Financial Analyst - Tax Operations

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OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

The Opportunity:

Responsible for execution of Tax processes (Indirect tax compliance, Tax reconciliation, Tax filing, Transfer Pricing including Intercompany processing and calculations, provision of direct tax data), ensuring timeliness, accuracy and quality of work/reports. Support coordination with other functions (including leadership) as well as Global Process Owners within a Shared Service Center (SSC). 

You are great at:

• Review and perform day-to-day Tax processes (Indirect tax compliance, Tax reconciliation, Tax filing, Transfer Pricing including Intercompany processing and calculations, provision of direct tax data), ensuring timeliness, accuracy and quality of work / reports

  
  

• Assist in timely preparation and filing of EMEA and APJ indirect tax returns 

  
  

• Collect data inputs from financial systems to prepare the indirect tax returns and computations

  
  

• Prepare tax reconciliations

  
  

• Assist in preparation of provision of direct tax data to external advisers

  
  

• Perform Intercompany transaction processing and calculations (including data refresh) 

  
  

• Maintain historical records by filing documents

  
  

• Assist in responding to routine queries from the finance team and business 

  
  

• Protect organisation's value by keeping information confidential

  
  

• Other Tax support administration tasks as assigned from time to time.

  
  

What it takes:

• 2+ years’ experience with accounting qualifications will be an essential (CA, CPA, ACCA) or 6+ years of experience with any finance qualification.

  
  

• Strong domain knowledge in Tax processes

  
  

• Experience in Tax areas such as Indirect Tax / VAT, Direct Tax, Intercompany / Transfer Pricing Tax / International Tax

  
  

• Excellent knowledge of accounting principles and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) / US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (USGAAP) Accounting 

  
  

• Excellent knowledge of operation of control frameworks such as SoX 

  
  

• Strong experience of finance & accounting systems (Oracle / SAP / Netsuite / Assurenet tools) as well as Tax Applications

  
  

• Direct relevant experience of working in a Captive SSC / Business Process Outsourcing Organisations will be desired (in addition to years of experience/qualification)

  
  

• Flexibility to support different time-zones and geographies

  
  

• Fluency in English language (verbal and written)

  
  

• Excellent prioritisation skills

  
  

• High level of attention to detail

  
  

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