Head - Taxation

Purpose of the role:

This role requires managing entire taxation for the company. The candidate will deal with confidential and sensitive data and must ensure conformity with policies, procedures, and regulations of the Company and external government agencies. He/She will require to manage all applicable taxes i.e. Corporate tax, TDS, Transfer pricing, GST, Customs and VAT. Directly responsible for tax advisory, assessments, litigation, return filing.

Detailed Responsibility:

1. Partner with the business and identify tax optimization opportunities. Effective & efficient tax controversy management.
2. Implement tax risk control initiatives and lead initiatives to identify, evaluate and mitigate tax exposure.
3. Implement tax policies, standard operational procedures, processes and systems used for tax returns preparation and reporting and monitoring of related compliance.
4. Be integral part of the Finance Team.
5. Coach and develop the tax team.
6. Keeping the internal stakeholders updated on new tax developments and carry out impact assessment for the business
7. Ensure timely and compliant tax filings for both direct and indirect (VAT, GST etc.) taxes.
8. Close interaction with finance teams and external auditors in quarterly and annual closings of the group and statutory financial accounts.
9. Manage relationship with the tax authorities in controversy matters (APA’s, tax assessments and litigations).
10. Complying with various SOX, ICFR and other internal compliances and submission to the CFO, Management Team and Board.

Key Result Area:

Qualitative

1. Regulatory Compliance Leadership
2. Excise Tax Management
3. Tax Risk Management
4. Litigation & Representation
5. Tax Planning & Optimization
6. Stakeholder Management
7. Process & System Improvements
8. Team Leadership & Capability Building

Quantitative

1. Statutory Compliance Accuracy
2. Litigation Success Rate
3. Tax Audit Closure Efficiency
4. Excise Documentation Compliance
5. Indirect Tax Recovery / Credit Optimization
6. Turnaround Time (TAT) on Tax Advisory
7. Tax Planning Impact
8. Team Development

Experience:

• CA with 10-15 years of experience of working in a Listed company.
• Experience in working in closely regulated industries with a distributed manufacturing and commercial setup across the country will be ideal.
• Exposure in consulting background having relevant experience will also be considered.
• In-depth knowledge of Direct and Indirect Taxes
• Strong written and oral communication skill.
• Experience of representation before tax authorities.
• Hands-on experience of dealing with auditors and tax consultants.
• Strong business focus and ability to team up with internal stake holders
• Should have led a team, even if small in number.