AddressWhat You'll Bring:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) / Chartered Accountant required
- Minimum 12 years of tax experience working in a Big 4 public accounting firm and/or large multinational company
- Preparing, reviewing, monitoring and ensuring direct tax compliance for the company, including compliance of annual corporate tax returns of Indian companies and foreign companies having business in India.
- Experience in managing TDS compliances on regular payments, monthly TDS payments, tax accounting entries, filing of quarterly TDS / TCS returns, annual reconciliation for the purpose of tax audit.
- Administer all direct tax processes and compliances, including transfer pricing, tax audit by the auditor, tax-related certifications.
- Handling tax office related work, including responding to notices issued by tax authorities, taking appropriate steps in case of any dispute at judicial forums, preparing submissions and arguments to defend the position adopted, etc.
- Tax cash flow management - work on advance tax / final tax liability for all the group entities on a monthly/ quarterly and yearly basis, following up on undisputed refunds.
- Advice the group on various mergers and acquisition opportunities in India, suggesting optimal structure for upstreaming of funds.
- Analyzing the tax implications on M&A deals proposed by the management considering the domestic tax law of India and Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) between India and various Countries. Proficient knowledge and experience on the Indian DTAA with popular countries, such as, USA, UK, Mauritius, etc.
- Assist with the formation and modification of key tax processes including compliance, related systems and suggesting ideas for automation of the same.
- Lead a team responsible for assisting the corporate tax function in Chicago by taking over certain monthly/quarterly workstreams (e.g. pulling information from financial systems and submitting to outside service providers, initiating cash tax payments, etc.)
- We're also looking for the preferred skills below. Whether you are proficient or could use some brushing up, we're happy to support your development in:
- Working knowledge of income tax regimes in Mauritius, Cyprus, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Philippines would be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of relevant India indirect tax legislations viz. Goods & Services Tax, SEZ, Customs law, Foreign Trade Policy etc.; awareness/understanding of indirect tax laws / VAT in other countries will be an added advantage.
- Experience in applying indirect tax legislation in practical scenarios
- Experience in performing/ reviewing tax compliances under the indirect tax laws
- Expertise in tax technology and data automation tools for direct and indirect taxes (e.g. Onesource Tax Provision, Alteryx, UiPath, etc.)
