Indirect Tax Partner - Legal - CA/LLB/LLM - Global Consulting Group

Job Title : Indirect Tax Partner

Location : Mumbai

Job Overview :

Expertise in various Indirect Tax streams i.e. Service Tax, VAT, CST, Excise, Customs, FTP scheme etc.

Should be updated with provision for GST (Basic knowledge).

Competence and expertise in handling legal matters, litigation, planning, business, etc.

Key Responsibilities :

- The incumbent will handle engagements related to Indirect Tax Practice.

- Lead role in execution of client's portfolio.

- End to end execution of client deliverables ensuring quality and timeliness.

- Interaction with Government and Regulatory authorities.

- Assist clients with appeals and representations in front of the Tribunal and Commissioner.

- Responsible for guiding, supervising, motivating and developing a team of people. Grow the practice and evaluate new opportunities and cross-sells across practice areas.

- Resource planning for joint mandates across multiple practice areas and fee distribution.

- Advanced in-depth understanding of multiple aspects related to the legal practice of work and practical knowledge required to provide the solutions. Manage financial budgets for the practice area - revenue and profitability.

- Competent and expertise in handling legal matters, litigation, planning, business restructuring in relation to Indirect Tax.

- This is a strategic role and the partner will engage in providing complete Tax Advisory Services under IDT.

- Expertise in tax compliances, litigation support services, due diligence review under the IDT regime is required.

- Also required experience in handling litigation i.e. litigation support in preparation of report showcasing notice apply against the order of the authority and representation before the authority for various issues in VAT, Service Tax, Excise etc.

- Partner will be also responsible for lead generation and business development apart from execution, team and relationship management.

Job Qualifications :

- CA/LLM/LLB with around 15 to 20 years of Indirect taxation advisory and litigation experience. Candidates currently working in senior Managerial roles with Reputed CA firms/Law firms and Big 4 firms.

- Prior experience in Consulting firms essential.

- Understands the key business trends and ability to develop a medium term strategy to market the Practice Area/ Firm.

- Translates high level strategic decisions into clear and achievable goals and targets for teams.

- Supervise transactions/ mandates and generate more business for the Practice by providing solutions that are legally and commercially viable.

- Demonstrates an in depth understanding of the client s business, industry dynamics etc. Invests time in regular client interactions to solicit feedback and takes action to develop long term client relationships.

- Business Development experience is mandatory.

Client Information :

Our client was established in the 1990s with a vision to become a - Truly Global Consulting Group- providing the following value added services and solutions.

Attest and Compliance Government Risk and Compliance Direct Tax Advisory Indirect Tax Advisory Transaction and Business Advisory Corporate & Allied Laws Advisory -

Our client which is catering to over 200 plus client groups across diverse sectors. It is presently ranking among the top 100 firms in India. We are well equipped with a highly skilled, well-trained and strongly motivated team of including experienced/ qualified professionals. To optimize skill-sets, we operate with facility of completely automated environment in office set up and modern infrastructure giving us strength to render comprehensive multidisciplinary services.