Job Description :
About the role
Lead Taxation – Global Tax Operations will report into the Head – Global Taxes. This is a critical and challenging position as it will be responsible for Indirect tax operations, reporting and compliance across all of Freshworks’ global operations in numerous countries. It provides immense opportunity for the right candidate for learning, taking on additional challenges and growing with the overall taxation as well as the overall finance org.
Job description
Tax Operations:
US

  • Manage and ensure timely filing of the State Sales Taxes returns;
  • Drive periodic review of legislative developments on nexus and potential exposure to state sales and other taxes;

Global

  • Ensure prompt and timely filing of all Indirect tax returns and other compliance efforts related to VAT, GST and Service tax returns;
  • Work with internal finance teams and the external tax partners across geos for Indirect tax refunds and assessments;
  • Support the local internal teams on various aspects of Indirect taxes such as eligibility of claiming credits with respect to different services obtained, accounting for indirect taxes (on forward, reverse charge basis) taxation of our product offerings, etc.;
  • Maintains tax reconciliation workpapers and tax memorandums;

Tax and related compliance calendar:Maintain and update the tax and compliance calendar
Tax status summaryfor each geo: ensure timely filed returns, managing all assessments are completed, pending audit/litigation cases etc.
Tax accounting and financial reporting:Prepares and maintains the Company’s Indirect tax accounts for financial statement purposes in accordance with US GAAP and ASC 450. Supports compliance with ASC 740 for US federal taxes
Tax strategy and planning: : Work with various internal teams such as products and sales to understand the nuances involved in our offered products and effectively communicate with the external tax partners in order to evaluate the requirements for compliances in different countries to provide tax recommendations;
Maintain global inventory/documentation/tracking on compliance requirements related the new tax legislative laws that come into effect on an ongoing basis;
To properly advise management of tax consequences and exposures, including nexus studies, technical research, exposure quantification, voluntary disclosures, audit defense and ASC 450 reviews;
Support ad-hoc tax projects
Required Qualification

  • CPA, Chartered Accountant or Bachelor’s in accounting with an emphasis on Indirect taxes
  • Experience with implementation and maintaining a sales tax engine
  • Thorough knowledge of US and International indirect tax laws and principles inclusive of Sales and Use, VAT, GST laws and provisions
  • GAAP Financial Accounting and ASC 450 / broad level of ASC 740 knowledge
  • General background knowledge of principles of taxation related to Transfer Pricing, concept of nexus, Permanent Establishment, withholding taxes, taxation on stock-based compensation, deferred taxes etc.
  • 5 to 8 years’ experience in a global tax team with multinational companies; Big four accounting experience preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective presentation skills
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Technical writing and research experience in a tax context
  • A proactive, high energy attitude geared towards achieving continuous improvement
  • Adaptability and ability to operate in a fast paced, rapidly evolving global tax law environment, and a data driven organization

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