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Tax Analyst

Avalara

Avalara

IT
Pune, Maharashtra, India · Brno, Czechia · Baner, Pune, Maharashtra, India · Pune, Maharashtra, India · India
Posted on May 5, 2025

Job Description

What You'll Do

As a Returns Experience Automation Analyst, you will report to Lead/Manager and partner with the tax compliance to deliver process and product automation solutions. You will contribute to Avalara's tax and compliance automation strategies while enhancing the overall experience of the service.

#LI-Onsite (Pune)


What Your Responsibilities Will Be

  • You will have to develop technical skills to use AI and RPA tools.
  • You will engage cross functionally to drive and delivery process automation.
  • You will have to perform data analysis and support special projects
  • You will have to support product setup and customer settings review.
  • You will have to prepare and file indirect tax returns (<20% of time)
  • You will have to apply jurisdiction knowledge to compliance services
  • You will have to Monitor tech changes from state/local authorities
  • You will lead process/product improvements for efficiency and risk reduction

What You'll Need to be Successful

  • Experience with RPA tools like Power Automate and UiPath
  • Quick to learn new software and tools, adapt new tech for tax and compliance tasks
  • Consistently meets deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail with high accountability and ownership
  • Team player with strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Willing to work swing shifts (2 pm to 11 pm)

Education:

  • Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Math, Economics, or Computer Science
  • Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience:

  • 3+ years in finance, tax, compliance, or automation roles
  • Experience in corporate tax, finance, banking, or DOR (Department of Revenue)
  • Background in implementing financial or tax automation systems
  • Hands-on experience with RPA for process automation

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America


What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.