Tax Associate

Overview:

Provides services in assigned areas of technical expertise to Keysight at the enterprise and entity levels, and to managers or other employees in the areas of U.S. Federal Income tax, Tax Reporting. Provides support in tax specialty areas including preparation/review of schedule foreign provision per US GAAP (ASC 740), executes processes, reports deviations from standard processes and initiates process improvements. Gathers and analyzes data extracted from financial systems or received from other functions or outside advisors where appropriate. Assigned areas may include involvement in company income tax, corporate legal structure, acquisitions and divestitures and other tax areas. Partners with the businesses and other functions in the implementation of business or process changes. Participates in the formulation, coordination and implementation of Keysight's global tax strategy with the objective of optimizing global after-tax results. Participates in the representation of Keysight in statutory audits relating to tax matters. Participates in cross functional projects partnering with finance & non-finance functions like Corporate Controllership Organization, External Financial Reporting, accounts payable and other finance team.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for preparation/Review of Foreign tax provision including calculation of deferred tax assets/liabilities, effective tax rate
Responsible for preparation of various tax reports generated from Microstrategy/Onestream
Solves problems of limited scope and complexity
Responsible for preparation/Review of different Book to Tax Adjustments and different Schedules for Form 1120 and review foreign provision per US GAAP (ASC 740)
Responsible for preparation/Review of U.S. Income Tax Return
Excellent MS-excel skills
Works on tax assignments with clearly defined objectives

Qualifications:

Qualified chartered accounts or equivalent.
Minimum 1 to 3 years relevant experience for Qualified Chartered Accountants and 4 to 5 years of relevant experience for Semi qualified Chartered Accountants
Working Knowledge of Oracle, MSTR, Onestream and specialized knowledge of Corporate Income Tax tool- OneSource Income Tax, Go System, Onesource Tax Provision would be an added advantage.
Should possess strong Analytical skills with ability to analyze the tax & GAAP treatment per IRC and US GAAP.
Excellent MS-excel skills and proficiency in other Microsoft Office tools
Effective Inter-personal communication including both verbal and written.