Position overview :

We are looking to hire a Senior Associate in our Tax Team in Mumbai to manage all aspects of Withholding Taxes (WHT) for our international operations. The role covers the preparation of WHT forms for filing by MSCI clients in their home countries as a result of withholding tax from fee payments to MSCI, the preparation of letters requesting residency certificates from national tax authorities, the filing of WHT refund requests with certain national tax authorities, the review of client withholding tax certificates, the preparation and maintenance of WHT general ledger account reconciliations, the calculation and tracking of eligible corporate income tax deductions as a result of WHT suffered, responding to tax authority, internal and external client WHT related queries and participation in WHT projects.

 The role will require a high degree of coordination with other global MSCI functional teams (Billing, Collections, Sales Operations, Controllers, Client Coverage, etc) and a high level of direct communication with clients with regards to all aspects of WHT processing.

Responsibilities:

- Preparing WHT forms for signature and sending to MSCI clients for filing in their home countries

- Preparing Form W9s, Form W8-BEN-E etc.

- Managing tax residency certificate requests for MSCI billing entities (Form 6166, UK Tax Residency etc.)

- Tracking all WHT deductions made by clients, including the review of client withholding tax certificates and follow-up with clients where the WHT rate applied is in excess of the Double Taxation Treaty reduced rate.

- Filing of WHT refund claims and tracking of refund status by claim.

- Preparation and maintenance of WHT general ledger account reconciliations.

- Calculation of eligible corporate income tax deductions where WHT has been suffered.

- Assisting in various WHT related projects

- Responding to tax authority, internal and external client WHT queries

- Ensuring internal control, process and KPI requirements are met

- Preparing key metric reports for management

- Working on other tax related projects and/or processes

Desired experience and qualifications :

- Knowledge of international corporate taxation and WHT with 3-7 years relevant experience in WHT and/or accounting and tax

- Basic Knowledge of US Corporate Tax/US Sales Tax

- Excellent spoken and written English

- Strong communication skills

- Time management& organizational skills

- Attention to detail

- Hands-on approach to problem solving

- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

- SAP experience is a plus

- Masters or Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Tax

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