Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.
Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.
What you will do
Taxation Strategy
To contribute to business performance through effective Tax planning and strategies which are aligned to overall business strategies
Provide internal tax advisory services and support on business operation matters
Identify potential opportunities or issues pro-actively in order to take advantage of or resolve them with key depts. in the organization & tax departments
To resolve major operational issues in a timely way and identify improvements, including initiation and management of issues
Lead and coordinate tax-driven business initiatives
Support Group Tax in Tax Optimization Projects
Litigation Management
Management of litigation at various forums
Tax Litigation preparation & representation of appeals including at CIT (A), DRP & ITAT levels.
Monthly tax litigation status and reporting
Coordination of 3rd party service providers, legal counsels and service delivery management including performance KPIs
Optimisation of litigation costs
Tax Compliances
Lead tax compliances as a whole with all direct and indirect tax laws so as to ensure risk free environment for the business.
Own Compliance audits and drive the compliance culture
Preparation & Review of tax calculations, estimates and report accruals
Tax compliance health checks & taking correcting actions
Ensuring all returns are filed and payments are made on time with no defaults
Major applicable Laws: Customs, GST, Income Tax including Transfer Pricing, STPI, SEZ/FTZ, FEMA
Tax Accounting & Controls
Plan and coordinate for periodic closing for Tax accounting and reporting purposes as per the reporting requirements- Both statutory and group requirements
Ensure effective and sustainable implementation of Sox/ICFR Controls compliance & SoD Controls related to Tax, partnering with Controlling & Process team.
Ensure that all the tax related accounting transactions are entered in the system to ensure real time accounting and set up effective documentation system for maintaining the effective working papers relating to tax , Tax assessments etc. and as well visualize and plan the tax assessment requirements and for appeals
Setting up guidelines for BPO partners for accounting of taxes and ensuring compliance
GL owner for Tax related accounts, Review and sign off on the taxation related assets, liabilities & accruals, Monthly reconciliation of tax related balance sheet accounts
Coordinate with the tax auditors (Tax Audits, Transfer pricing etc) to make audit plan in consultation with various departments/ locations and ensure audit is completed in time with no serious concerns.
Generate and circulate quality MIS as per requirements for supporting the Business decisions and compliance adherence
What do you need:-
Should have 5 plus Years of post-qualification experience
Should be a Chartered Accountant
Should be a subject matter expert in taxation
Should have top notch Communication & Presentation skills
Should possess a good business acumen, be detail oriented, pro-active & result oriented