Job Details

• Ensure sound HSSE practice in day-to-day work.
• Devise indirect tax litigation strategies for historical issues with help of external advisors, work with various internal stakeholders and execute the same for timely and efficient closure;
• Facilitate early recovery of indirect tax refund through strong thought leadership and rigorous follow-up with external advisors and government officers;
• Lead and put the best defense forward for current tax litigations;
• Timely and accurate indirect tax and withholding tax advisory to business and Finance Operations (FO) Tax team;
• Understand changes in indirect tax and withholding tax laws, work with business stakeholder and FO Tax team to define impact and execute way forward (both for business and process);
• Ensure all aspects of indirect tax and withholding tax planning and advice are properly considered in the return and reporting process with help of FO Tax team;
• Lead and ensure timely filing corporate tax return for simple Indian and non-resident entities with help of Senior Tax Advisors and FO Tax team;
• Deliver first time right reporting activities (such as uncertain tax positions, tax recoverable, etc.) as per group tax reporting guidelines;
• Interface and assist Senior Tax Advisors and Country Tax Lead with shaping activities as required;
• Assist in raising indirect and withholding tax awareness in the business and FO teams through training and workshops; and
• Establish and maintain good working relations with relevant tax authorities.
• Provide steer in identification, prioritization & implementation of CI / PROMS project pipeline and aid in achieving the process targets and implementation of projects.
• Become a trusted and valued member of the Country Tax team and the various asset/project teams;
• Proactively engage and maintain strong stakeholder and business connectivity; and
• Ensure correct and timely escalations of exceptions or tolerance/variances and their resolution with the FO /business.

• Recognized professional qualification (Chartered Accountant preferred) and a member of a recognized accounting body with >8 years India tax experience. 
• Work experience of migrated tax / finance activity in multinational companies or professional firms would be preferable;
• Candidate should possess strong knowledge and experiences in Indian taxation and strong ability to manage Indian tax litigation;
• Effective influencing skills and communicator of complex tax compliance issues; both written and oral.;
• Efficient project management and tax prioritization skills;
• Working knowledge of various ERP systems used in  various Group and excellent MS Office skill;
• Ability to understand architecture of various IT systems and tools and use same to guide team to lead various efficiency (Automation, CI etc.) initiatives; and
• Ability to coach and impart such skills in the team.

Reference ID - GH/EPC/JC//07082018//77553/India Tax Advisor