Senior Tax Analyst

Job Details:

Job Description:

Altera is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join our Global Tax team! This role is ideal for a tax professional with strong technical depth across Income Tax, Consumption Tax (GST/VAT), Withholding Tax, and Transfer Pricing, with a particular emphasis on APAC jurisdictions—especially India. You’ll support compliance, reporting, and advisory initiatives across the region, partnering closely with Finance, Controllership, and external advisors to drive accuracy, efficiency, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

-Compliance & Filings (APAC):

• Coordinate and review corporate income tax returns, consumption tax (GST/VAT) returns, and withholding tax filings for APAC entities—primarily India, with potential support for additional jurisdictions.
• Track statutory deadlines, manage documentation, and ensure timely, accurate submissions.

-Transfer Pricing:

• Support preparation/review of local files, intercompany agreements, benchmarking analyses, and Master File updates as needed.
• Collaborate with global TP and Controllership to operationalize policies (charges, true-ups, and documentation).

-Provision & Reporting:

• Assist with quarterly and annual tax accounting (ASC 740/IFRS equivalents), including current and deferred tax computations for APAC.
• Reconcile tax accounts, analyze ETR drivers, and support statutory audits.

-Advisory & Risk Management:

• Provide practical, business-aligned guidance on indirect tax, withholding implications, PE/remote work impacts, and incentives in India.
• Support tax audits and inquiries; prepare responses, compile support, and coordinate with external advisors.

-Process & Controls:

• Drive process improvements, automation, and control enhancements for tax data, compliance workflows, and documentation retention.
• Partner with Finance/IT to improve data integrity and tax-sensitized configurations in ERP.

-Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with Accounting, Payroll, Procurement, Legal, and HR on tax-sensitive initiatives (e.g., new products, supply chain changes, vendor setups, incentive claims).
• Provide training and guidance to business partners on tax requirements and changes.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive corporate tax experience with demonstrated APAC exposure.
• Strong working knowledge of Income Tax, Consumption Tax (GST/VAT), Withholding Tax, and fundamentals of Transfer Pricing.
• Hands-on experience with Malaysia and India tax regimes (compliance, reporting, and/or audits).
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle) and strong Excel skills; comfort working with large data sets.
• Excellent documentation, organization, and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred

• Professional designation such as CA/CPA/ACCA/CTA (Malaysia or India credentials a plus).
• Big 4 or large advisory firm experience (compliance, TP, or indirect tax).
• Experience with tax provisioning (ASC 740/IFRS), automation tools (e.g., Alteryx/Power BI), and SOX/controls environments.
• Prior experience supporting tax audits and managing external advisors

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (India)

Primary Location:

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.