Job Description

Key Duties & Responsibilities

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Prepare, review, file, and facilitate timely payment of motor fuel excise tax and other related tax returns for assigned jurisdictions.

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Perform reconciliations between tax returns, transactional data, tax systems, and general ledger accounts and investigate discrepancies.

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Ensure reconciling items and exceptions are appropriately documented, investigated, resolved, and tracked to closure.

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Support federal, state, and other jurisdictional tax audits by gathering documentation, analysing transactions, preparing supporting schedules, and responding to information requests.

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Research changes in fuel tax laws, regulations, tax rates, exemptions, filing requirements, and jurisdiction-specific rules.

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Evaluate the taxability of fuel transactions and provide guidance regarding the appropriate tax treatment of fuel-related products and transactions.

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Maintain and validate fuel tax configurations within relevant financial and tax systems in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

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Analyse large volumes of fuel transaction data to identify tax exceptions, incorrect tax treatment, data issues, and potential compliance risks.

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Coordinate with Fuel Accounting, General Accounting, Operations, Technology, Legal/Compliance, and other stakeholders to resolve tax-related issues.

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Communicate with external taxing authorities regarding notices, assessments, audits, filing questions, and other compliance matters.

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Support the preparation of responses to tax notices and audit inquiries, including documentation and reconciliation of disputed amounts.

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Maintain appropriate documentation and audit trails supporting tax calculations, returns, reconciliations, and adjustments.

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Assist with tax registrations, licenses, permits, renewals, and jurisdictional compliance requirements, where applicable.

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Support tax-related projects, process improvements, automation initiatives, system implementations, and other departmental initiatives.

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Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, accuracy, efficiency, and compliance within the fuel tax process.

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Specific Knowledge & Skills

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Understanding of U.S. motor fuel taxes, fuel excise taxes, and fuel accounting.

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Knowledge of federal and state fuel tax concepts, including taxable transactions, exemptions, tax rates, filing requirements, and jurisdictional differences.

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Experience with tax return preparation, tax reconciliations, audit support, and tax research.

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Experience with Avalara Excise or similar excise tax technology is preferred.

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Strong Excel and data-analysis skills; ability to work with large transactional datasets.

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Understanding of general ledger accounting and account reconciliations.

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Strong analytical, critical-thinking, research, and problem-solving capabilities.

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Ability to interpret tax regulations and translate them into operational requirements.

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Solid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact with internal stakeholders and external taxing authorities.

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Strong documentation and organizational skills with attention to deadlines.

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Ability to work independently while escalating significant tax or compliance issues appropriately.

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Adaptable and comfortable working in a changing and growing business environment.

📌 Tax Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 7-Eleven Global Solution Center – India
📍 Bengaluru