DESCRIPTION

Job Description:
Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join its income tax provision and reporting team in India. The Amazon tax department is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment that leverages industry-leading technology to scale with business growth and manage complexity. This position will contribute to Amazon’s worldwide income tax accounting process for interim and annual reporting periods.

Preferred Qualifications
• CPA and MST or equivalent preferred
• ASC 740 income tax accounting knowledge and experience required
• Experience in internal control development, analysis and/or monitoring
• Minimum required experience with Microsoft Excel should be intermediate
• Experience working with stock-based compensation arrangements, including ASC 718 and FRS2 income tax accounting
• Big 4 and/or combination with technology industry experience preferred
• International reporting and compliance experience a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills to liaise with cross-functional teams and business partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Strong organization skills, able to multitask and meet deadlines
• Self-starter and team player
• Strong experience with Access, PowerPoint, and Oracle Financial Applications
• Corptax Provision, Oracle, Alteryx, Python, Hyperion Essbase and Cognos are a plus

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities
• Exposure to challenging tax issues facing Amazon from a worldwide perspective
• Prepare income tax provision calculations for subsidiaries of Amazon’s worldwide group
• Maintain income tax provision model and supporting schedules
• Prepare worldwide tax account reconciliations and roll forward analysis
• Prepare analytics that are communicated to external auditors and finance management team
• Participate in streamlining and improving income tax reporting processes through automation and standardization, including the opportunity to develop foundational skills/know-how in cutting-edge tax technology solutions
• Assist in operation and monitoring of quarterly US GAAP and Statutory Internal Controls
• Coordinate collection and perform preliminary review of quarterly and annual audit deliverables
• Prepare and maintain various project trackers and internal review tools related to US GAAP reporting
• Cross functional collaboration with tax and accounting business partners as well as external auditors
• Involvement in Global Tax Governance framework documentation to meet increasing demands from local governments

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– Bachelor’s degree
– Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– 4+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience