NTT DATA's Client is seeking a Tax Ops BA with 8+ years of experience and a strong understanding of Tax Operations, including documentation (W-8/W-9 or equivalent), withholding tax (WHT), and reporting
Key Responsibilities - Analyze and document business requirements related to tax operations, withholding tax, and regulatory reporting.
- Partner with Business, Tax Advisory, and Engineering teams to translate tax regulations into functional requirements and system logic.
- Evaluate and analyze transaction data to identify patterns, anomalies, and data quality issues.
- Define and document data mappings, business rules, and decision logic across multiple systems.
- Support implementation of tax determination and reporting solutions through rule engines and decision modeling frameworks.
- Develop and validate decision tables and business rules using tools such as Drools and Signavio DMN.
- Perform impact assessments for regulatory and process changes.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and defect resolution activities.
- Write and execute SQL queries to perform data validation, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of business and regulatory initiatives.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of business processes, decision models, requirements, and testing results.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Tax Operations Analyst, Tax Technology Analyst, or similar role.
- Strong understanding of Tax Operations, including:
- W-8/W-9 documentation
- Withholding Tax (WHT)
- Tax reporting and compliance processes
- Proven experience analyzing financial transactions and working with large datasets.
- Ability to identify patterns, anomalies, and relationships within complex data environments.
- Experience defining business rules, data mappings, and functional specifications.
- Strong SQL skills with the ability to perform data analysis and validation.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in cross-functional environments with Business, Tax Advisory, Operations, and Engineering teams.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with Drools or other Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS).
- Experience with Signavio DMN or similar Decision Modeling and Notation tools.
- Exposure to FitNesse, UAT, regression testing, and QA methodologies.
- Experience within investment banking, asset management, wealth management, custody services, or financial services organizations.
- Familiarity with regulatory initiatives related to tax reporting and withholding tax compliance.
NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $70-$80/hour.. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.
