Associate Manager - Indirect Taxation (6-10 yrs)

Strategic Activities:

- Design and develop indirect taxation strategies and policies for the firm

- Build indirect taxation capabilities within the organization through focused developmental initiatives and supporting automation initiatives for processes efficiency in order to achieve high productivity

- Support in conducting strategy discussion with industry players, keeping the Head - Taxation and audit committee apprised of the tax litigations

- Analyze fuel tax incentives, credits, and exemptions to maximize cost savings while adhering to regulatory requirements

Domestic Taxation:

- Lead teams for Implementation of tax policies, procedures in line with standard principles with current and future regulatory and strategic requirements

- Develop alternate assessments of taxation based on emerging and innovative practice in tax assessment and interpretation, leveraging amendments and changes to the taxation policy

- Support in defining new benchmarks in taxation practice based on emerging regulations and liaising with regulatory authorities to redefine tax liability in favor of the business

- Support in analysis and interpretation of tax provisions/regulations and laws in orderly manner to maximize options available to the business for tax planning

- Manage timely filing and follow ups on lower TDS rate on billings to reduce the cash blockage in tax refunds

- Conduct reconciliation of the book entries made and track their accuracy to ensure filing of quarterly and annual tax returns

- Identify areas of tax risks and work towards pro-active solutions to the same such as advance rulings, clarifications etc. to minimize impact on the organization

- Continuously build knowledge repository for tax laws, and other tax litigations, to meet the key knowledge required

International Taxation:

- Manage and monitor the maintenance of records for Taxation related to international operations to ensure foreign tax is reported accurately and timely

- Assist in overseeing the tax compliance process at various international locations to ensure timely and accurate filing of the tax returns

Team Management:

- Set the functional goals and objectives and ensure the cascading of the same to the reporting departments and guide their achievement

- Provide direction and advice to the direct reports in performing their delegated responsibilities

- Oversee the overall performance of direct reports and ensure KPI's are well communicated and monitored