Assistant Vice President - Taxation - NBFC

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (Mandatory)

Location: Gurgaon

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced AVP - Taxation to lead the Direct and Indirect Tax function for a large, fast-growing organization in the financial services space. This role will be responsible for tax governance, compliance, litigation management, tax accounting, and strategic advisory, while acting as a key partner to business and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Direct Tax:

- End-to-end ownership of corporate income tax and TDS compliances.

- Review and sign-off on income tax returns, computations, and disclosures.

- Lead tax audits under the Income Tax Act, assessments, and appellate proceedings.

- Manage direct tax litigations, including strategy, responses, hearings, and appeals (CIT(A), ITAT, High Court as required).

- Evaluate tax orders and recommend provisioning or appeal strategy.

- Track changes in tax laws and judicial precedents and assess business impact.

Indirect Tax

- Oversee GST compliance, reconciliations, and annual returns.

- Lead GST audits, assessments, and litigations.

- Advise business teams on GST implications for new products, transactions, and structuring.

- Ensure strong GST controls, documentation, and risk mitigation.

Tax Accounting & Reporting

- Review tax provisioning, advance tax, DTA/DTL, MAT credits, and tax reserves.

- Ensure accuracy and integrity of tax numbers in financial statements.

- Coordinate with statutory auditors, internal auditors, and consultants.

- Ensure tax balances are supported, reconciled, and well-documented.

Business Advisory & Risk Management

- Act as a strategic tax advisor to business and leadership teams.

- Review commercial contracts and transactions from a tax risk and efficiency perspective.

- Support tax-efficient structuring while ensuring regulatory compliance.

- Proactively identify and mitigate tax risks across the organization.

Governance & Team Management

- Lead, mentor, and develop the tax team.

- Strengthen tax SOPs, controls, and governance frameworks.

- Manage relationships with external advisors, consultants, and tax authorities.

- Drive best practices in tax compliance and reporting.

Candidate Profile:

- Chartered Accountant with 15+ years of post-qualification experience.

- Strong hands-on experience in Direct Tax, GST, audits, assessments, and litigation.

- Prior exposure to NBFCs, BFSI or Financial Services.

- Experience working closely with senior leadership and business teams.

- Strong analytical skills, decision-making ability, and executive presence.