Tax Specialist

Role & responsibilities Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax related activities for the GSTINs. Maintain and monitor the indirect tax compliance of the entities in the region. Advise and support team leads in relation to indirect tax matters. Work with the accounting/finance teams to perform various recos. and tasks in relation to GST credit, 2B-books liability matching etc. On need basis, support in direct tax compliances as well 2. Responsibilities Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax related activities for the entities GST registered in the region. Manage AkzoNobels indirect taxes including the preparation and filing of tax returns (including GST/TDS/TCS returns and other local transactions related filings) Obtain monthly tax reports from AkzoNobels accounting third party provider (or retrieve such reports from the ERP system) and execute the (locally) required quality checks and reconciliations. Resolve any issues and/or variances identified in the quality and reconciliation process. Manage Tax Audits Upon receipt of an audit notification advise management. Completing an audit will be a collaborate effort with RAC. Provide data as requested by the auditor which includes a.o. sales and purchase information, copies of tax filing, charts of accounts and trial balances. Collaborate with various departments to obtain the information needed to answer information data requests from the auditors. Advisory role for the business operations included (CSD / purchasing advise on GST/TDS/TCS) Legislative Changes Advise and monitor tax settings in the ERP systems due to changes in legislation. Monitor tax settings in the vendor, customer and material master data. Review and communicate relevant tax law updates from third party sources to keep abreast of any changes that might impact AkzoNobel Preferred candidate profile Tax accounting professional with preferably 4-5 years of experience in indirect tax accounting role, and capable of analyzing complex processes and issues. Master’s degree in accounting or finance. Adequate knowledge in tax matters and SAP Advance user of Microsoft Excel Autonomous in organizing responsibilities and work. Ability to work under severe time pressure during peak filing periods and continuously retain ‘an eye’ for the details. Adequate communication skills