Manager - Indirect Taxation - FMCG

About Company:

The company operates in a large-scale consumer-focused industry, serving diverse market segments through a strong operational and supply network.

Job Description:

- Compliance: Overseeing and managing the end to end GST processes including compliance, refunds, audit defense, etc. with the help of the tax team.

- Accounting: Ensure timely and accurate accounting of GST Payable/Input tax credits, RCM, ISD, tax related provisions/ accruals, etc.

- Reporting: Ensure timely reporting under CARO, Corporate Governance Reports, MIS, CMS tool, Board/AGM back-ups etc.

- Liasoning: Represent to Government on pain areas, areas of opportunities, etc.

- Assessment & Litigation: Finalize response to routine notices from Department, GST assessment (in coordination with regional tax resource) and file appeal to appellate authorities Tribunal, HC, SC, finalize cross objections as and when required.

- Strategy: Creating / Identifying and implementing tax opportunities by collaborating with various functions, stake holders etc. Regularly scrutinizing the business to identify risk on account of existing tax positions as well as changes due to amendments and plan for mitigation.

- Audit: Ensure smooth completion and filing of GST departmental Audits, assessments, provide clarification to Statutory Auditors and submit reports to Internal/ IFC Auditors. Undertake internal audit for evaluating tax regular compliances, tax positions adopted, etc. (with or without external consultant).

- Advisory: Send alerts on changes in law regularly, provide clarification on tax impact on various transactions to stakeholders.

- Management: Administering a team of 15 members including talent acquisition, mentorship. Review and reconcile tax GLs and ensure that Tax controls are maintained, maintain trackers of assessment, litigations, hearings etc and ensure assessment readiness, develop and ensure adherence to SOPs.

- Automation: Digitize all the standard processed related to GST to ensure that the work is not human dependent.

Education Qualification: Qualified Chartered Accountant/ Cost accountant.

Experience: Total 5 to 7 years (inclusive of Big-4s, manufacturing set up with EOU/SEZ) with work experience since implementation of GST in compliance, strategy and litigation.