Tax and Compliance Specialist

What You'll Do:

The Tax and Compliance Specialist meaningfully contributes in Avalara's compliance operations by preparing and filing multi-jurisdictional tax returns. You will maintain relationships with both customers and U.S. tax jurisdictions, helping resolve notices and support change management activities. The Specialist also contributes to process improvements by partnering with our teams .You'll report to the Manager Compliance and is based in the Pune office.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• You'll prepare and file multi-jurisdictional tax returns across various filing frequencies.
• You'll manage pre-cycle and off-cycle activities including customer outreach, account updates, filing calendar adjustments, and special projects.
• You must handle critical prepayment processes and troubleshoot issues to reduce risk.
• You should resolve jurisdictional notices by coordinating with customers, jurisdictions, and internal teams.
• You'll navigate jurisdiction websites and complete manual filing processes when needed.
• Review statutory bulletins and support change management efforts.
• Contribute to Statutory Readiness & Review projects by attending meetings and providing insight.
• Maintain relationships with key jurisdiction contacts and Avalara's Government Relations team.
• Perform QA on tax content and form changes; identify and support process and technology improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Global Compliance, Product, Engineering, Content, Finance, and Sales.
• Lead meetings, track action items, and communicate updates via email and wiki.
• Attend legislative monitoring meetings and share key updates.
• Represent Avalara in state partnerships and jurisdictional meetings.
• Foster strong relationships with tax authorities to support Avalara's compliance goals.
• Work U.S. business hours to align with team and client needs.

What You'll Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• At least 2+ years working during U.S. business hours in a customer-facing or government-facing capacity
• Experience working in or with U.S. state tax departments, private tax firms, or corporate tax teams
• Hands-on experience being Power of Attorney and resolving jurisdictional tax notices
• Knowledge of U.S. state tax rules, audits, filing processes, and jurisdictional requirements
• Ability to research tax law, analyze filings, and advocate for tax solutions
• Familiarity with Avalara systems and concepts such as Nexus, exemptions, marketplace facilitator rules, and tax reporting
• Understanding of transaction flow and its impact on tax calculation, return preparation, and filing.

Avalara is an AI-first Company:

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You'll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You'll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You'll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

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.

What You Need To Know About Avalara:

We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - 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. 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.