Job Description
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About thedepartment:
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 s in it for you
Our focused professional development planfocuses on mentoring people at every career level to help them reach the nextparadigm by identifying and using their strengths to do their best work everyday.
We have been consciously taking trainingsessions every month to ensure that the technical knowledge of the team isrefreshed and enhanced which we have witnessed to tremendously help with theadvisory and litigation work, making us an idle IDT team to work with
Vital Skillsets Required:
Operations 70 to 75%weightage
Leading client fronting indirect tax (GST/Customs/ FTP) engagements (Compliance, Representation, Advisory and Litigation)including -
o Scoping
o Technical and quality reviews
o On-time delivery
o Client liaison
Expected to be involved in end-to-end reportingfor his/ her client/ region sales, budgets, billing and growth
Advise and assist clients in forming indirecttax strategies to cover indirect tax exposure Being a consultant/ advisor onerstwhile indirect tax / GST matters to other Nexdigm practices across alllocations
Risk management from an erstwhile indirect tax/ GST perspective on all Nexdigm engagements across all locations
Controlling and managing indirect tax practiceof branch locations, if need be, other than that of home location, (ifrequired)
Keeping track of and providing insights onvarious issues related to recent developments in Indirect taxes in India andglobally
Can plan and execute various practicedevelopment initiatives (incl. standardizing operating practices, and protocolsfor recurring activities)
Expected to assume P&L responsibility forthe 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.
Representing the indirect tax team at practicelevel, wherever required, and identifying solutions to be provided to thecommon leads identified
Managing and maintaining relationships withclients, other BUs, and internal stakeholders
Strive to provide new and innovative indirecttax solutions to clients
Identifying new opportunities for servingexisting clients
Development of the Practice and promotion ofthe Nexdigm brand name - articles in publications, regular update managementfor clients, speaker at seminars, etc.
Managing current and developing newrelationships and alliances covering but not limited to Trade bodies, Nexianetwork firms, Law Firms, Technology alliances and other similar organizations
Achieving assigned number KPIs about:
o Lead generation
o Sales closure combining IDT technical knowledgeand commercial skills
o Client mining and account expansion
o Product campaigns about IDT products includingtax technology products
Support in preparation of monthly/ quarterlysheets for leadership from an overall practice perspective. Reporting and maintainingthe MIS from practice and sales perspective and updating the leadership on theprogress achieved.
Targeting and obtaining work from potentialclients
Leading people anddevelopment: 5-10% weightage
Building and managing a team including recruitment,appraisals, developing training material, providing training to team members,and technically guiding the teams in completing their assigned deliverables
Review of efficient and effective planning,selection and team management of all resources throughout the year includingtemporary resource redeployment within the team/ with other departments,
Building team morale and motivating people inthe team and firm, and retention of existing employees
Address issues at the emotional/infrastructurallevel at work being faced by teams, take responsibility for team building andmotivation of teams
Identifying training needs of teams and assistingin skill building where deficiencies are identified,
Ensure onboarding and process training happenfor new employees
Perform timely appraisal and provide a balancebetween firm and employee aspirations
Develop subordinates for the next levels
To be tailor-fit for the above skillsets, you need tohave,
Must have
Minimum 5 years experience in indirect tax
Specialist knowledge of Goods and Services Tax,erstwhile indirect tax laws
Experience should be in compliance,representation, advisory and adequate litigation exposure
In-depth indirect taxation exposure in a fewsectors like (Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, FMCG, SME,BFSI, manufacturing etc.)
Experience in independently handling GSTimplementation projects for clients from the planning phase to execution anddelivery
Experience in liaising with governmentofficials and building rapport with officials
Supervisory / leadership experience of at least4 years
Excellent written and spoken communicationskills including legal/technical drafting
Very good interpersonal skills
Should have a passionfor the subject
Add on
Chartered Accountant / Lawyers are preferred
Experience of Customs legislation and ForeignTrade Policy (preferable)
Basic work experience in Foreign TradeAgreements (preferable)
The candidate should have or handle a portfolioof approximately 2 crores and should have a strong presence in the West.
Experience in advisory and compliance concerningSpecial Economic Zones (SEZ)
Manager (or at least a DM) in a Big 4 orPartner / Principal in a mid-sized firm (of more than 4 partners)
Working Model: Hybrid
