Lead Tax Accountant, Transfer Pricing and Planning

The Lead Tax Accountant, Transfer Pricing and Planning will be responsible for working with the transfer pricing team in India and the United States. You will be a key player focusing on global transfer pricing compliance and documentation, analyzing tested party data for US GAAP and Local Statutory purposes, establishing proper intercompany pricing, and defending pricing strategies upon tax examinations within a global company.

About You experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Bachelors degree in business, economics, accounting, finance or related field. Advanced degree and/or C.P.A. certification is a plus;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience focusing on transfer pricing and working in a global tax environment with transfer pricing.
• Ability to understand and solicit business value drivers and to apply economic principles within taxing rules of various jurisdictions to arrive at efficient and compliant intercompany prices for various transactions;
• In depth understanding of US, OECD, and local country transfer pricing regulations;
• Experience in NetSuite, Oracle (or other ERP)
• Advanced financial modeling, database, and research skills (i.e., Power Queries with Excel, Alteryx modeling, PowerBI data analytics).

It would be great if you also had . . .

Effectively communicate project plans and key achievements to internal partners including the tax and finance teams.

Well versed analytical and computer skills, including proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Alteryx and Power BI.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Develop and execute transfer pricing compliance, including gathering factual and financial information and supporting data requests from outside service providers and applying economic concepts to support intercompany charges;
• Participation in functional interviews, gathering and analyzing intercompany financial data, and economic analysis supporting the preparation and review of presentations and documentation reports;
• Updating key facts incorporated in transfer pricing analyses through written and oral communications;
• Preparing complex financial analyses and models involving the intercompany transactions for the Company;
• Partnering with Finance and IT to acquire an understanding of information systems and collect data to independently identify and analyze various aspects of intercompany transactions.
• Collaboration with various groups within the Company, including but not limited to finance, indirect and direct tax, and tax teams globally to gain business understanding needed to execute the implementation, monitoring, and validation of the intercompany pricing policies;
• Serve as a subject matter expect to ensure timely and accurate compliance with mandatory transfer pricing documentation requirements for the related entities (e.g., Country by Country notifications, Country by Country reports, Local Files/Transfer Pricing Documentation), including staying abreast of relevant regulations in primary jurisdictions;

About the Team

The person will work in collaboration with the global tax team to ensure that all foreign tax accounting/compliance for the Company is complete and accurate.

Hours of Work

• You will be expected to work on a work schedule (12 noon to 9pm IST) to provide for reasonable hours of collaborative work with the US team.
• We are working in a Hybrid Work mode.