Manager - Indirect Taxation/Assessments/Audit/Litigation - Oil & Gas/Manufacturing Firm

Manager-Indirect Taxation (Assessments ,Audit, Litigation)

1. Operational:

- Management of Assessments and Audit.

- Responds notices received to ensure timely responses where required

- Prepare draft response under Assessments for submission to respective tax authorities/courts.

- Tracks and monitors litigated title claim issues and provide reporting to management and clients

- Attends meetings and provides updates related to Assessments/Audit

- Attends hearings or mediations as needed

- Participates in off-site due diligence reviews

- Prepare case history for briefing counsels and participates in discussion along with CoE Head-Litigation, in connection with Audit/ Assessments

- Support periodical assessment of Policy and Procedures and advises management on improvement opportunities

- Prepares Internal Notes for management review for all Assessments/Audit.

- Completes other duties and projects as assigned by management.

- Supports M&A Team, Finance Team in fund raising initiatives etc. with necessary clarifications over Pending Litigation.

- Prepares case briefing for discussion with External consultants/counsel.

2. Processes, Controls and Systems improvements:

- Support development of Tax Processes, Controls, System improvements, to streamline, automate and meet the transformational requirements to implement change in the tax laws for business continuity and compliances with specific reference to subjects under Litigation.

3. Providing guidance/advice to sectors and tax management:

- Supports provide tax planning measures, including for SEZ, Energy, EPC business etc.

- Responsible to obtain Duty drawback, Service tax other incentives and pending refunds.

- Support vetting of contract documents for tax efficient structuring of transactions.

- Adept in drafting the responses to the show cause notices, draft appeal, memorandum

Minimum Qualifications:

- CA/M.COM+ LLB

- Around 8 to 10 years of experience to manage litigation under diversified business group, involving operational tax, along with strong experience of suggesting tax planning measures in large size projects and handling complex indirect tax litigations.

- Required sound subject matter knowledge in the area of GST, Service tax, Central Excise, Customs, VAT, Entry tax to proactively assess risks, various tax implications in the business and advise mitigation plans to Sectors within reasonable time.