Arista Networks - India Tax Manager

Company Description :

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments.

Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $8 billion in revenue.

Aristas award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience.

Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium.

We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system.

Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings.

We believe fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance.

At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Job Description :

Who Youll Work With :

Arista requires a Tax Manager who will be either remote or based out of Aristas offices in Pune or Bangalore and will report to the Tax Director based in California.

Not only will you play an integral role within the International Tax Team, but you will also be responsible for supporting the wider business, partnering with colleagues and business partners in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

As a result, a high degree of flexibility will be required and provided.

What Youll Do :

• Prepare quarterly corporate income tax provisions for India subsidiary companies and perform profitability analytics.
• Assist in the preparation and filing of corporate income tax returns for the Indian subsidiaries, ensuring timely payment of tax liabilities, booking accounting journals for same.
• Assist in Indian Revenue Audit enquiries on filings.
• Assist in Bi-lateral APA discussions with Indian APA Commissioner, and prepare documentation in response to data requests.
• Assist in the statutory financial statement preparation, and where relevant, the audit, of the Indian subsidiaries.
• Quarterly GST returns, balance sheet reconciliations, and associated journal entries, for Indian subsidiaries.
• In many cases this will involve working with local service providers.
• Assist with Business support for GST matters from Sales & AR team such as taxability of sales orders / invoices & credit memos.
• Provide data for, and subsequently review, Transfer Pricing Reports for the Indian subsidiaries.
• Work with customers to minimise withholding taxes and ensure appropriate documentation is provided to allow for recoverability or credit for amounts withheld as appropriate.
• Present to the wider accounting team on tax topics necessary for their role, or for wider understanding of how the Arista group tax structure works etc.
• Other associated compliance - Bachelors degree in accounting or finance.
• Chartered Accountant tax qualification.
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience with a Big 4 firm or with US multinational technology companies.
• Industry experience is an advantage.
• Adaptable to changing requirements and with a focus on continuous process improvement for what is a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and advanced excel skills.
• Experience of working with large data set, utilizing vlookup, index / match and Pivot Table to analyse data, identify exceptions etc. is an advantage.
• Proficiency with accounting software (experience of NetSuite would be an advantage but is not essential).
• Excellent attention to detail and experience contributing to internal controls and processes enhancements.
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to perform well under pressure, juggle multiple priorities, while meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to build excellent working relations within a dispersed environment.
• Due to the international nature of the role, a high degree of flexibility will be offered and required.
• It may include some part of the working week being in same time zone as California, USA.

Additional Information :

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company.

Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team.

At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects.

Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best.

We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains.

Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US.

We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.

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