Senior Tax Analyst

Job Description

The Compliance team is seeking a full-time Senior Tax Analyst to join the Tax India Operations Team, focused on supporting accurate and timely processing of global withholding tax (WHT) obligations. This role is critical to enhance U.S. tax filings, manage foreign withholding tax payments, and provide operational support across Tax Planning, Tax Provisioning, and Tax Audit functions. Key responsibilities include analyzing U.S. and foreign transactions subject to withholding tax to ensure compliance with domestic and international tax laws. The role involves calculating and filing US withholding tax returns, keeping track of FATCA forms, calculating direct foreign tax credit for US tax returns and FIN48 withholding tax exposures. The role will require coordination with internal teams and external tax advisors to prepare responses to US tax authorities and US financial auditors, help manage customer withholding tax to U.S. entities and prepare tax reports for U.S. & foreign entities as needed by other tax teams like Audit, Planning and Tax management. The role will also support the team on process improvement projects as needed. The ideal candidate should have a bachelors in accounting, preferably CPA and/or Masters in Tax. At least minimum of 5-6 years of experience, most of which should in US direct taxes and international taxes, and preferably in multinational corporations or Big four accounting firms. The candidate should be proactive, have the ability to lead and move in a fast-paced environment. They should have strong communication and analytical skills to work independently and also with global teams. Should have good understanding of ERP applications and Microsoft Excel. Responsibilities include managing global withholding tax (WHT) processes to ensure compliance with U.S. and international tax laws, analyzing cross-border transactions subject to WHT, calculating U.S. withholding tax liabilities, and managing IRS forms and foreign account documentation. Additional duties involve supporting the preparation and reporting of foreign tax credits for U.S. tax returns, reconciling WHT positions for tax provisions and statutory filings - including FIN 48 analysis - and preparing responses to inquiries from U.S. tax authorities and external auditors. The role also requires compiling WHT reports for both U.S. and foreign entities to support audits, compliance, and tax planning, as well as collaborating with cross-functional tax teams on operational and strategic projects to streamline processes and ensure timely, accurate reporting.