Accounting Associate(Direct Tax)

**Career Area**:
Finance

**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 seeking a skilled **Accounting Associate(Direct Tax)** to join our **GLBL BusSvcs Tax**-**Global Finance Services Division.**

The preference for this role is to be based out of **Bangalore, Whitefield Office**

**What you will do**
- ** Self-starter** - Able to quickly learn and perform day to activities independently. Should quickly step up to handle more complex activities with mínimal supervisor support.
- **Process Driven -** Should follow process and invest sufficient time in documentation of the process with focus on attention to detail.
- **Monthly Book closure** -Handle US GAAP Legal entity closings related to Direct tax accounts for all the legal entities handled from Bangalore. Responsible for fairly reflecting current and deferred tax provisions for Low to medium category legal entities.
- **Monthly Reconciliations** - Preparation of income tax / WHT tax reconciliations with Low to Medium complexity related to balance sheet.
- **Audit support** - Statutory audit support including preparation of Income Tax schedules, Local GAAP tax provisions and handle all direct tax related questions from audit team and coordinate with legal entity managers for various tax issues.
- **Tax filing** - Coordinates with external consultants and Global Tax teams to support tax return of various legal entities handled at Bangalore. Also coordinate with Global tax team in providing information for tax audits and tax assessments.
- ** Process improvement projects** -Participate and Lead in process improvement projects to improve existing process.
- Use principles of lean, six sigma and built in process in accounting and reporting processes. Takes active part in process automation and providing dashboard reporting using data analytics and other tools.
- **What you will have.**
- CA Fresher or CA Inter with 5-6 years of experience with relevant work experience in Direct Tax and good communication skills.
- ** 5 days work from home.**

**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 Basic Understanding:

- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.

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.

**Managing Multiple Priorities**: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Basic Understanding:

- Explains basic concepts of time and priority management.
- Seeks guidance in detecting and addressing priority conflicts.
- States own business priorities.
- Describes team or unit priorities.

Level Working Knowledge:

- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stak