Manager - Geographic Tax Accounting - CA/CPA

Job Title: Geographic Tax Accounting Manager (Tax Accounting Lead)

Reports To: European Tax Accounting Lead

Functional Area: Tax / Finance

Location: India

The Tax Accounting function is organized along the lines of geographic responsibilities and process responsibilities. A team of tax accounting experts report to the Managing Director - Income Tax Accounting. This team includes members who focus on geography-specific issues and those who manage global processes that support Accenture worldwide. The geographic roles work with local finance and tax groups to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting of income tax accounts. The global process roles work alongside the geography-focused team members to manage the global tax accounting processes for the consolidation of global results for U.S. GAAP and management reporting purposes.

Brief Description of Duties:

Responsible for managing all aspects of income tax accounting and forecasting at the tax reporting group level for non-US operations with responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following:

- Serve as U.S. GAAP ASC 740 tax accounting expert supporting regional tax experts and Country Controllers at a local level regarding income tax accounting issues.

- Manage timeliness and ensure technical accuracy of quarterly effective tax rate and income tax cash payment forecasts, annual provision, and provision to return true-ups including execution of internal control signoffs.

- Ensure all local tax accounting issues are properly analyzed, supported, and documented, including current and deferred tax, valuation allowance positions, unrecognized tax benefits, M&A transactions, and impacts of pending legislation.

- Collaborate with a team of regional tax accounting experts to support quarterly reporting of income taxes.

- Assist with external financial audits and reviews of income taxes.

- Advocate compliance with Income Tax Accounting internal controls applicable at the local level

- Conduct local income tax accounting training as required for the tax and country controllership groups

Professional Skills:

- Team player: collaborative with peers and demonstrates an ability to team and communicate effectively with finance and tax teams across different cultures and at all levels of management

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including comfort in making and defending decisions in ambiguous situations

- Ability to deliver high quality work product under tight deadlines

- Strong presentation, organizational and project management skills

- Independent thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Basic Qualifications:

- Degree, emphasis in Accounting or Tax

- Minimum of 5 years combination of Tax and/or Financial Reporting experience with a multinational company and/or public accounting firm

- Working knowledge of US GAAP standard ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes.

- Demonstrated ability to team and communicate effectively, across functions and time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

- Familiarity with OneSource Tax Provision, Corptax or other direct tax software

- SAP or other ERP general ledger system experience

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform

- Experience in teaming with third party tax service providers

- Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)