DT Compliance & Litigation - Manager - Boutique Tax Firm

Roles and Responsibilities:

Our client is looking for an experienced candidate (5 + years of PQE after CA) for Mumbai location in Direct tax team. The candidate will be required to work in Direct Tax Compliance and

Litigation areas.

Client Delivery

• Assist in CIT(A) / ITAT, preparing case for opinion, briefing counsel and Draft submissions for scrutiny & appeals.
• Handle complex taxation issues and developments such as BEPS, GAAR, indirect transfers, AMP related adjustments etc. Acquiring all necessary information/Documents from client and Reviewing documents/forms/returns internally to maintain accuracy.
• Understanding client requirements and gearing up to deliver by way of the following: Analyzing available information & prepare checklist to acquire necessary data/documents from client
• Undertaking comprehensive reviews of business operations to identify tax planning opportunities as well as compliance gaps. Administer all direct tax processes and compliance, including corporate tax, transfer pricing, financials related certifications, fringe benefit tax, withholding tax etc.
• Researching & scrutinizing all aspects of the assignment with the team to ideate and provide optimal solutions while involving Articles in data research for working on the base report of the assignment.
• Planning & strategizing approach for litigation and exploring unique way to resolve tax disputes of clients. Innovating & enhancing processes to achieve commercial targets effectively.
• Supporting Partners by drafting memo's/ opinions and reports, getting them reviewed and presenting the final report to client for closure. Building client relationship and confidence by demonstrating thorough understanding of the client's requirements and business.
• Demonstrating professionalism by working within legal and regulatory guidelines while remaining independent and objective at all times.
• Drafting Appeals for review by Partner & attend hearing. Planning & Coordinating with clients for obtaining necessary documents. Attending hearings/ submission of appeal and proactively updating the client on a regular basis with regards to assignment development.
• Reviewing Notice/Orders and responding to them by way of the following: Analyzing available information & preparing checklist to acquire necessary data/documents from client. Researching & scrutinizing all aspects of the assignment with the team to ideate and provide optimal solutions.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Fully qualified CAs only with 5+ years of Corporate DT compliance and litigation experience.
• Passion to work in direct tax field. Good understanding of tax laws.
• Good command over MS Excel - can use formulas and comfortable with computations
• Strong interpersonal skills (ability to liaise at all levels). Ability to communicate and interact
• with clients.
• Stress resilient with ability to handle multiple simultaneous priorities
• Ability to work cooperatively as well as independently under pressure with close attention to
• detail.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to successfully adapt to changing
• priorities.