Senior Tax Analyst
Fivetran
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, APAChybridPosted 3 months ago
Skill Required
Finance DepartmentEngineeringanalyticalbuildingwrittendbtAI
Key highlights
- Required: 5+ years of public accounting or industry experience with indirect tax.
- Hybrid work model with two in‑office days per week after onboarding.
- 100% employer‑paid medical insurance.
- RSU stock grants.
- Use of leading tax technology tools such as Avalara and NetSuite.
- Full‑time role based in Bengaluru, India.
Role overview
We’re looking for a detail‑oriented, technically strong, and motivated Senior Tax Analyst to support our growing global tax function. This role will contribute to day‑to‑day tax compliance, process improvements, and cross‑functional collaboration while helping maintain a strong internal control and reporting environment appropriate for a fast‑growing SaaS company.
Responsibilities
- Support global indirect tax compliance, including sales and use tax, VAT/GST, and other applicable indirect taxes.
- Prepare and review indirect tax filings and reconciliations in coordination with external advisors.
- Assist with the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of sales tax engine systems to ensure accurate tax calculation and reporting.
- Maintain the tax compliance calendar and ensure timely filings and payments.
- Prepare indirect tax accruals and related journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
- Assist with monthly and quarterly account reconciliations related to tax accounts.
- Support cash tax forecasting and indirect tax accrual calculations in collaboration with FP&A.
- Assist with VAT/GST registrations and compliance requirements related to international expansion.
- Support indirect tax audits and voluntary disclosure processes by gathering documentation and preparing requested materials.
- Contribute to process documentation and internal control improvements to ensure compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements.
- Participate in tax‑related projects and system enhancements to improve efficiency and scalability.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in public accounting and/or industry, with exposure to indirect tax and tax compliance.
- Working knowledge of U.S. indirect tax rules.
- Experience with sales tax engines (e.g., Avalara).
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Interest in improving processes and leveraging automation to enhance efficiency.
- Proactive and detail‑oriented: ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with VAT/GST concepts is a plus.
- NetSuite experience.
- Experience with Fonoa, Coupa, and FloQast.
Benefits
- 100% employer‑paid medical insurance*.
- Generous paid time‑off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year‑end Global Week of Rest), and volunteer days off.
- RSU stock grants*.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team‑building activities.
- Monthly cell phone stipend.
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform offering therapy, coaching, and self‑guided mindfulness exercises for employees and covered dependents.
Additional details
- From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity.
- Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry‑leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.
- Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on.
- This is a full‑time position based in our Bengaluru, India office.
- During the quarter‑end close period (second week/three to five days after quarter end) and during the initial onboarding period (typically 3 months), the role will primarily work U.S. business hours in a remote capacity to support close collaboration with the team.
- As the individual gains proficiency and autonomy, the position will transition to a hybrid, in‑office schedule in Bengaluru, working standard IST hours aside from the recurring quarter‑end close period.
- Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in‑person collaboration, including two days in the office each week.
- Technologies you’ll use: Netsuite, Fonoa, Avalara, Coupa, FloQast.
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- We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream.
- Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.
- To learn more about Fivetran's culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video.
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- We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
- *May vary by country and worker type – please reach out to your recruiter for more information.