Senior Accountant - Transfer Pricing

COMPANY PROFILE

Bain & Company is the management consulting firm that the world’s business leaders come to when they want results. Bain advises clients on strategy, operations, information technology, organization, private equity, digital transformation and strategy, and mergers and acquisition, developing practical insights that clients act on and transferring skills that make change stick. The firm aligns its incentives with clients by linking its fees to their results. Bain clients have outperformed the stock market 4 to 1. Founded in 1973, Bain has offices in various countries, and its deep expertise and client roster cross every industry and economic sector.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant, Global Tax will be a member of the Global Tax team of a preeminent global strategic management consulting firm and will assist the India based Global Transfer Pricing group in all aspects of the global intercompany pricing arrangements between Bain related business entities, including documentation of intercompany transactions, and take on an active role in preparing audit defense strategy and BEPS compliance activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Lead role in preparing the global annual transfer pricing calculation including analysis of costs, invoicing and documentation of all procedural steps.
• Manage complete file documentation for the global annual transfer pricing calculation and updating the model for required changes.
• Responsible for all aspects of tax return TP compliance, transfer pricing studies and BEPS compliances for assigned countries.
• Responsible for all aspects of OECD country by country reporting.
• Ideate and work with advisors for responses to audit information requests from tax authorities, contribute to audit defense and risk mitigation strategies, and other transfer pricing support as needed on routine and advance issues.
• Manage routine advisory and Transfer Pricing planning projects involving inter-company analysis of consulting revenue, royalty and cost recharge transactions.
• Be the lead on tax research on web tools and or case law jurisprudence.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of transfer pricing documentation, compliance and audit.
• Guide junior team members and review their work for completeness and accuracy.
• Support the Manager in project tracking, status reporting, and managing timelines for deliverables across jurisdictions.
• Review of administrative and analytical work as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The position requires an enthusiastic team player who is self-motived and has the ability to work both independently and as part of a team:
• Qualified CA/CPA or other relevant Post Graduate qualification.
• At least 6 years of Transfer Pricing experience in a global accounting firm or comparable industry experience.
• Deep understanding of OECD guidelines, BEPS compliance requirements, and local tax regulations.
• Demonstrated Transfer Pricing audit and litigation experience.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; ability to interpret and work with large data sets.
• Advanced MS Excel Skill. Practical knowledge of SAP is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent organizational and quantitative skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks independently.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information in a professional, mature manner.
• Willingness to work in flexible work schedules based on Global Time-Zone requirements.