Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax)

About the role

Caterpillar’s Global Finance Services Division seeks an Accounting Associate for its Tax Centre of Excellence in Bangalore to manage APAC VAT/GST compliance. The role involves validating invoices, resolving tax discrepancies, and supporting automation initiatives within the indirect tax function. This is an on-site position requiring a five-day weekly office schedule.

What you’ll do

• Support full spectrum of VAT/GST compliance activities across APAC jurisdictions
• Review vendor and customer invoices to validate tax rates and codes
• Investigate and remediate mismatches between ERP tax postings and statutory positions
• Strengthen tax governance through meticulous invoice validation and discrepancy resolution
• Ensure adherence to jurisdictional VAT/GST documentation requirements
• Contribute to automation initiatives and test system enhancements
• Improve data quality and drive process excellence for APAC tax operations
• Collaborate with upstream functions to ensure source data compliance

What you’ll bring

• 3-5 years of relevant indirect tax experience
• GST/VAT accounting experience
• Experience in Big 4 Indirect Tax or Tax CoE Setup
• Understanding of country-specific tax requirements
• Ability to interpret complex transaction flows

Skills

Benefits

• Earned and medical leave
• Relocation assistance
• Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program
• Annual incentive Bonus plan