Senior Tax Analyst, Global WHT

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Tax Analyst to support Withholding Tax (WHT) compliance functions. This position will primarily support variety of business teams (Digital, Retail, Transport, AWS, Telecom, etc) on WHT tax matters and will provide tax operational lead including technical guidance and advice on procedural setup to ensure that Amazon businesses and Finance Operations are in compliance with tax identity collection, withholding determination, information reporting, and other WHT requirements.

This role will include collaborating with other tax teams and identifying appropriate support needed from external consultants when necessary. As a Sr. Tax Analyst, you will also be required to handle end-to-end contacts, identify customer-impacting issues, and implement solutions and processes to increase customer satisfaction rate.

Candidate will also work closely with other members of the global tax function to communicate current and future business plans, obtain cross functional tax subject matter input, and ensure coordination of cross functional tax solutions.

A successful candidate will have excellent organizational and communication skills, great attention to detail, ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven and dynamic, and previous experience leading teams.

Key job responsibilities

• Work on withholding, reporting and other transactional tax obligations Globally
• Support special projects and new launches from the Initial Tax Requirement process (initial configuration into Amazon Financial systems, covering use cases, testing the functions) to the production phase with the Tax Operation team providing proper signoffs from a tax technical perspective
• Manage and assist with tax compliance and audits
• Be the point of contact for all withholding tax related queries from global customers and businesses
• Foster good cross-functional relationships with internal business partners by serving as the Tax liaison for general inquiries, escalations, communication of project/process initiatives and plans of action
• Actively participate in and drive continuous improvement to provide great customer service and help business partners in their success.

A day in the life A successful candidate will have excellent organizational and communication skills; a strong attention to detail; and the ability to employ technology tools to streamline large amounts of data for tax reporting. Should have ability to prioritize multiple tasks with teammates around the globe in a deadline-driven, dynamic environment, and will be self-motivated to build cross functional process improvements.