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Site Name: India - Maharashtra - Worli Mumbai Posted Date: Jun 5 2025 Job Responsibilities: Areas of taxes and legal entities Group level Indirect tax responsibility. Indirect taxes consist of Goods & Services Tax (GST) and legacy Value Added Tax, Central Sales Tax, Service Tax, Excise, and local area cesses, spread across 25 states. Monitoring of records for taxation and payments on all India basis for the group. Representation before authorities for Assessments, Audits, hearing etc. Interaction with external parties. Business advisory Partnering with businesses and pro-actively support in their initiatives including advising on tax implications so as to ensure an optimized and tax efficient solution in timely manner. Provide regular updates to businesses on tax matters and on the potential impact of new/changes in laws and regulations on the compliance and businesses of GSK. Ensure that systems and processes are implemented / amended to meet the new tax requirements. Compliance Review the compliances frequently to ensure that maximum claims are made to optimize tax cost to GSK. Reviewing the current process and focus on automation of processes to ensure the best in class practice. Litigation management Manage litigations before multiple Tax Authorities during Audits, Assessments and Litigations to defend the claims made in the Returns. Tax planning Ideate and implement various tax planning measures for utilization of tax credits, claiming of refund of taxes, encashment of accumulated ITCs etc. IT enhancements and Special projects Lead and instrumentally contribute in IT and other special projects to ensure best in class automation across the IDT function and implementation in timely manner. People management To work closely with the team to ensure effective and timely actions in terms of submissions, hearings and other reporting compliances. To deal with internal and cross functional teams to drive the projects including automation projects. Core Job Responsibilities: 1. Manage litigations in relation to GST and old matters of VAT, Service Tax, Excise, etc. 2. Reviewing the processes and drive for automations to ensure best in class compliance processes. 3. Tax planning, research, statutory reporting in relation to contingent liability, communication with external tax consultants. 4. Evaluate activities, policies, practices, and transactions to ensure they comply with all relevant laws and regulations. 5. Partnering with businesses to structure transactions with respect to Indirect tax issues and contribution in critical review of agreements etc. 6. Advisory services to cross functional teams in relation to GST and also for old matters on Service Tax, VAT / CST, Excise and SEZ etc. 7. Finalising the replies, appeals (including drafting) and representing before Appellate Authorities including Commissioner (Appeals) and Tribunal (Appeals). 8. Liaisoning with Auditors, Consultants and counsels to ensure effective representation/appeals. Minimum Education: Chartered Accountant Minimum Experience/Training Required: CA with 3-4 years in the field of Indirect Taxes in handling Indirect taxes in large manufacturing company. SAP knowledge is must. Experience in advisory and Litigations work shall be given preference. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. 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