Tax Accountant

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

The Global tax operates in a Co-Sourcing model and provides comprehensive support in tax specialty areas, including direct tax compliance for Singapore and Malaysia, tax audits, and tax reporting. In a co-sourcing environment, responsibilities include reviewing tax returns, executing compliance processes, and monitoring SOX/Tax control effectiveness. Proactively reports deviations from standard processes and drives improvements. Collects and provides data to tax agents or consultants from financial systems or other functions, ensuring accuracy through quality checks to validate tax handling of transactions in line with applicable legislation. Conducts in-house reviews of direct tax computations and working papers, shares relevant information with tax agents, and reconciles data. Actively participates in tax projects and addresses issues identified during tax return reviews, alongside providing basic tax consulting support.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of withholding tax returns and supporting work papers
• Review of Corporate Income Tax returns for Malaysia and Singapore with moderate complexity in the Co-Sourcing model.
• Provide system reports, raw data to tax agents/consultants.
• Analysis of sub-ledger reports to determine withholding tax applicability.
• Support on tax audit assignments
• Manage routine tax compliance and GL reconciliations
• Review of US GAAP tax provisions for Malaysia and Singapore entities in the Co-Sourcing model.
• Apply knowledge of tax compliance, audits, accounting, tax-specific systems, and ERP applications.
• Provide advice on routine tax matters
  
  

• Requires higher education or specialized training/certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically minimum of 4 years relevant experience for entry to this level [count 3 years of CA article ship as 1 yr of experience], CA Inter, ICWA (CMA), MBA Finance.
• Requires extensive knowledge and skills to complete specialized tasks.