Business Analyst II - Tax Tech - Indirect

Amazon /Slovakia/ s.r.o.

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Start date
1.7.2019
Wage (gross)
Base pay for this position starts from EUR 2200 gross per month and salary depends on the skills and requirements, there will be further pay components such as a sign on bonus and the eligibility to participate in a restricted stock unit scheme operated independently by Amazon.com Inc. in USA. Company benefits apply subject to further terms, including annual membership in medical clinic, life insurance, retirement pension, meal voucher card, career development.

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

JOB DESCRIPTION
Amazon is a fast paced, dynamic, high-tech company based in Seattle. Amazon’s tax team seeks an exceptionally capable and motivated individual to help deliver the Tax Technology support for our Indirect Tax function in Bratislava, SK. The Tax Technology team enables solutions that support the automation of our Tax team’s processes. Key to the position are the abilities to articulate tax business requirements, define data dependencies and flows, drive technical programs across Amazon, manage projects, timelines and risks, and consider the impact of regional requirements to global indirect tax technology solutions. The right individual should have data, tax and/or accounting skills and solid business judgment capable of delivering the right results. He or she should be a self-starter and have operated successfully in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

The position requires the capacity to work successfully in a team environment, build effective working relationships inside and outside of the group, while executing on critical process improvement and technology projects. This role performs a wide variety of responsibilities for the tax technology organization including:
· Define requirements for technical development based on analysis of data sets
· Perform hands on detailed data research and analysis within the selected tax jurisdictions; investigate, troubleshoot and resolve data quality issues.
· Work with regional indirect tax teams to identify improvements in efficiency and controllership for their current processes; teach them how to utilize the designed reporting and functionality in their processes.
· Contribute to the delivery of the indirect tax technology projects, independently drive smaller projects or components of larger projects; support project prioritization discussions, timelines and trade-offs with business partners.
· Build and maintain relationships with our key technology providers, as well as, other technical teams across Amazon.
· Support the development of new metrics and measures to quantify the value of different aspects of tax data

We are a fast growing team, so we're looking for candidates who are eager and able to learn new content quickly, who are willing to go into unfamiliar territory, and who possess ironclad judgment and integrity around confidential information.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Personality requirements and skills

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· BS degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Mathematics, a related field or equivalent experience.
· 2+ years’ experience working in data analysis, business analysis, tax, accounting, or related field
· Proficiency at querying relational databases (SQL) and ability to pull data from various sources
· Strong critical thinking, verbal and written communication skills, and attention to detail.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Experience with large-scale tax or accounting business processes and data flows.
· Experience with large data sets, data reconciliation, and/or data investigation.
· Ability to explain technical concepts and analysis implications clearly to a wide audience, and be able to translate business objectives into actionable analyses.
· Able to proactively identify risks before they become problems.
· Experience with indirect sales and use tax and/or VAT or revenue accounting.
· Creative, positive, and helpful attitude; a team oriented, customer-centric working style.

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Brief description of the company

At Amazon.com, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on the Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and result driven people.

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Number of employees

1000 and more employees
ID: 3671223  Dátum zverejnenia: 11.10.2019  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: Base pay for this position starts from EUR 2200 gross per month and salary depends on the skills and requirements, there will be further pay components such as a sign on bonus and the eligibility to participate in a restricted stock unit scheme operated independently by Amazon.com Inc. in USA. Company benefits apply subject to further terms, including annual membership in medical clinic, life insurance, retirement pension, meal voucher card, career development.