Manager - Direct Tax - CA

The purpose of this role is to manage all aspects of direct tax which includes tax computation, assessments, representations, routine compliance and handling litigations .

Key Role & Responsibilities :

- Ensure completion of Income Tax assessment

- Review income tax assessment submission prepared by the accounts team

- Attend all income tax hearings and complete the final submission for income tax assessment

- Examine and review financial statements to ensure compliance with direct taxation standards and regulations

- Guide various departments on Income Tax, TDS and Wealth tax issues on regular basis

- Ensure up to date communication with external tax authorities on an ongoing basis

- Handle first level tax assessments, transfer pricing proceedings & TDS Verifications and other correspondence with IT authorities

- Sign off quarterly advance tax liability and ensure timely filing of Corporate Income Tax returns and review of advance tax workings of income tax

- Collect the information sought by tax authorities, prepare submissions and represent company before the authorities

- Prepare replies to other notices and handling other day-to-day correspondence with tax authorities like filing stay applications before assessing officers and commissioners, replying to notices received under different provisions of Income Tax Act

- Liaise with Tax and Transfer Pricing Auditors to complete tax & transfer pricing audit and annual certification

- Obtain lower deduction of tax certificate from Tax authorities

- Upgrade tax awareness of various employees on different changes in tax laws from time to time.

Educational Qualification : Chartered Accountant