Deputy Manager | GST | Bengaluru | Indirect Tax

As a Manager in our Indirect Tax team you ll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations. You will:

Role is in relation to exploring touchpoints between Indirect taxes (more particularly GST law) and technology working as a part of and in collaboration with the IDT team in the firm. This would entail wide exposure and visibility to wide ranging ERP platforms/ tax engines and fair degree of familiarization with indirect tax laws and in respect of tax automation.

More specifically, -

Ability to ensure a seamless and quality delivery of indirect taxes solutions to the clients. Envisage mining opportunities with existing clients and support efforts to get new clients for the Firm

Ability to understand the IDT compliance landscape and ideate how technology can be used, internally (by IDT professionals in the firm) and also externally (by industry clients) to make the compliance process more effective - simpler, speedier and qualitatively superior

Appreciate the evolution of GST and Customs law in India, and be able to vision how technology can be used for simplifying indirect tax touchpoints as a part of business process in trade and industry -for trading, manufacturing and service businesses

Conceptualize possible IT products for indirect tax practitioner - for example, ITC matching, ITC leakage, Expense-ITC bifurcation, inputs/input services/ capital goods ITC bifurcation, Refunds management, Foreign Trade Policy schemes management (Serve from India Incentive Scheme / Merchandise Exports Incentive Scheme), litigation tracker etc.

Ideate supply chain solutions to optimize GST /Customs duty cost by standardizing procurement and distribution cycle of various business models

Collaborate with senior indirect tax professionals to envisage their IT needs - their concerns in managing IDT compliance and work together to configure products/ offerings which may enhance their efficiency and provide solutions to client problems

Work on specific big ticket assignments/ engagements of IDT more efficiently deliver the same with the aid of technology solutions

Capable of having a vision of how technology and IT including new frontiers, like RPA, Blockchain, AI and other technological inflexion points can influence and transform the practice of indirect taxes to make it simpler and efficient

Desired qualifications

CA/ICWA/ MBA ( Finance) or wide exposure to use of technology in accounting & tax in Industry / Revenue Service

Desirable educational qualification:

Strong Technical Knowledge

Leadership Qualities

Effective communication and presentation skills

Persistent and persuasive