Country Tax Head - Retail/FMCG/Pharma

Discipline: Accounting

Subsector: Tax & Treasury

Location: Delhi NCR

About our Client: Our client is one of the leading European Retail companies with a significant presence across the world. They are widely regarded as pioneers in the retail industry and are globally recognised for the innovative and inventive product portfolio. At the same time, they are considered to be an employer of choice, and are embarking on their India growth strategy as of now. Currently, they are looking to recruit a Head Tax based out of their corporate office in Delhi NCR.

Job Description: As Tax head you will be reporting into CFO India , you will be responsible for Direct as well as Indirect tax planning and compliances for India.

Your job responsibilities would include:

- Lead all Direct/Indirect Taxation matters of the company such as corporate income Tax, Transfer Pricing, and Service Tax, VAT/CST, and Withholding Taxes etc.

- Procedural compliance with Tax laws such as filing of periodical returns, replies/ submissions to enquiries from the department & issuance of Withholding Tax Certificates.

- Work closely with Tax officers & external consultants on various Assessment & Appellate proceedings and make submissions or giving the necessary directions and information to consultants, as may be necessary from time to time.

- Overall responsible for all statutory compliances and Interact with relevant authorities/ external consultants as may be required for the above matters.

- Responsible for giving various tax advices to internal customers on various matters such TDS/ VAT/Customs Service Tax implications on procurement/Logistics/ payment, optimization of Employee Taxation etc.

- Handle Complex Transfer Pricing Assessments and Advance Ruling Scenarios. Build a risk free, compliant and responsive organization from long term perspective

- Develop and set up Tax team in India

The Successful Candidate:

- You are a CA/ICWA Finance with 10-14 years of post qualification experience in Retail/FMCG/Pharma space.

- You must be extremely proficient with Customs, service tax, and VAT, at the same time you are hands on with corporate tax, income tax with sound transfer pricing exposure.

What's on Offer:

- Excellent work culture and opportunity to work with the senior management in strategic decisions.

- Opportunity to move into Global role

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