Position: Assistant Manager, Taxation

Department: Accounts & Finance

Location: Pondicherry

Candidate Profile:

- CA qualification.

- 5-8 years of experience in a manufacturing company in a taxation role.

- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple statutory compliances simultaneously.

- Good networking, liaising, and negotiation skills with tax authorities and auditors.

- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and related software programs.

- Experience liaising with Income Tax Authorities, Statutory Auditors, Service Tax Authorities, and Consultants/Vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Compliance:

- Ensure timely computation and submission of Income Tax, Service Tax, and TDS returns to avoid penalties.

- Attend scrutiny assessment hearings before the Income Tax Officer and TDS Officer as per schedule.

- Prepare quarterly advance tax for HNGIL, Partnership Firms, Trusts, Investment Companies, and Individuals and arrange payments.

- Compute tax liability of employees of the previous year for payment from Provident Fund.

2. TDS & Process Management:

- Ensure day-to-day TDS compliance for all Investment Companies, Partnership Firms, Trusts, and Company.

- Withhold tax under DTAA, certify with CA, upload remittance details to the Income Tax Department, and coordinate TDS certificate collection from all Company units for foreign suppliers/service providers.

- Coordinate with Income Tax Authority to submit replies under Section 133(6), NSDL queries, and confirmation of TDS figures.

- Ensure timely e-filing of quarterly TDS returns for Investment Companies, Partnership Firms, Company - 24Q/26Q (HO portion), and HNG Provident Fund & Trust.

- Review quarterly TDS on salary for HO employees and issue TDS certificates; prepare and issue TDS certificates for Investment Companies, Trust, Company Provident Fund, and Partnership Firms.

- Coordinate with Income Tax/TDS Authority for scrutiny cases of all Investment Companies, Partnership Firms, and Company; arrange required information for Assessing Officer during hearings.

- Follow up with the Income Tax Department for collection of refunds, rectification, and appeal effect orders.

3. Tax Returns & Audit:

- Prepare and file Income Tax returns for Company, Partnership Firms, Trusts, Investment Companies, and Individuals.

- Coordinate with Statutory Auditors to prepare Tax Audit Report u/s 44A of Company, HO, and all its units, Associates, and Subsidiaries.

- File half-yearly Service Tax returns for Company HO.

- Prepare and issue Service Tax distribution challans to Company units for HO portion and Company.

4. MIS & Records:

- Manage Legal MIS for Direct Tax on a monthly basis for Company, Investment Companies, Partnership Firms, Trusts, etc.

- Maintain records and authorise Gratuity payments for employees at all locations of company.

- Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual payment of Income Tax and TDS (salary and non-salary) for HO portion.