Roles and Responsibilities

Tax Planning:

- Assistance in optimising the overall tax cost at the group level and/or to achieve/improve tax efficiencies.

- Assisting in devising tax efficient mechanisms for repatriation of profits including dividend distributions.

Tax Compliance:

- Assistance in monitoring of Internal & external compliances in direct and indirect taxes. Tax-cost management and optimization of entire spectrum of international/ domestic taxes.

- Compliance to local tax laws to be checked for proper withholding of taxes.

- Assistance in managing the global tax compliances of the group.

International Tax Advisory

- Advice of international business/tax structure, including intercompany transactional activity, transfer pricing, foreign tax credits and other issues.

- Working with Business heads/SPOCs to structure business arrangements in a tax efficient and compliant manner.

- Assistance in structuring transfer pricing policies/framework and advise/review of transfer pricing documentation; Comply with the global transfer pricing compliances.

- Advising finance teams, cross functional departments, business units and project teams on tax implications and/or on optimal tax structures when launching operations in new country and structuring of new revenue / business models-/contract.

Tax provisioning:

- Review of the consolidated global tax provision. tax provisions and coordination with accounting department and other company personnel reportings for the Group including ETR analysis, monthly/quarterly/budget tax provision, monthly/quarterly/budget tax payouts, year end tax note forming part of the Consol financials, IFRIC 23 assessment, CL disclosures, Tax provisions for open tax risks/open tax audits, quarterly tax audit/tax risk reporting, etc.

- Tax Audits: Assistance in tax litigation matters across VFS Global group entities

- Advising the finance teams across the Group on issues arising out of disputes / questions raised by the tax authorities.

- Assistance in tracking global tax updates on an ongoing basis and assistance in analysing the impact for the Group.

- Drive performance improvement initiatives for the department at both company and group level.

- Maintaining relationships with External Consultants and Team.

- Judicious use of natural resources.

- Shall adhere to the environment health and safety policy/objectives and guidelines of the organization.

Desired Candidate Profile:

Education: Minimum: B.Com, Chartered Accountant certified by Institute Chartered Accountants India

Experience: 4-6 years of experience in International Taxation, preferably from the Big4

Knowledge & Key Skills: Knowledge of International taxation laws and preferably, key regulatory compliances.