Manager - Indirect Taxation

Role & responsibilities

•  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.

Desired competencies: 
1. Should have (a) good interpersonal and communication skills (b) sound understanding of GST law and procedures (c) ability to get the job done
2. Should be (a) result oriented (b) meticulous (c) smart team player (d) accurate in numbers with completeness

IT skills: Sound working knowledge of SAP (ECC and HANA), MS Excel, MS word & Power Point