Job Description

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Overview

Are you excited about tax research? Do you love technology? Are you apt at problem-solving and analyzing complex legal and compliance tax issues? Do you want to join a dynamic and supportive team in a collaborative work environment that will enhance professional skill development? This is your opportunity to join a highly productive team at a fast-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company doing what you are passionate about.

This is an Indirect Tax Research profile for e-invoicing. We are looking for an individual with proven expertise in research on e-invoicing/ live reporting/ VAT/ GST and other indirect taxes.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced business professional with strong academic credentials and strong indirect tax knowledge. The individual will be dynamic, energetic, team-oriented and have demonstrated adaptability to change through periods of rapid growth.

In this role, the candidate should be able to analyze and interpret tax laws, e-invoicing/live reporting guidelines, understand the changes and be able to summarize and/or expand the information reported upon request and follow the process and deadlines to integrate those laws into the Avalara products.
Responsibilities

In order to acquire/maintain the most current/accurate/timely Indirect tax information information, the candidate must perform intensive research and be up to date on all of the latest tax news. In addition, the candidate needs to have good analytical skills and be a good communicator verbally and in writing.

• Research, monitor, translate & interpret the tax laws and guidelines, evaluate content accuracy, summarize and conclude on content tax decisions and actions.
• Be responsible for maintaining accurate, complete, and timely content mainly for E-invoicing/live reporting capabilities.
• Analyze and understand XSD schemas and other technical information for our e-invoicing reporting software solutions (XML, CSV, TXT, \xe2\x80\xa6)
• Assistance with pre-testing of the e-file formats on Tax Authorities\xe2\x80\x99 websites, offline applications
• Understand how to connect with the Tax Authority\xe2\x80\x99s portals
• Suggest and lead improvements in our software solutions
• Collaborate with tax content research, product management and engineering to implement our solutions
• Document research findings in each format providing a clear summary of the changes and being able to expand upon request. Attention to detail is a key element of this role
• Effectively work and communicate with team members to accomplish specific tasks in a timely, efficient and productive manner.
• Participate in committee activities and provide input where applicable
• Open to accept additional responsibilities assigned to meet deadlines
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Must be flexible to overlap work schedule with US/UK timing, as needed for collaborative meetings or training
• Other possible functions to be covered upon business needs are: Maintain existing taxability rules for assigned jurisdictions by monitoring tax law changes
• The candidate will work closely with members of the local Pune team, as well as with U.S. & U.K team members. Although not required daily, the candidate must be flexible to overlap work timings with US/UK time zones
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and reduce redundancy in current process

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A natural curiosity about technology and an interest in innovation and learning about new areas of transaction compliance
• Relevant advanced degree or certification (i.e. Accounting, Finance, Law, Economics)
• 2-3 years of proven experience in Indirect taxes with a Bachelor\'s degree: EMEA VAT /India GST / Indirect tax experience
• Excellent research skills, including a logical and creative approach to drilling down to specific data to surface information that is vital to the accuracy of the published content
• Understanding and knowledge on ERP systems and their database structures (SAP, ORACLE, JD Edwards, other ERP\xe2\x80\x99s)
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work in and support a team environment through collective team topics, load balancing, and sharing/receiving constructive feedback
• Proactively participate in a dynamic and innovative tax environment by maintaining a high level of energy while being consistently dependable, efficient, and accurate
• Demonstrated ability to manage time to achieve priority results
• Ability to use various software, including MS Office, browsers, subscription research services, and Avalara products
• Demonstrated high standards of excellence in work product and professionalism

Preferred Qualifications (great to have but not necessary)

• Familiarity with indirect tax returns and/ live reporting/e-invoicing government compliance
• Experience with the use of e-files
• Able to read/write XSD schema
• Fluency in languages other than English
• Familiarity with JIRA
• Understanding of digital transmission/ API\'s are a plus
• Previous software experience a plus
• Fluency in languages other than English are a plus
• Demonstrable experience or qualifications in managing process optimization (e.g. Agile process) is a plus

About Avalara

About Avalara:
We\xe2\x80\x99re building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make \xe2\x80\x94 every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, meal kit, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there\xe2\x80\x99s an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation. The logic behind calculating taxes \xe2\x80\x94 the rules, rates, and boundaries is a global, layered, three-dimensional mess of complexity, with compliance dictated by governments and applied by every business, every day.

Avalara works with businesses of all sizes, all over the world \xe2\x80\x94 from corner stores to gigantic global retailers \xe2\x80\x94 to calculate tax accurately and automatically, at speeds measured in milliseconds. That\xe2\x80\x99s a massive technical challenge, in terms of scale, reliability, and complexity, and we do it better than anyone. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99re growing fast. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world, in Brazil, Canada, India, U.K, Belgium and across Europe.

Equal Opportunities:
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

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