Accounting Associate

Location: Bangalore, India

**Career Area:**

Finance

**Job Description:**

**Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.**

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

**Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc**

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

**Job Summary**

We are looking to add a skilled tax accountant within the Indirect Tax CoE (Centre of Excellence) based in Bangalore, India. This role is responsible for managing EMEA VAT compliance processes, leveraging technology platforms such as Vertex/Avalara to ensure accurate filings, data integrity, and payment workflows. The Accountant will bring deep multi-jurisdictional tax knowledge, audit compliance expertise, and a proactive approach to process improvement and automation.

The indirect tax CoE will be responsible for the periodical indirect tax compliance for Global regions. This team will be responsible to extract and interpret the tax data from our systems to enable informed business decisions, perform return filing and reconciling with the books of accounts on the Tax positions. Our focus is on improving our tax processes by using technology, which increases our responsibility for monitoring the completeness and accuracy in our indirect tax systems, striving for full tax automation, and driving the vision for improved and efficient tax compliance.

**What you will do**

Prepare EU VAT returns, EC Sales List, Intrastat, other indirect tax filings across multiple jurisdictions
Prepare VAT related General ledger accounts ensuring correct balance sheet positions and approve related reconciliations
Monitor regulatory developments across the EU and proactively translate changes into business processes and controls
Maintain and enhance internal contol framework (SOX/Internal)
Identify and implement automation, data quality improvements and system enhancements using ERP, tax engines and BI tools.
Track, analyse and report compliance KPIs, operational metrics and risk indicators to senior leadership.
Front-end set up of Indirect tax landscape for new entities
Leverage technology to streamline and automate tax calculations, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
Participate in special projects and ad-hoc tasks as required by the indirect tax team.

**What you will have**

Preferred Qualifications
Degree in finance, accounting, tax, or related field.
Core experience with Global VAT and Indirect tax accounting
Working knowledge of Avalara, Vertex, GVRT, is preferred
Robust knowledge of MS Excel, PoweBI/ Tableau/ Aletryx
Ability to analyse large data volumes to identify key insights.
Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
Self-driven with a critical and positive 'can-do' attitude.
Comfortable collaborating with various subject matter experts.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision.

**Skills desired:**

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Relationship Building: Knowledge of the importance of creating positive relationships within the team and ability to develop trusting relationships by valuing others' concerns and contributions.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Responds sensitively to other's concerns.
• Develops trust and credibility by acting in a consistent, genuine manner.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to contributing to others' well being.
• Maintains appropriate distance as warranted by culture and level.
• Secures followers when leading initiatives.

Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals.
• Communicates key considerations for business decision making process.
• Cites examples of types of information needed to make sound business decisions.
• Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
• Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
• Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
• Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
• Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.

Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes the concepts behind financial analysis and implications of financial data.
• Explains how financial statements are organized and the type of information they provide.
• Identifies major types of financial statements issued by the organization.
• Lists activities and responsibilities of financial analysts.

Financial Reporting: Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes basic methods for financial report writing.
• Identifies basic financial report-writing tools.
• Clarifies the purpose and value of accurate financial reports.
• Utilizes the major financial reports used by the organization.

**What you will get:**

• Work Life Harmony
• Earned and medical leave.
• Relocation assistance

**Holistic Development**

• Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
• Career developments opportunities with global prospects

**Health and Wellness**

• Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program

**Financial Wellness**

• Employee investment plan
• Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.

**Additional Information:**

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at [www.caterpillar.com/careers](http://www.caterpillar.com/careers)

**Posting Dates:**

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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