The Senior Tax Analyst will manage tax compliance and reporting across APAC, coordinate tax returns, and support audits, requiring strong India tax knowledge.
About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
The Senior Tax Analyst will play a key role within the global Group Tax function, providing end-to-end tax compliance and reporting support across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Reporting to the APAC Regional Tax Manager, this role partners closely with regional finance teams and broader business stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant tax outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a tax professional with strong India tax expertise who enjoys working across multiple jurisdictions in a dynamic, international environment. The role offers broad exposure across geographies and tax disciplines, requiring a commercially minded individual who can confidently engage with non-tax stakeholders and build strong cross-functional relationships.
The position is well-suited to candidates transitioning from public practice (ideally with some international exposure) or those making a second move in-house and looking to deepen their global tax experience.
What you will do
- Support the collation and coordination of financial data from the APAC finance teams to enable accurate tax compliance across the region.
- Coordinate and review APAC corporate income tax returns prepared by external tax advisors, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with group standards.
- Assist with responding to APAC tax assessments, audits, and regulatory notices, including information gathering and analysis.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual cash tax forecasts and complete tax risk assessments and questionnaires.
- Prepare the APAC regional tax provision for financial reporting purposes in accordance with IFRS and US GAAP.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, responding to tax-related queries and supporting audits.
- Monitor and interpret changes in tax legislation and developments across the APAC region, maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge.
- Provide tax support for special projects, business initiatives, and strategic transactions as required.
- Effectively communicate tax concepts and implications to non-tax stakeholders in a clear, pragmatic manner.
- Manage group tax administrative tools and processes, including tax compliance trackers and JIRA workflows.
- Support wider group tax initiatives and collaborate with global tax colleagues as needed.
- Continue professional development, including completion of tax and accounting qualifications to strengthen in-house advisory capabilities.
- Participate in limited travel to support collaboration with the group tax and global finance teams.
What you will bring
- You are a certified Chartered Accountant (CA).
- Up to 8-9 years of total work experience.
- 4–5 years of experience in corporate tax across the APAC region, gained within a Big 4 accounting firm or multinational organization.
- Strong technical knowledge of APAC corporate income tax principles and statutory reporting requirements, with particular depth in India tax.
- Working knowledge of VAT/GST and other indirect taxes.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Certified Chartered Accountant (CA).
- Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP tax accounting principles
- Experience with tax technology platforms such as Thomson Reuters OneSource Tax Provision (preferred).
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across finance and business teams.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, self-motivated mindset with the ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural, international teams, focused on practical and commercially driven solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
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What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
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Top Skills
Excel
Thomson Reuters Onesource Tax Provision
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