Data Analyst (Tax Focus) (contract)

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of critical data across a global organization. In this role, you will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, validating, and testing data before it is used internally and by clients, with a strong emphasis on tax data and how taxes are applied across multiple countries. You will play a key role in supporting system testing, identifying discrepancies, and driving improvements to data quality processes, making a meaningful impact on the organization's ability to operate with confidence and precision on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that tax calculations and application logic are functioning correctly within systems
• Test new releases, enhancements, and configurations to ensure tax rules are accurately implemented
• Identify, document, and track defects related to tax calculations or data discrepancies, and partner with stakeholders to resolve issues
• Analyze and validate tax-related data across global jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy in how taxes are calculated and applied
• Collect, review, and verify data prior to storage and downstream use
• Apply standard statistical and/or financial analysis techniques to assess data quality and reliability
• Ensure data integrity by performing quality assurance checks, identifying missing or inconsistent data, and resolving anomalies
• Investigate discrepancies in tax application and recommend corrective actions
• Identify opportunities to improve data collection processes and systems, particularly related to tax data, and propose solutions

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant experience in data analysis, finance, accounting, UAT/QA testing, or a related discipline is preferred
• Background or coursework in finance, accounting, data management, or a related field is a plus