Manager - Indirect Tax - CA - Mfg

Discipline - Accounting

Subsector - Tax & Treasury

Location - Mumbai

About our Client : Johnson Controls is a leading US Multinational company and a Fortune 500 Company with revenues exceeding USD 42 Billion operating from more 1300 locations with a talented workforce of over 170,000 employees. They are a multi-industrial company growing at a consistent pace operating within 4 major verticals - Building Efficiency, Automotive experience, Power Solutions and Global Work Place solutions. A company driven by innovations, Johnson Controls is committed to highly sustainable and ethical business with elevated level of Customer satisfaction and immense Employee engagement. They are now looking for a strong Indirect Tax manager in the Corporate Finance Team for their India Business.

Job Description - Reporting to the Corporate Finance Services (CFS) - Country Manager, your specific responsibilities will include:

- Supporting on indirect tax compliance (Indirect tax-Excise, VAT, Service tax, CST, customs laws)

- Maintaining and reviewing all critical records, accounting, timely filing and interacting with the relevant departments, either directly or through consultants

- Ensure smooth collection of data from various business units pertaining to VAT, CST, Service tax and Excise Duty and preparation / submission of indirect tax returns thereof.

- Monitoring indirect taxes balances by various legal entities and provide an explanation for significant fluctuations, trends and variances. Identify any - at risk- balances.

- Analyze aging of indirect tax balances and coordinates actions to resolve old items

- Support past years assessments and ongoing Service tax & VAT tax office audit support

- Working closely with various stakeholders for the company's position in the event of any proceedings, litigations or such association

- Review the end-to-end processes of operations related to indirect tax and work with BU to recommend changes to improve the processes to ensure compliance to statutory requirements. Actively participating in initiatives which result from changes in process or environment in the area of indirect taxes

- Timely completion of Excise and VAT annual audits

- Support ERP set up and changes from indirect tax compliance point of view

- Provide guidance to indirect tax analyst

The Successful Candidate :

- As a successful applicant, you should be a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 9 years of post-qualification experience.

- Your predominant experience should be with a Manufacturing MNC, Infra companies or one of the BIG 4's having handled engineering / manufacturing clients. You should have handled Service Tax, VAT and Excise compliance in your previous assignments.

- You should be an excellent communicator and have the ability to navigate through various situations and communicate with stakeholders from various geographies. Candidates with prior experience on SAP, MFG Pro, Scala and HFM will be preferred.

What's on Offer:

- High Growth potential

- Opportunity to have a global exposure with an attractive package

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