Tax Head - Real Estate Developer - CA

Tax Head - Leading Real Estate Developer - CA

Work Profile : The incumbent will manage all indirect tax and direct tax operations and compliances including tax planning, periodical statutory compliance, tax litigation management, income tax, TDS, partnering with business as a tax advisor and managing internal control over tax matters in line with internal control policy.

Direct Taxation :

- Manage the day to day working tax practice within the organization, keeping pace with fast evolving regulatory & compliance trends.

- Overseeing & managing fulfilment of monthly, quarterly & annual tax liabilities with respect to payments of TDS / TCS etc.

- Leading the proactive filing of monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns for the organization, well before they are due.

- Monitoring issuance of certificates and statutory forms well within prescribed timelines & setting up mechanisms to ensure their execution on time.

- Representing the company's interests favorably before tax authorities at different levels, maintaining cordial relations & rapport with them in an ethical, fair, and transparent manner.

- Securing fair & favorable assessment orders, refunds, rectifications, stay of demand & penalties, appeal effects, lower withholding certificates, etc

- Devising an effective litigation strategy considering cost-benefit analysis, filing and defending of appeals & cross-objections at Tribunals & Courts with aid of senior counsel.

- Advising various stakeholders and business partners on various business initiatives

- In-depth technical analysis & evaluation of any/all new legislations/governance changes & identifying organization specific impact in all cases.

- Independently representing the company in all assessment related matters before the Income-Tax, TDS & Service tax officers.

Indirect Taxation :

- Responsible for Indirect taxes for the company.

- Ensuring complete tax compliance and timely statutory payments.

- Ensuring various reconciliations and MIS presentation to Management.

- Monitoring of records for taxation and payments.

- Representation before authorities for assessments, audits, hearing etc.

- Handling tax audits

- Effective communication with vendors & bridge the gaps in recon differences

- Ensure a healthy tax compliance in timely manner and making sure of accurate payment of taxes and filing of tax compliances on time, including monthly tax payments for GST and quarterly & annuals tax returns for GST

- Review the compliances frequently to ensure that maximum claims are made to optimize tax cost

- Partnering with business and pro-actively support in their initiatives including advising on tax implications to ensure an optimized and tax efficient solution in timely manner.

- Provide regular updates to business on tax matters and on the potential impact of new/changes in laws and regulations on compliance.

- Ensure that systems and processes are implemented / amended to meet the new tax requirements.

Working Relationships :

- Internal ; Finance Director, Finance Manager and Team

- External ; Auditors, Vendors, Tax authorities, Tax agency, Legal firm

Requirements :

- Chartered Accountant (CA)

- 10+ years of experience in handling direct and indirect taxes

- Solid interpersonal and communication skills

- Strong knowledge and working proficiency in SAP

- Decent knowledge of GST, Expert knowledge of direct tax laws, Finance & Accounts.

- Team handling experience.

- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.