About This Role
<p><b>Why Ryan?</b></p><ul><li><p>Flexible Work Environment</p></li><li><p>Award-Winning Culture</p></li><li><p>World-Class Benefits and Compensation</p></li><li><p>Accelerated Career Path</p></li><li><p>Community Outreach</p></li><li><p>Mentorship Opportunities</p></li><li><p>Wellness-Centric Benefits</p></li></ul><p></p>Tax Associate works with Seniors Tax Associates, Tax Specialists, Team Leader, Consultants and Managers in the US and India to manage projects and performs verification and reconciliation related to payment administration, tracking and logging notices, preparation and e-filing of Sales & Use Tax Returns. This role involves developing required procedures and managing project communications.<p><b>Duties and Responsibilities:</b></p><p></p><p><b>People:</b></p><ul><li>Create a positive team experience.</li><li>Proactively seeks training from seniors on EDI/EFT and return preparation.</li><li>Assists seniors and US stakeholders with return filing to ensures timely delivery.</li><li>Make sure to meet the process quality standards set by the practice.</li><li>Provide feedback, ideas, and suggestions to team.</li><li>Assist with logging of notices and voice mails.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Client:</b></p><ul><li>Ensure adherence to work plan and deliver tasks assigned within Turn Around Time "TAT" by meeting expected quality standards.</li><li>Attention to detail and maintain an effective communication with US stakeholders on project deliverables.</li><li>Always strives for 100% accuracy and quality.</li><li>Process online filings of tax returns and Electronic Data Interchange and Electronic Funds Transfers (EDI / EFT's).</li><li>Prepares low to medium complex sales and use tax returns using compliance software.</li><li>Update monthly checklist with compliance updates.</li><li>Give recommendation to TCS team members on updating the compliance documents.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Value:</b></p><ul><li>Knowledge of data manipulation, e-Filing, and return preparations.</li><li>Understand reconciliation process and reconcile sales tax returns to source data files.</li><li>Maintains a professional and positive attitude at all times.</li><li>Develop communication and presentation skills.</li><li>Proactively look at various scenarios to bring new process improvement opportunities and propose them to management.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Education and Experience:</b></p><ul><li>Masters or bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting/ Business preferred.</li><li>0-2 years of experience in US Taxation.</li><li>Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office.</li><li>Good communication and writing skills are preferred.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Computer Skills: </b></p><ul><li>To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet navigation and research.</li><li>Expertise in MS Excel, MS Word, Portable Document Format (PDF).</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Additional Skills:</b></p><ul><li>Have exposure in interacting with offshore/onshore staff via email and telephone.</li><li>Prepares reports as per the requirements from supervisor.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Work Environment:</b></p><ul><li>Current work hours are 7.00 AM to 4.00 PM, IST or 2.00 PM to 11.00 PM, IST. Shift change is anticipated depending on US work hours/time zone and business need.</li><li>Candidate should be willing to work in any shift.</li><li>A reasonable amount of overtime will be required during compliance filing or deadline driven request.</li><li>Standard indoor working environment.</li><li>Position requires regular interaction with employees in India and US via e-mail and telephone.</li></ul><p></p><p><i><span>Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran</span></i></p><p></p>