Senior Accountant

We're Hitachi Vantara, a global infrastructure business. Our people are the force of meaningful progress. We enable the incredible with data - from taking theme park fans on magical rides, conserving natural resources, protecting rainforests to saving lives. We empower businesses to automate, optimize and advance innovation. Together, we create a sustainable future for all.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us.

Company Overview
Hitachi Vantara provides information technologies, services and solutions that help companies improve IT costs and agility and innovate with information to make a difference in the world. Our customers gain compelling return on investment (ROI), unmatched return on assets (ROA), and demonstrable business impact. With approximately around 9,800 employees worldwide, Hitachi Vantara does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Our products, services and solutions are trusted by the world's leading enterprises, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and more than 80% of the Fortune Global 100.
Hitachi Vantara elevates your innovation advantage by combining IT, operational technology (OT) and domain expertise. Join our team and our employee-focused culture and help drive our customers' data to meaningful customer outcomes!

The Role
The Senior Financial Analyst will work closely with stakeholders and business leaders to meet business and finance objectives.

Responsibilities:
Tax Compliance and Reporting:
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all direct tax and indirect tax returns, including income tax, TDS, GST, and other related filings.
• Prepare advance tax working, final tax computations, returns, and reports
• Monitor changes in tax laws and regulations, assess their impact on the company, and implement necessary changes to maintain compliance.

Tax Planning and Strategy:
• Well versed with Special Economic Zone (SEZ), tax holidays and its treatment.
• Develop and implement tax planning strategies to optimize the company's tax position while minimizing risks.
• Identify opportunities for tax savings and efficiencies, including deductions, credits, and incentives.
• Work closely with the finance and legal teams to structure transactions and contracts in a tax-efficient manner.

Transfer Pricing:
• Manage transfer pricing compliance, documentation, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee the review and evaluation of the benchmarking study report.
• Ensure that transfer pricing policies are consistent with global standards and local regulations.

Audit, assessment and Litigation:
• Coordinate and manage tax audits, assessments, and disputes with tax authorities.
• Represent the company during tax assessments and litigation, working with external tax advisors and legal counsel when necessary.

Tax Accounting and Reporting:
• Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure accurate tax accounting in financial statements (under IND AS/IFRS).
• Prepare and review tax provisions and deferred tax calculations.

Advisory and Training:
• Provide tax-related advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on various business transactions and initiatives. For example - employee movement to other countries on deputation, expat, secondment etc.
• Conduct training sessions for finance and operational teams to enhance tax awareness and compliance.

Qualifications
• Chartered Accountant upto 2-3 years of work experience; Prior experience of Big 4 is an added advantage.
• Management experience preferred but not essential.
• Must be comfortable communicating directly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong Tax knowledge (Direct and Indirect) and interpretational skills and time-management skills
• Strong business acumen and judgment and demonstrated ability to work closely and build sustainable business partnerships.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented to handle in-depth, special projects.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks ensuring that tasks are completed appropriately, and deadlines are met.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and PowerPoint

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, place of origin, ethnic origin, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, state, or local law

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We want to help you take care of your today and tomorrow - at home and at work. Which is why we offer industry-leading benefits that go far beyond compensation. That means support, services, and resources that also take care of your holistic health and wellbeing. We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. Here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).

About us

We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.