M2P Fintech - Head/AVP/VP - Taxation

Taxation Head

Chennai

You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's tax strategy, compliance, and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in India tax law and regulations, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record of optimizing tax strategies to minimize liabilities while ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities:

- Tax Strategy Development: Develop and execute tax strategies aligned with the company's overall financial goals. Identify opportunities for tax savings and efficiency improvements while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulation.

- International tax: Work with global teams and international tax consultants on M&A transactions and tax compliances.

- Tax Compliance: Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax returns, including corporate income tax, VAT/GST, payroll taxes, and other relevant taxes. Monitor changes in tax laws and regulations and update internal processes and practices accordingly. Manage relationships with tax authorities and handle any tax-related audits or inquiries.

- Tax Planning: Provide expert advice on tax implications for various business initiatives, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and international expansion. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to structure transactions in a tax-efficient manner.

- Transfer Pricing: Develop and maintain transfer pricing policies to ensure compliance with international tax regulations. Manage transfer pricing documentation and reporting requirements.

- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the team, providing guidance, training, and support. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment within the taxation team.

- Financial Reporting: Work closely with the finance team to ensure accurate tax provisions are reflected in financial statements. Collaborate with external auditors to address tax-related inquiries during the audit process.

- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential tax risks by implementing robust controls and processes. Monitor changes in tax regulations and assess their potential impact on the company's tax position.

- Cross Functional and Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate complex tax matters clearly and effectively to internal stakeholders, executives, and the board of directors and partner with relevant internal cross functional teams on execution strategies.

Required Skills:

- A qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10 to 15 years of experience in taxation.

- Strong knowledge of tax laws, regulations, and accounting principles.

- Experience with tax software and financial systems.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Effective leadership and team management abilities.

- Exceptional collaborator with strong communication and presentation skills.

- Detail-oriented and able to work under tight deadlines.

- Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes in tax regulations and business environments.

- Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CMA) preferred.

- Experience at top tax firms / financial institutions will be an added advantage.

Who We Are: Home (m2pfintech.com)

Founded in the year 2014 and headquartered in Chennai, M2P Fintech is Asia's largest API infrastructure company offering a wide gamut of services that enable businesses of any scale to embed financial services.

M2P Fintech is an omni-channel platform that operates in over 20 markets across the Asia Pacific, MENA, and Oceania regions. M2P works with over 100+ banks, 100+ NBFCs, and has clocked over 600+ Fintech engagements across various industries serving over 35 million end users.

M2P pioneers in next-gen fintech through innovative offerings across the payments, lending, and banking ecosystem. Our comprehensive tech-stack powers the core banking system, core lending suite, BNPL, customized credit cards, prepaid cards, and much more.

M2P is backed by reputed investors - fintech industry veterans (such as Amrish Rau - PayU, Kunal Shah - CRED, Jitendra Gupta - Jupiter, etc) as well as reputed international venture capital