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full-timeSenior Tax Analyst
Salesforce · India - Hyderabad
Salesforce, a global leader in AI-driven CRM solutions, is hiring a Senior Tax Analyst to join its finance team in Hyderabad. This role focuses on U.S. state and local tax (SALT) compliance, including the preparation of income, franchise, and gross receipts tax returns for the company and its subsidiaries. The position involves managing complex data within the Corptax platform, handling quarterly estimates, annual extensions, and supporting state apportionment and modification workpapers. Beyond core compliance, the analyst will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Federal and International Tax, Treasury, and Accounting, to support acquisition integration, tax provisions, and cash tax forecasting. The role also requires managing tax audits, responding to notices, and identifying opportunities to automate manual processes using tax technology. This position is well-suited for a detail-oriented professional with at least four years of relevant tax experience who possesses strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to process improvement. Candidates should be comfortable navigating complex regulatory environments and working in a fast-paced, technology-forward corporate setting.
To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Finance Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Tax Senior Analyst - State and Local Tax (SALT) Position Overview Salesforce is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to support U.S. state and local income, franchise, and applicable gross receipts tax compliance and reporting for Salesforce and its subsidiaries. The ideal candidate will have at least four years of relevant tax experience, preferably five or more, and hands-on Corptax experience. Strong analytical skills, sound tax judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex data and competing deadlines are essential. The role partners with Federal Tax, International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Tax Provision, Accounting, Treasury, and Tax Technology to deliver accurate calculations and well-supported workpapers, support acquisition integration and tax research, and improve processes through automation and practical AI applications. Key Responsibilities: State and Local Tax Compliance Prepare US state and local income, franchise, and applicable gross receipts tax returns and workpapers, including separate, combined, and consolidated filings. Prepare quarterly estimates, annual extensions, payment vouchers, and supporting schedules; prepare amended returns for federal amendments, audit adjustments, and other tax position changes. Prepare state apportionment and state modification workpapers and year-over-year variance analyses. Coordinate with Federal Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing to incorporate taxable income updates, book-to-tax adjustments, and intercompany eliminations. Support the integration of newly acquired entities into SALT compliance processes. Corptax Setup and Data Management Maintain filing groups, entity information and properties, custom groups, and return folders. Coordinate annual rollovers and align state mappings with federal changes. Run queries and reports, validate imports, and investigate calculation, mapping, and return-posting issues Hands on experience with creating e-file packages and clearing e-file errors. Tax Provision and Cash Tax Support Prepare and update state tax liability, blended-rate, franchise tax accrual, and related provision schedules. Support return-to-provision reconciliations and explain differences between estimates and filed returns. Support cash tax forecasts incorporating estimated and return payments, refunds, and overpayment carryforwards. Monitor legislative developments and communicate compliance, cash tax, and provision impacts. Notices, Audits, and Credits Research tax notices, reconcile discrepancies, prepare response support, and maintain notice trackers. Support audits by gathering returns, workpapers, reconciliations, and tax position documentation. Assist with credits and incentives, including benefit reconciliations, certification tracking, and adviser coordination. Coordinate external adviser review deliverables and resolve outstanding issues. Innovation and Process Automation Simplify recurring SALT processes to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy and consistency. Support automation of apportionment data preparation, state modifications, NOL schedules, return-to-provision reconciliations, and payment reporting. Translate tax requirements into workflow specifications and validation criteria with Tax Technology. Test new or replacement tax tools, financial-system reports, Corptax interfaces, and automated workflows. Explore practical AI applications within the SALT function. Required Qualifications and Skills: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related discipline. At least four years of relevant U.S. corporate tax experience , including substantial state and local income and franchise tax experience; five or more years preferred. Hands-on Corptax experience in return preparation, data imports, workpaper reconciliation, reporting, and electronic filing. Working knowledge of nexus, apportionment, combined reporting, state modifications, NOLs, and credits, plus federal corporate tax concepts affecting state taxable income. Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and large-dataset reconciliation. Ability to research tax issues using Bloomberg Tax, CCH, or similar tools and
| Role | Senior Tax Analyst |
|---|---|
| Company | Salesforce |
| Location | India - Hyderabad |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-09 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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