Principle Accountabilities

1. Delivery Management - Tax Returns and Payment

- Ensure filing of all statutory tax returns and deposit tax payment as per statutory timelines

- Preparation of Advance tax working and payment

- Filing of Service tax / GST refund claims on time

- Audits - Ensure timely completion of Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing Audit, MVAT Audit, Service Tax Audit and GST Audit

- Tax Litigations - Handling of all tax assessment, Litigation matters and managing positions taken in tax returns/matters

- Responsible for preparation of Tax Pack for the Global tax provision

- Manage Correspondence and filing returns/Forms with MCA / RBI / Customs

- Compliance - Maintain all compliance related to STPI / Customs / Central Excise / DGFT / Bank Guarantees etc.

2. Stakeholder Management - Maintain healthy relation with the Group tax team, (update tax issues file/compliance calendar / monthly call with Group tax etc.)

- Preparation of Tax related MIS, tax provisions and reporting to Group Tax team in the UK

3. Others - Actively Develop and implement innovative tax planning activities

- Identify opportunities to reduce outstanding tax refunds

- Manage transfer pricing strategy and work with the Group on TP documentation

- Explore engagement opportunities with new consultants

- Identify and mitigate tax exposures, explore Tax Efficiencies / Cost Savings

- In-house Advisory on tax matters, advise on the impact of new tax law changes on the Company's operations

- Tax Process improvements / automation

- Process evaluations from Transfer pricing point of view

- Work with procurement team of the Company to manage tax efficiency

- Ensure that Comp's Contracts are Compliant with Tax Strategies/Regulations

- To keep abreast of latest development in tax

- Build good rapport with internal and external parties

Context

The India Finance team works with the India Management team, the operating companies serviced by and the Group Finance and Taxation teams for corporate accounting, compliance, and reporting.

The role of the Manager requires expertise in realigning corporate tax strategy to ensure that it stays in sync with the changing regulatory environment which includes analyzing the impact of APA, MAP, BEPS, GST, STPI and SEZ Regulations etc.

The role shall also require the incumbent to work closely with the Finance Director/Controller, CEO and the India management team to plan and manage tax-related activities for the organization

Framework & Boundaries - Laws like Companies Act, Income Tax, Service Tax, Customs Act

- Rules and regulations like the RBI rules, STPI rules, FEMA guidelines

- Indian Accounting Standards

Organization

Relationships

Subordinates NA

Superiors - Day to Day interaction with reporting authority for strategic direction

- Need-based interaction with Director

Others Within the company:

- Need-based interaction with team members of India Finance

Outside the company:

Regular interaction with consultants, auditors

Person Specifications

Education Essential: Chartered Accountant

Work Qualifications Essential: C.A.

Desirable: Diploma in Taxation / Advanced course in taxation

Experience Essential:

- 7-10 years of experience in corporate tax functions, hands on experience in direct/ indirect/ global taxation / GST, STPI, FEMA

Desirable: Worked in offshoring environment in global organization

Knowledge Essential: Knowledge of direct and indirect tax and transfer pricing

Skills & Abilities Essential:

- Very strong tax concepts

- Stakeholder management

- Communication and Presentation Skills

- Attention to detail

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