Team Lead – US Sales & Use Tax (SUT) - ABB - Bengaluru
(2023-12 - 2025-12)
- Led and managed a team of Sales & Use Tax professionals, providing structured guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Oversaw end-to-end SUT compliance activities including tax accounting, GL reconciliations, return filing, payments, Trintech reporting, and statutory compliance.
- Ensured adherence to SLA and TAT commitments, including maintaining 48-hour email response timelines.
- Reviewed all in-scope entity tax returns to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission.
- Analyzed and explained variances between tax reports and GL balances; performed transactional reconciliations and manual adjustments as required.
- Managed tax audits, notices, and inquiries, ensuring accurate documentation and timely submission to the Center of Excellence (CoE).
- Collaborated cross-functionally with AP, Payments, and other departments to ensure seamless execution of tax-related processes.
- Monitored changes in tax legislation, assessed organizational impact, and provided advisory support to CoE.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives including automation, standardization, SOP development, and process optimization.
Senior Business Tax Advisor – International Tax - Ernst & Young (EY) - Bengaluru
(2022-12 - 2023-11)
- Computed and submitted monthly Stamp Duty returns for the UK region.
- Prepared reclaims and manual payment files in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Generated and shared daily Forex files with clients.
- Prepared accounting journals and resolved reconciliation breaks.
- Managed daily tax operational activities for UK engagements, ensuring timely compliance and quality service delivery.
Associate Analyst – US Sales & Use Tax & VAT - Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Pune
(2015-12 - 2022-12)
Sales & Use Tax (SUT)
- Analyzed data received from US counterparts and prepared return-ready files for compliance.
- Prepared and reviewed monthly, quarterly, and annual SUT returns, including summaries and supporting documentation.
- Applied state-specific tax rates manually where required and created credits for negative sales.
- Reconciled returns with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP) and Vertex; generated Sales & GL reports for reconciliation.
- Managed Vertex return setups for new entities and handled credit identification and application processes.
- Prepared ACH payment submission sheets and managed post-compliance bank reconciliations.
- Filed approved returns with respective Departments of Revenue (DOR) within statutory deadlines.
- Handled client queries, tax notices, and audit requirements, including exposure to US Reverse Sales & Use Tax audits.
- Conducted monthly tax applicability reviews using Checkpoint (services and tax treatments).
- Created SOPs for new transitions and identified process improvement opportunities.
- Performed data analysis of AR, AP, and GL reports to ensure VAT compliance.
- Prepared and submitted VAT returns, EC Transaction Lists, and Intrastat declarations.
- Reconciled VAT General Ledger accounts to VAT returns and Balance Sheet accounts as per financial policies.
- Conducted SOX control checks and supported statutory and tax audits.
- Completed reconciliations between VAT, Intrastat, and EC Transaction Lists.
- Maintained structured electronic archiving to ensure audit trail integrity.
- Acted as primary point of contact for assigned entities/countries and supported automation and process improvement initiatives.
Finance Executive – Accounts Receivable - Hospitality Industry – Trident, The Ritz-Carlton & JW Marriot Pune - Pune
(2011-10 - 2015-12)
- Managed billing, payment posting, and allocation to AR ledgers.
- Conducted debtor ledger reconciliations and followed up aggressively for collections within approved credit limits.
- Reconciled bank and credit card transactions and maintained Guest and City Ledgers.
- Conducted credit review meetings as per company LSOP and monitored DCSO regularly.
- Ensured all incomes were recorded in accordance with Uniform System of Accounts standards.
- Verified debtor eligibility through D&B checks prior to extending credit.
- Identified front office and operational errors in late settlements and presented findings to management.
- Prepared daily collection reports and coordinated periodic company visits for ledger reconciliation.
