Company: One of the Largest Conglomerate in India

- Head-Direct Tax (Senior Leadership Role)

- CA preferred between 1997-2005 Batch

- Must Have: Someone from Large Organisation handling Large Team size and large business size.

Note: Big4 is not preferred for this Role; (Not from any Big4s) : Only from Large or Very Large Companies into Industrial or Engineering or Manufacturing or Infrastructure Industry

Location: Mumbai

Responsibilities:

- Compliance

- Appeals & Litigation Management

- Risk Mitigation & Policy Advocacy - Ensuring Direct tax compliance including filing of returns for parent & the group entities

- Compliance for CbCR, POEM, SFT

- Handling of Transfer Pricing (TP) matters including Policy Guidelines, benchmarking analysis, TP audit, assessment, appeals relating to TP

- Guide the Tax Audit process and ensure active engagement with Tax auditors

- Detailed review of assessment and appeal submissions

- Appearance before income tax authorities up to Commissioner / Commissioner (A)

- Conducting briefing meetings with consultants, if any or AOR and senior counsels for ITAT / Courts hearings

- Tax litigation management and Risk analysis of Litigations based on facts & judicial precedence

- Provide pro-active tax consulting (WHT, Tax benefits etc. and risk management advise to businesses

- People Development & Networking

- Business Support, MIS & Technology

- Proactively conduct tax risk audit and identify the gaps if any for immediate remediation

- Analysis of legislative changes in direct tax and important case laws for internal dissemination

- Policy advocacy through representations & meetings

- Represent the Company in external trade bodies etc.

- Keeping abreast of industry trends and tax developments including latest developments in international tax arena e.g. Multilateral agreements

- Issuance of Corporate tax guidelines

- Developing internal tax talent

- Developing and maintain working relationship with tax officials and senior Govt officials

- Assist in strategizing and implementing tax optimisation initiatives for the business. Participate in corporate restructuring initiatives including demerger of business undertakings, merger of companies, business transfers and acquisition integration

- Develop tax related MIS for the group and the group entities in multi-business & multi-location environment

- Periodically streamline the tax process and standardize them effectively through effective use of suitable tax technology tools

POSITION ATTRIBUTES

Qualification - Chartered Accountant

Age - 44 - 48 years max approx 50

Experience: 22 - 28 years

Skills & Competencies:

- Self-motivated individual

- A proactive leader with an analytical mindset, with excellent team management skills and one who thrives in a challenging environment

- Effective line manager with the skills to direct, train and motivate staff

- Should possess critical thinking, strong mathematical skills, and leadership skills

- Adaptation to Tax technology solutions