Overview

About the Role -

We are seeking a Sr. Analyst, Tax Technology (Compliance & Controversy) to join our Global Tax Technology team. This important role will support our tax compliance and controversy data requests, process automation, and cross-functional partnerships, with a focus on Compliance and Controversy. The ideal candidate should have meticulous attention to detail and be prepared to work cross-functionally and collaboratively, supporting monthly indirect compliance, controversy requests, and multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for candidates who are eager to learn and willing to explore unfamiliar territory.

About the Team -

The Tax Team at Instacart is instrumental in optimizing the company's tax strategy by reducing overall tax expenses through effective planning, while ensuring compliance with all Corporate Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax regulations. The team is comprised of specialized units: Tax Technology, Indirect Tax, Direct Tax, and Tax Project Management Office (PMO). Together, they collaborate extensively with departments such as Finance, Legal, Policy, Product, Engineering, and Business Development to ensure a robust and comprehensive approach to tax planning and compliance.

The Tax Technology Team enhances these efforts by developing and implementing sophisticated solutions for data integration, transformation, process efficiency, and analytics, playing a vital role in mitigating tax liability and compliance risks. By providing advanced data access and analytical tools, they empower the Tax Department to focus on high-level technical tax challenges.

About the Job 

• Responsible for assisting the tax team with a variety of data, system, and process automation requests with a focus on data for tax compliance and controversy. 
• Responsible for establishing and ensuring data quality and consistency with our internal partners through reconciliation processes and procedures
• Responsible for identifying and championing use cases for streamlining compliance and audit processes in an effort to increase efficiencies
• Responsible for assisting with process automation across the tax function using Alteryx, RPA, and other relevant tools
• Responsible for the development, support, and execution of end-to-end projects including configurations, documentation, and testing
• Responsible for tracking project due dates and deadlines
• Responsible for reviewing inquiries from stakeholders, evaluating the impact, and using problem solving skills to identify and propose solutions
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and the broader tax team 

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Interest in learning about direct/indirect tax and the tax operations of a fast-growing company
• Ability to simultaneously work on projects with competing deadlines
• Excellent writing, communication, and research skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to lend a helping hand wherever it’s needed
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm for Instacart
• B.S. degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or related field of specialized study
• Technical Skills: Alteryx, SQL, Data Visualization Tools (PowerBi, Tableau, Periscope, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Cloud
• Atlassian Confluence/Jira or other project management tool experience