Description:

Job Title: Head - Taxation

Location: Mumbai

Industry: Power / Energy

Experience: 15 - 20 years (mandatory power sector exposure)

Role Purpose:

The Head Taxation will be responsible for strategic and operational leadership of the entire tax function, with a primary focus on Indirect Taxes (GST, Customs, Electricity Duty, etc.), while also overseeing Direct Tax matters. The role will support complex generation, transmission, distribution, trading, EPC and renewable structures, ensuring tax efficiency, regulatory compliance, and robust litigation management across group entities and SPVs.

Key Responsibilities:

Indirect Taxation (Primary Focus):

- Lead GST strategy and compliance across power generation, transmission, distribution, EPC, trading and renewable assets.

- Manage GST implications on power sectorspecific transactions, including fuel procurement, EPC contracts, O&M, inter-company services, and cross-charge mechanisms.

- Oversee GST audits, assessments, refunds, and litigation, including appellate proceedings.

- Handle Customs & Import duties on capital equipment (turbines, boilers, modules, transmission equipment).

- Manage Electricity Duty, VAT (legacy matters), entry tax, cess and other state-level levies.

- Drive tax structuring for large projects, contracts, and supply chain models to optimize indirect tax efficiency.

Direct Taxation (Oversight Role):

- Provide leadership oversight on corporate income tax, MAT, transfer pricing, and withholding tax matters.

- Review and guide tax provisioning, deferred tax computations, and disclosures in line with Ind AS.

- Manage income tax assessments, appeals, and litigation at various forums.

- Support tax planning for capex-heavy power projects, SPVs, and group restructuring initiatives.

Strategic & Leadership Responsibilities:

- Act as a tax advisor to the CFO, Board, and senior management on high-value transactions and regulatory changes.

- Support M&A, asset acquisitions, divestments, refinancing, and restructuring from a tax perspective.

- Work closely with project, legal, procurement, regulatory and commercial teams to embed tax considerations into decision-making.

- Drive process automation, ERP integration and controls for tax compliance and reporting.

- Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing in-house tax team, including coordination with external consultants.

Key Stakeholder Interface:

- CFO, Finance Leadership Team, Legal & Projects Heads

- Statutory Auditors, Tax Auditors, Big 4 / leading tax advisors

- GST, Income Tax and Customs Authorities

- Board-level committees and senior management

Candidate Profile:

- CA (mandatory).

- 15 - 20 years of progressive experience in taxation, with significant exposure to the power / energy sector (generation, transmission, distribution, renewables, or power EPC).

- Strong hands-on expertise in Indirect Tax (GST-led role) with sound command over Direct Tax fundamentals.

- Proven experience handling large-scale tax litigation, assessments, and regulatory interactions.

- Exposure to multi-entity / SPV structures, large capex projects and long-gestation assets.

- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and strategic advisory capabilities.