Senior Accounting Analyst Tax
Thomson Reuters VenturesSenior Accounting Analyst Tax
About the Role
In this role as Senior Accounting Analyst (Tax) you will:
Key responsibilities
- Perform monthly tax accounts reconciliations in BlackLine; ensure completeness, accuracy, and on-time completion.
- Investigate and resolve reconciling items (unidentified postings, unknown payments or refunds recorded on the account or expected but missing, timing differences etc.); coordinate resolution with respective teams.
- Prepare / post journal entries in SAP when required (corrections, reclasses, write offs), following approval workflows.
- Maintain and monitor aging; ensure timely clearance of items and escalate breaches of thresholds/SLAs.
- Ensure reconciliations meet internal control requirements (proper preparer/reviewer evidence, attachments, audit trail).
- Support month-end close activities (tax balances validation, subledger/clearing account tie-outs where applicable).
- Create and maintain SOPs/work instructions; train junior staff and support onboarding.
- Identify root causes for recurring breaks and propose fixes (process changes, master data updates, BlackLine matching rules, SAP posting logic).
- Produce basic KPIs (on-time rate, aged items, exception volumes) and provide commentary to the manager.
About You
You are a fit for the role of Senior Accounting Analyst (Tax) if you have the following required qualifications:
Required qualifications
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3–5+ years of experience in tax accounts reconciliations (indirect, direct tax, WHT and other taxes (excluded payroll), GL accounting, or shared services/GBS.
- Good English (B2+ / business level) for documentation and cross-country collaboration.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet close deadlines.
Preferred / nice to have
- Hands-on experience with SAP (FI/GL/bank-related postings) and BlackLine (reconciliations; matching is a plus)
- Experience in SOX/control environments and audit support.
- Exposure to accounting of tax related transactions.
- Advanced Excel; Power BI/Tableau is a plus.
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