Tax Analyst, Specialist

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard’s India Office

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary:

This role is responsible for preparation filings and related tasks in support of the Tax team across various areas related to tax compliance, planning, and analysis. This role manages tax calculations, form preparation, and external filings while conducting tax research and analysis to ensure compliance and optimize tax planning. It also supports transaction recording and collaborates with external consultants and agencies on tax matters.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and interprets tax regulations. Prepares required tax reports to meet tax obligations and objectives.

• Maintains tax information and records. Prepares tax returns, tax declarations and other required reports so that they are submitted accurately and on time. Proactively makes process improvements to improve accuracy and efficiency.

• Analyzes and interprets tax laws and regulations and prepares technical reports on how they impact Vanguard's tax operations.

• Prepares correspondence with external tax agencies, consultants, and auditors.

• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Performs research and analysis on domestic and international tax law changes and their impact on compliance and planning activities.

• Manages tax-specific transactions including capital expenditure data and tax depreciation schedules for accurate reporting.

• Supports tax structuring and optimization strategies including considerations for transfer pricing and M&A activities.

• Engages in consultation with external tax advisors, legal counsel, and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance and operational integrity.

• Coordinates with the local finance team to collect required data and shares it with the service vendor for the filings under the service vendor’s responsibility.

• Reviews all filings prepared by the service vendor and provides summarized review notes for sign-off.

• Prepares all tax filings that Vanguard’s India office is responsible for, including the local tax provision quarterly and quarterly cash tax payments, and collaborates with FP&A on forecasts.

• Drafts tax footnotes for local financials.

• Coordinates the implementation of GST in Oracle with FinTech and service vendor, including supporting GST process automation.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in tax analysis or compliance role.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.Com) or Master’s degree/Diploma in Business Administration, Economics and Finance or related disciplines.

• Strong knowledge of tax regulations, tax filing processes, and reporting; proficiency in tax planning, audit coordination, and ERP/accounting systems; CPA / CTA / CA equivalent certification is mandatory.

• Compliance and tax provision experience is mandatory.

• Experience with GST is helpful (knowledge preferred) and some exposure to sales tax is useful.

• Proficient in Excel, with working knowledge of Oracle; familiarity with Alteryx is an added advantage but not mandatory.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

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How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.