll drive cross-border projects and develop best practice in processes on a Global level.
• Youll be a strong team player who is able to work with people across the organization.

What you will have

• Prepare EU VAT returns, EC Sales List, Intrastat, other indirect tax filings across multiple jurisdictions
• Prepare VAT related General ledger accounts ensuring correct balance sheet positions and approve related reconciliations
• Monitor regulatory developments across the EU and proactively translate changes into business processes and controls
• Maintain and enhance internal contol framework (SOX/Internal)
• Identify and implement automation, data quality improvements and system enhancements using ERP, tax engines and BI tools.
• Track, analyse and report compliance KPIs, operational metrics and risk indicators to senior leadership.
• Front-end set up of Indirect tax landscape for new entities
• Leverage technology to streamline and automate tax calculations, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Participate in special projects and ad-hoc tasks as required by the indirect tax team.
• This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in finance, accounting, tax, or related field.
  
• Core experience with Global VAT/GST and Indirect tax accounting
  Working knowledge of Avalara, Vertex, GVRT, is preferred
• Robust knowledge of MS Excel, PoweBI/ Tableau/ Aletryx
  
• Ability to analyse large data volumes to identify key insights.
  
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Self-driven with a critical and positive can-do attitude.
  
• Comfortable collaborating with various subject matter experts.
  
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision.

Skills desired:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding: Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit. Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention. Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free. Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function. Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Basic Understanding: Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process. Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics. Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems. Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Basic Understanding: Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message. Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications. Explains the importance of effective business communication. Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures. Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Basic Understanding: Explains basic concepts of time and priority management. Seeks guidance in detecting and addressing priority conflicts. States own business priorities. Describes team or unit priorities. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Basic Understanding: Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving. Describes problem reporting and escalation practices. Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution. Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area. Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.
Level Basic Understanding: Lists the major responsibilities of the accounting staff. Explains the basic concepts and terminology of accounting. Describes key activities of established accounting processes. Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining accounting information.

What you will get:

• Work Life Harmony
• Earned and medical leave.

Holistic Development

• Personal and professional development through Caterpillar s employee resource groups across the globe
• Career developments opportunities with global prospects

Health and Wellness

• Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program

Financial Wellness

• Employee investment plan
• Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.