Job Summary:
Manage the direct tax and statutory financial compliance including tax returns, tax payments, tax accounting, tax refund and tax schedules.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance of all direct tax matters including filing of Income tax returns, Transfer Pricing returns, Withholding tax returns and other matters.
- Ensure STPI compliances viz. filing of MPR, TPR, APR, Softex etc.
- Keep abreast of all regulatory changes as applicable to finance.
- Manage the compliance tool from a finance perspective including any changes to be made to the tool. Download the reports regularly and follow up with relevant stakeholders to close the outstanding compliances on tool.
- Support the Tax head in managing APAC tax operations/compliances.
- Manage US GAAP tax reporting such as FIN 48 schedules, FIN 48 memo, Tax package etc.
- Preparation of tax schedules, passing of tax entries and monitoring of tax GLs.
- Timely payment of withholding tax, advance tax etc.
- Handling of tax audit, liasoning with statutory auditors on all tax matters.
- Liaise with external advisors as and when required. Collation of all documents to be furnished to the tax authorities in connection with tax assessments, appeals etc.
- Work cohesively with the FP&A, AP, Accounting and other Finance functions to complement them.
- Assist in any other tax and compliance projects and perform other related duties as and when required by the business.
Qualifications / Skills:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- With around 8 to 15 years of post-qualification experience within a similar role
- Hands-on experience with Advanced Excel, MS Power Point and MS Word.
- Well versed in Income Tax, GST, STPI and Accounting.
- Knowledge of other acts/laws as applicable to finance is preferable.
- Solid analytical skills along with commercial and business awareness.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience of working in a multinational and technology sector a plus.