Senior Tax Analyst – US Outbound/International

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Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst US Outbound/International candidate to join the Tax Team in India. The candidate will focus on US international income tax reporting and compliance (including 5471s/8858s, foreign tax credit calculations etc.) and the international aspects of the US GAAP worldwide income tax provision based in Hyderabad, India. Additionally, this position will be responsible for researching and modeling potential tax legislation. This position will also be responsible for supporting the US and international tax controversy teams on audits and the international tax team on the compliance and reporting aspects of projects.

Primary job duties include:
• Primarily responsible for US International reporting and compliance obligations (Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, disclosure statements, Form 1120F etc.)
• Prepare and/or review Subpart F, E&P, tax pools and foreign tax credits calculations
• Prepare or review time sensitive elections (Form 8832, 8023, etc.)
• Create and develop complex excel spreadsheet models
• Research and understand potential tax legislation and participate in modeling different scenarios
• Review tax planning ideas to determine impacts to the worldwide tax provision
• Prepare or review international aspects of Amazon’s worldwide provision
• Research effects of various international transactions and determine the US tax disclosure reporting
• Support US and international tax controversy teams on tax audits
• Drive process improvements and coordinate with Tax Technology Team to facilitate streamlining and automation of recurring calculations
• Management of junior tax professionals and outside service providers
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• 7+ years of direct tax experience including relevant experience with international income tax compliance/reporting
• BA/BS in accounting or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in ASC 740 income tax accounting knowledge required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• CPA preferred
• JD, MST, LLM desirable
• Knowledge of federal income taxation of international transactions
• Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
• Strong project management skills
• Strong tax operational background and ability to drive process improvements
• Hard working, quick learner with a positive ”can do” attitude and solid professionalism
• Tax preparation software experience helpful to aid in review (Corptax international tax compliance software)
• Experience with Essbase and Oracle Financial Applications helpful

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of direct tax experience including relevant experience with international income tax compliance/reporting
• BA/BS in accounting or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in ASC 740 income tax accounting knowledge required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA preferred
• JD, MST, LLM desirable
• Knowledge of federal income taxation of international transactions
• Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department
• Strong project management skills
• Strong tax operational background and ability to drive process improvements
• Hard working, quick learner with a positive ”can do” attitude and solid professionalism
• Tax preparation software experience helpful to aid in review (Corptax international tax compliance software)
• Experience with Essbase and Oracle Financial Applications helpful