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We partner with Global 2000 clients across North America, UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI™ (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth. Learn more at ascendion.com Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life\nWe have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:\n· Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands\n· Solve complex problems - and learn new skills\n· Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients\n· Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience\nExperience a community of change makers!\nJoin a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.\nJob Description\nTax Analyst\nDirect / Indirect Tax\nFunction: Global Tax / Finance\nReports to: Indirect Tax Manager (functional dotted line to the Head of Tax)\nLocation: Vadodara, Gujarat\nTeam: Small in-house tax team, working with external tax consultants and regional advisors\nRole Summary\nWe are looking for a Tax Analyst to support day-to-day tax operations across indirect tax (GST/VAT) and direct tax (income tax, TDS, transfer pricing support). You will prepare data, perform reconciliations, maintain trackers, and support the audits and notices that external consultants and the in-house team handle. This is a hands-on role and a strong starting point for a career in corporate tax, with exposure to both direct and indirect tax and to international tax practices.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Data and Reconciliations\nExtract and clean data from ERP, billing and accounting systems for tax reporting.\nPrepare monthly reconciliations: GST books vs. GSTR-2B/GSTR-1, TDS/TCS ledgers vs. returns, and tax payable and receivable balances.\nFollow up on mismatches with Finance, Accounts Payable and vendors, and track them to closure.\n2. Compliance Support\nPrepare working papers and supporting data for returns filed by consultants (GST, TDS, advance tax, and similar).\nMaintain the tax compliance calendar and ensure data is shared with consultants on time.\nCheck challans, payment proofs, and filing acknowledgements, and keep records organised.\nSupport APAC/EU indirect tax data requests from advisors.\n3. Audits, Notices and Refunds\nCollate documents and data for tax audits, departmental queries, notices, and refund claims.\nMaintain trackers for open notices, refunds, and deadlines.\nPrepare first drafts of simple replies for review by the manager.\n4. Documentation and Reporting\nMaintain files and an audit-ready folder structure for tax filings and positions.\nPrepare monthly MIS and dashboards: filing status, ITC and refund status, open items, and aging.\nSupport the finance close with tax provision workings and reconciliations.\nHelp document SOPs and checklists.\n5. Process and Systems Support\nAssist with testing tax codes and configuration in the ERP/billing system and e-invoicing exception checks.\nIdentify repetitive tasks that can be automated using Excel or other tools.\nRequired Qualifications\nGraduate in Commerce (B.Com / M.Com / BBA-Finance), or CA Inter / CMA Inter, or equivalent. CA-qualified or ongoing candidates are welcome.\n1-3 years of experience in taxation, accounting, or a CA/consulting firm (freshers with strong fundamentals and articleship experience may also be considered).\nWorking knowledge of GST and TDS basics.\nGood Excel skills (lookups, pivots, data cleanup, basic formulas).\nAttention to detail and a sense of ownership of deadlines.\nGood to Have\nExposure to income tax, advance tax, or tax audit schedules.\nExperience with ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / NetSuite / Tally) and the GST portal.\nKnowledge of e-invoicing and vendor reconciliation processes.\nExposure to IT/ITeS, software, or export-oriented businesses.\nFamiliarity with Power Query, Power BI, or basic automation.\nKey Competencies\nAccuracy and structured working habits.\nClear written and verbal communication with Finance, AP, and external consultants.\nWillingness to learn across direct and indirect tax and across geographies.\nReliability, discipline in following deadlines, and respect for confidentiality.\nSuccess Measures (First 12 Months)\nMonthly reconciliations completed within agreed timelines, with a clean exception list.\nData and documents shared with consultants on time for every filing.\nTrackers for notices, refunds, and compliance calendar kept current.\nA growing set of SOPs and checklists.\nDemonstrated ability to handle one area (for example GST reconciliation or TDS) independently by month 12.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5132,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams","Custom Software Development","AI Consulting & Integration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-29T14:14:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ascendion-tax-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ascendion-tax-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T08:08:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12161,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":46972},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=46972"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fascendion-tax-analyst"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fascendion-tax-analyst"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fascendion-tax-analyst"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ascendion-tax-analyst\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fascendion-tax-analyst"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3462127}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ascendion.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3462127},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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