Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR INDIRECTTAX
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About the department :
The IDT vertical of Nexdigmhas been supporting clients from all sorts of sectors, and has been doing workaround GST, Customs, FTP, and erstwhile laws such as VAT, excise, and servicetax. We provide advisory, litigation, compliance, policy advocacy and refundservices under indirect tax laws in India and GCC. The leaders and supervisorsof this practice carry vast experience from Big4s, law practices and prominentindustries. The team deals with the most complex issues that our clients faceand challenges themselves with every passing day to be a better version ofthemselves. Our approach to embracing technology with a human touch to driveour services is what helps us to differentiate ourselves.
What sin it for you
Ourfocused professional development plan focuses on mentoring people at every careerlevel to help them reach the next paradigm by identifying and using theirstrengths to do their best work every day.
Wehave been consciously taking training sessions every month to ensure that thetechnical knowledge of the team is refreshed and enhanced which we havewitnessed to tremendously help with the advisory and litigation work, making usan idle IDT team to work with
Vital Skillsets Required:
Operations 70 to 75%weightage
Leadingclient fronting indirect tax (GST/ Customs/ FTP) engagements (Compliance,Representation, Advisory and Litigation)
o Scoping
o Technicaland quality reviews
o On-timedelivery
o Clientliaison
Expectedto be involved in end-to-end reporting for his/ her client/ region sales,budgets, billing and growth
Adviseand assist clients in forming indirect tax strategies to cover indirect taxexposure
Beinga consultant/ advisor on erstwhile indirect tax / GST matters to other Nexdigmpractices across all locations
Riskmanagement from an erstwhile indirect tax / GST perspective on all Nexdigmengagements across all locations
Identifyingthe impact of applied/proposed changes in the indirect tax laws upon clientbusiness and accordingly advise them on the way forward
Controllingand managing indirect tax practice of branch locations, if need be, other thanthat of home location, (if required)
Keepingtrack of and providing insights on various issues related to recentdevelopments in Indirect taxes in India and globally
Canplan and execute various practice development initiatives (incl. standardizingoperating practices, and protocols for recurring activities)
Expectedto assume P&L responsibility for the defined scope of work
Clients accountexpansion and business development: 20-25% weightage
Aligningwith Partners/ sales team to generate leads and take it to order book level.
Representingthe indirect tax team at practice level, wherever required, and identifyingsolutions to be provided to the common leads identified
Managingand maintaining relationships with clients, other BUs and internal stakeholders
Striveto provide new and innovative indirect tax solutions to clients
Identifyingnew opportunities for serving existing clients
Targetingand obtaining work from potential clients
Developmentof the Practice and promotion of the Nexdigm brand name - articles inpublications, regular update management for clients, speaker at seminars, etc.
Managingcurrent and developing new relationships and alliances covering but not limitedto Trade bodies, Nexia network firms, Law Firms, Technology alliances and othersimilar organizations
Achievingassigned number KPIs about:
o Leadgeneration
o Salesclosure combining IDT technical knowledge and commercial skills
o Clientmining and account expansion
o Productcampaigns about IDT products including tax technology products
Supportin preparation of monthly/ quarterly sheets for leadership from an overallpractice perspective. Reporting and maintaining the MIS from practice and salesperspective and updating the leadership on the progress achieved.
Leading people anddevelopment: 5-10% weightage
Buildingand managing a team including recruitment, appraisals, developing trainingmaterial, providing training to team members, and technically guiding the teamsin completing their assigned deliverables
Reviewof efficient and effective planning, selection and team management of allresources throughout the year including temporary resource redeployment within theteam/ with other departments,
Buildingteam morale and motivating people in the team and firm, and retention ofexisting employees
Addressissues at the emotional/infrastructural level at work being faced by teams,take responsibility for team building and motivation of teams
Identifyingtraining needs of teams and assisting in skill building where deficiencies are identified,
Ensureonboarding and process training happen for new employees
Performtimely appraisal and provide a balance between firm and employee aspirations
Developsubordinates for the next levels
To be tailor-fit for the above skillsets, you need tohave,
Must have
Minimum8 years of experience in indirect tax
Specialistknowledge of Goods and Services Tax, erstwhile indirect tax laws
Experienceshould be in compliance, representation, advisory and adequate litigationexposure, client mining activities
In-depthindirect taxation exposure in a few sectors
Thecandidate should have or handle a portfolio of approximately 2 crores.
Experiencein independently handling GST implementation projects for clients from the planningphase to execution and delivery
Experiencein liaising with government officials and building rapport with officials
Shouldhave been in a client-facing role
Supervisory/ leadership experience of at least 5 years
Excellentwritten and spoken communication skills including legal/technical drafting
Verygood interpersonal skills
Add on
CharteredAccountant / Lawyer preferred
Experienceof Customs legislation and Foreign Trade Policy (preferable)
Basicwork experience in Foreign Trade Agreements (preferable)
Experiencein advisory and compliance concerning Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
Managerin a Big 4 or Partner / Principal in a mid-sized firm (of more than 4 partners)is preferable
Other Benefits:
Medical Insurance(self-coverage): Includes Group Mediclaim policy and Group PersonalAccident Policy.
Transportation support: Bus facility (where available) is allocated to you based on yourrequirement and availability of seats.
Focus on individualcareer growth: via career aspirations discussions, rewards &recognition, long service awards.
Career Enhancementprograms through Continuous Learning, Upskilling, andTraining.
Working Model: Work-from-office
Hiring Process:
Yourinteraction with us will include, but not be limited to,
- Technical / HR Interviews
- Assessment
Finally, our peopleare our most valuable asset; if you agree with us on this, we would love tomeet you!
