Job Description:

We are urgently hiring for the position of Head- Taxation (Manufacturing) for one of the Leading Manufacturing Company in Mumbai.

Position Details:

Organization: Leading Manufacturing Company

Position: Head- Taxation (Manufacturing)

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 8-15 years of experience into Taxation & Transfer Pricing from Manufacturing industry and experience in handling Multiple Entities and Multiple Countries will be preferable.

Qualification: CA (Must)

Salary: As per company norms.

About the Role:

A leading diversified manufacturing group with domestic and international operations is looking for an experienced taxation professional to lead its global tax function. This leadership role will be responsible for driving tax strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing tax risks, and supporting international business expansion across multiple jurisdictions.

The position offers an opportunity to build and strengthen tax governance frameworks while partnering closely with senior leadership on strategic business initiatives, cross-border transactions, and growth plans.

Key Responsibilities:

Direct Taxation:

- Lead corporate tax compliance, assessments, audits, and litigation management across group entities.

- Oversee advance tax planning, tax return filings, and tax risk mitigation initiatives.

- Drive effective tax planning strategies while maintaining a robust compliance framework.

- Partner with external advisors to support international tax registrations and ongoing compliance requirements.

Indirect Taxation:

- Manage GST and other indirect tax compliance across multiple manufacturing facilities and business locations.

- Oversee tax classifications, input tax credit optimization, reconciliations, and audit preparedness.

- Strengthen internal controls and compliance processes to minimize tax exposure.

Transfer Pricing:

- Develop and manage transfer pricing policies for intercompany transactions across multiple jurisdictions.

- Ensure documentation, benchmarking studies, and compliance requirements are maintained in accordance with regulatory expectations.

- Support business operations with practical and compliant transfer pricing solutions.

Tax Governance & Risk Management:

- Establish and maintain a comprehensive tax governance framework.

- Lead tax provisioning, reporting, disclosures, and risk assessment activities.

- Support investor due diligence processes, statutory audits, and regulatory reviews.

International Tax & Business Structuring:

- Advise management on cross-border transactions, entity structuring, repatriation strategies, withholding tax implications and treaty benefits.

- Evaluate tax implications of new business initiatives and international expansion projects.

- Coordinate with external tax consultants, legal advisors, and specialist firms globally.

Team Leadership:

- Lead and develop the taxation function.

- Build strong collaboration with finance, controllership, legal, and business teams.

- Establish scalable processes that ensure timely and accurate tax compliance across the organization.

Requirements:

- Around 8 to 15 years of post-qualification experience.

- Minimum 6 years of focused taxation experience within industry environments.

- Strong expertise in direct and indirect taxation within multi-entity organizations.

- Experience in transfer pricing and international tax matters.

- Exposure to cross-border tax planning and compliance requirements.

- Proven experience handling tax assessments, audits and litigation matters.

- Experience supporting due diligence exercises and external audits.

- Manufacturing, industrial, engineering or process industry exposure preferred.