Tax Senior
Meet Our Team:
The Tax function must adapt to today's global tax landscape marked by increased regulation, scrutiny, and media attention. Pega’s Tax team ensures the Company is compliant with all existing tax regulations at a worldwide level, providing guidance to Management trying to optimize results from both, a tax accounting and cash tax perspective as well as anticipating future challenges. We are the Tax Function of the Future and we leverage our strong technical knowledge, creativity and analytical skills for Pega to be always one step ahead.
Picture Yourself at Pega:
This role will focus on the scope and complexity of the company’s domestic and international tax operations and their impact in Pega’s Tax Provision. Pega’s tremendous global growth over the last few years requires this position to keep abreast of all tax requirements in over 20 countries.
This position will assist in various areas of Tax, including Tax Provision, Tax Compliance coordination, Direct and Indirect tax audits as well as work cross-functionally to develop solutions within our current environment, enabling the department to work more efficiently given the increased compliance volume.
What You'll Do at Pega:
45% Tax Accounting, Reporting, and Planning
- Assists with the preparation of schedules and documentation as part of the quarterly and annual ASC 740 reporting and FIN 48 Analysis
- Draft technical and non-technical memoranda as well as correspondence for files, and External audit team for the Manager's review
30% Tax Compliance & Audits
- Facilitates and helps coordinate the preparation of the Corporate Income Tax's and VAT/GST Returns. This will include:
- Coordinating with external providers, fulfilling information requests and ensure that returns are prepared, reviewed and filed on a timely basis
- Owning the tax return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs internally with tax team
- Maintaining effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process
- Assisting in finding opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures
- Monitoring legislative and regulatory tax law developments communicated by outside providers as part of Pega’s Compliance engagement with them, communicate the effects of these developments
Assists with audits. This will include:
- Communicating directly with the auditor to address requests (with supervision of a Manager and above for more delicate and/or material items)
- Coordinating cross functionally to provide audit support for various federal and state income and indirect tax examinations
- Assists in preparing responses for tax audits and internally communicating issues and improvements as results of the audits
- Assists in gathering all the necessary information for the preparation of the Transfer Pricing documentation worldwide, coordinating with our Transfer Pricing external provider.
- Prepares quarterly estimated taxable income calculations
- Prepares and analyze tax account reconciliations
25% Tax Research & Other
- Research tax laws, rules and regulations, analyze and draft documentations with implications to Pega
- Assist with Special projects as needed, demonstrate individual initiative
Who You Are:
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Strong accounting, analytical and research skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements
- Strong ability to organize and prioritize tasks as well as multitask
- Proactive approach to problem solving
What You've Accomplished:
- A Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation is strongly preferred
- Minimum Years of Experience: 2-5 years (public accounting tax experience is a plus)
- Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Tax Accounting rules (Varied exposure to US, Non US, Direct and Indirect is a plus)
- Experience and proficiency with Tax Related Software ( SAP, Checkpoint, and OneSource)
- Experience with tax research software; BNA and CCH preferred
Pega Offers You:
- Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment
- Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company
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