Head - Taxation - Manufacturing - CA

Position Description

Business Division: Finance Corporate

Department: Taxation

Position Title: Head Taxation

Reporting to (Title): CFO India

Position Purpose

The role of Head Taxation would lead the integrated functions of taxation, providing a consolidated view of statutory compliance and strategic tax planning across the business operations in India.

Profile Requirements

Educational Qualification

- Qualified Chartered Accountant

Experience

- 15+ years of post-qualification professional experience, with minimum 10 years in taxation, in a MNC manufacturing company with multi-locational plants and complex supply chain.

Key Responsibility

- Lead and manage the taxation teams, ensuring seamless integration of financial reporting, compliance, and tax strategies to support business objectives.

- Oversee all aspects of direct and indirect taxation, including GST, income tax, and international tax compliance, while identifying opportunities to optimize tax benefits through business model enhancements.

- Implement and manage transfer pricing policies, documentation, and compliance to mitigate risks and ensure alignment with global operations.

- Drive process standardization and tax functions, leveraging digital tools and AI-driven solutions for efficiency and accuracy.

- Develop and execute strategic tax planning initiatives, including risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and advisory on tax implications of business decisions.

- Foster a culture of compliance and first-time-right approach, with a focus on timeline discipline, change management, and continuous process improvement.

- Build and mentor a high-performing team of 56 direct reports, promoting ethical leadership, collaboration, and professional development.

- Engage with key stakeholders, including government authorities, senior management, and external advisors, to manage relationships and resolve complex issues.

Target Industries for talent to be looked at

Multinational organizations of similar size with local manufacturing and similar business complexity (e.g., chemicals, FMCG, pharma, engineering, or heavy industries)

Soft Competencies

Strategic & Leadership

- Ethical leadership

- Directing others

- Building effective teams

- Coaching and mentoring

- Excellent attitude

Expert

- Active listening & adaptability

- Conflict resolution

- Decision-making & risk-taking

- Critical thinking & driving new ideas

Base

- Solution orientation

- Collaboration & teamwork

Coordination

Hard Competencies

Fundamentals

- Professional MS Office skills & Presentation skills

- Financial principles & accounting standards

Core Professional

- Tax indepth knowledge

- Transfer pricing system & implementation

Managerial

- Strategic planning of financial resources

- Risk management

- Audit procedures & internal controls

- Process improvement

Candidate preference:

- The role requires a strong business finance partner with deep expertise in taxation and compliance, and the capability to grow into future leadership roles.

- Strong executive presence and stakeholder management is essential, including interaction with government authorities and key internal/external stakeholders.

- Preferred background from similar size manufacturing multinational organization with complex, multi-business-unit structures.

- Team size: 56 direct reports.

Key Requirements:

- Transfer pricing experience mandatory.

- Able to identify business model opportunities that results in maximisation of tax benefits

- To oversee all statutory, group, internal and corporate audits effectively

- Drive process standardization processes

- Capability of setting up state of art compliance organisation with high focus on internal controls

- Natural tendency towards keeping timeline discipline with high level of accuracy and first-time right approach

- Strong change management capability required and ability to challenge status quo

- Ability to drive complex projects with timeline and accuracy

- High level of digital skills mandatory (able to implement complex tools and AI driven solutions)