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JOB DESCRIPTION- SENIOR ASSOCIATE INDIRECT TAX (PROPERTY TAX) About Grant Thornton: Grant Thornton is collaborative, entrepreneurial and one of the largest professional services firms in the world. As part of a dynamic global organization of 52,000 people serving clients in more than 135 countries, we have the agility and focus it takes to be a leader. Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Grant Thornton has revenues in excess of$2 billion and operates 58 offices across the U.S., with 623 partners and 8,500+ employees in the United States and at our Shared Services Center in Bangalore & Kolkata, India. About GT INDUS: GT INDUS is the in-house offshore center for GT US. Situated in Bangalore, GT INDUS has over 2000 professionals in Tax, Audit, Advisory, Client Services, and Enabling functions. Empowered people, bold leadership and distinctive client service are the foundation of the culture at GT INDUS. A transparent, competitive and excellence-driven firm that offers an opportunity to be part of something significant. Driven, young professionals at GT INDUS serve communities through inspirational and generous services to give back to their communities. Visit the website for more: https://www.gtindus.com/. Location: Bangalore, India. About the team: The GTSSC Tax team collaborates with our US teams and helps our clients manage a wide range of domestic and global Indirect Tax – Property Tax compliance burdens. We drive innovation in the tax process, as well as analyse and recommend appropriate tax planning opportunities to clients. Our range of tax services cover areas such as human capital, international tax, not-for-profit, partnership tax, private wealth services, state and local tax, sales & use tax, property tax, strategic federal tax, and tax reporting and advisory Responsibilities: Ability to perform review of complex engagements and review of the property tax returns, assessments and tax bills handled by analysts and associates Expertise on Property Tax concepts and well versed with tools like PTMS and One Source Monitor, document and apply any changes in tax rates, tax laws for US tax return preparation Responsible for Quality Assurance for projects handled by the team Ability to identify technical issues on the engagements and to present with the recommendations to the engagement teams Ability to manage the engagements and coach the team on technical concepts Acting as subject matter expert (“Go To” Person) and be a conduit for knowledge sharing Actively participating in the technical forums Develop content and help conduct trainings Ability to identify gaps, coach, mentor and developing technical skills of team members Build professional relationship with the engagement teams Skills: Strong accounting knowledge. Critical thinking and analytical skills. Aptitude for learning technology (proprietary tools). Strong written and verbal English language communication skills. A process improvement and knowledge-sharing mindset. Execute effectively in cross-cultural business settings. Experience working with an outsourcing work stream or in a shared service environment required. Strong proficiency with, MS Office suite. Good experience with Vertex. Professional Experience / Qualifications: 3 -6 years of property tax return preparation, review, accounting and finance experience Graduate in B Com / BBA / BAFM / BBM / BSc(Stat or Math) or MBA (Finance).