Head - Direct Tax - Banking/Financial Services

About the Role:

The Head - Direct Tax will lead corporate income tax operations, transfer pricing, international tax strategy, and direct tax litigations.

Reporting To:

Head - Tax

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Tax Efficiency: Design, evaluate, and implement tax-efficient corporate and operational structures across all group entities.

- Direct Tax Compliances: Oversee corporate income tax returns, advance tax estimates, tax audits, withholding tax, and statutory reporting.

- Transfer Pricing & International Tax: Drive transfer pricing strategy, benchmarking, documentation.

- Assessments & Litigation: Execute strategy for direct tax assessments, CIT(A)/ITAT appeals, and direct tax litigation.

- Product & Commercial Support: Provide direct tax advisory on new product structures, cross-border transactions, and intercompany arrangements.

Candidate Requirements:

- Education: Chartered Accountant (CA Batch 2011 - 2014)

- Experience: 12 - 15+ years post qualification experience in Direct Taxation with prior large corporate in-house experience.