What You'll DoWe're looking for a
VAT Analyst
to join our growing International Compliance Operations team in Pune. In this global-facing role, you'll work at the core of our operations supporting U.S. and European customers, collaborating with foreign tax authorities, and with external partners to deliver the best VAT compliance services across multiple jurisdictions.This is a great opportunity for professionals who excel in operational roles with international exposure, enjoy working with systems and customers and bring an AI-first continuous improvement mindset.If you're someone who excels and enjoys working with processes, and people — we'd love to hear from you. You will report to the Team Lead of Taxation.
What Your Responsibilities Will Be
- Lead VAT compliance activities for global customers, managing onboarding and de-boarding processes across 52 countries following defined Measurements.
- Prepare and file accurate application packs to tax authorities and third-party vendors, ensuring timely and complete submissions.
- Keep internal systems updated like Product platforms, SharePoint, Salesforce.
- Respond promptly to customer queries with empathy and clarity managing the full resolution process and ensuring communications are concise.
- Coordinate with returns teams and tax authorities to ensure first and final filings align with jurisdiction, maintaining compliance throughout the customer lifecycle.
- Manage and resolve tax authority or vendor inquiries across multiple jurisdictions, working directly with customers and escalating blockers to the appropriate teams to maintain operational flow.
What You’ll Need To Be Successful
- 2+ years of prior experience in VAT Compliance is an advantage; backgrounds in tax support roles or SaaS-based compliance tools also welcome.
- An enthusiasm for continuous improvement with an AI-first mindset, the ability to identify process gaps, contribute to solutions, adopt new technologies (including AI tools) and update documentation.
- Participate in both written and verbal forms with diverse teams and partners in different geographies.
How We’ll Take Care Of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & WellnessBenefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive culture and diversityAvalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
What You Need To Know About Avalara
We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
