Corporate Taxation - Strides Pharma

Role & responsibilities

1.

• Qualified Chartered Accountant

2.

Must

• Post qualification experience of 5-6 years in the field of tax compliance, planning and management
• Should have handled Direct Tax Assessments / DRP / Appeals independently atleast for 3 4 years
• Should have exposure to taxation of key overseas jurisdictions

Desirable

• Should have handled Transfer Pricing documentation and Assessments independently
• Should have exposure to transfer pricing provisions in key overseas jurisdictions

3.

Must

• Sound technical knowledge of domestic Direct tax laws incl. withholding taxes and relevant jurisprudence
• Working knowledge of Transfer Pricing Regulations in India
• Working knowledge on international taxation matters incl. tax treaties incl. withholding taxes
• Working knowledge of accounting and audit, including tax audit
• Filing of appeals and co-ordination with consultants
• Good working knowledge and experience in ERP system environment (SAP) and MS word / excel / power point

Desirable

• Sound commercial understanding
• Review of commercial agreements from tax perspective
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing regulations in key overseas jurisdictions

4.

• Good analytical skills and logical thinking abilities
• Good business communication and drafting skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Should be committed to meet stiff deadlines
• Pro-active approach to work and abilitity to handle work independently to a large extent

5.

• Compliance (Indicative only)

• Ensure timely filing of various Tax Returns
• Experience in handling Tax audits
• Corporate tax assessments, including transfer pricing documentation
• Computation of advance tax, withholding taxes, deferred tax and corporate income tax
• Interaction with external auditors for tax provision and closure of the same on a timely basis
• Collation of data for the purpose of tax filings, assessment and Appeals
• Attending to all direct tax queries, internal as well as external
• Adherence to Transfer Pricing matters – compliance as well as assessments
• Adherence to key provisions/ requirements relating to International Taxation including Permanent establishment
• Monitoring of tax compliances of group entities in overseas jurisdictions

• Representation and Interface with Tax Dept. and Other Govt. Agencies

• To represent before the Tax Authorities for assessments
• To manage day to day interface with various Govt. offices for Direct taxes

• Planning and Advisory

• Prepare and implement medium term tax plan / tax positioning consistent with business strategy / growth plans
• Advise on various tax related issues, including withholding taxes and transfer pricing
• Review of commercial contracts from a tax perspective
• Provide timely advice on tax amendments and take necessary steps to comply with the requirements
• Ongoing review of internal procedures / reporting to improve tax efficiency and tax compliance
• Co-ordination and liaisoning with tax consultants for tax compliance and tax planning.