Senior Manager

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Operations

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.

Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges related to indirect taxes. You’ll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and reporting value added tax projects.

Role Details

Position / Job Title

Associate Director-IDT

Qualification

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or Lawyer (LL.B.) with relevant exposure.
• Additional qualification of Company Secretary (CS) would be an added advantage.

Experience

• 6-8 years
• Experience in indirect tax matters.

SBU

Indirect Tax

Job Description

PwC’s Indirect Tax Practice provides comprehensive advice and assistance on Customs duties, CENVAT (Central Excise), Service Tax, VAT (including works contract taxes and lease taxes), Foreign Trade Policy, Free Trade Agreements and Cross border supply chains and anti dumping duties. Our Services include the following:

Advisory

• Advice on classification, valuation, applicability of taxes on transactions and admissibility to tax benefits/exemptions
• Opinions on other indirect tax issues
• Providing innovative but rigorous tax planning ideas

Indirect Tax Reviews / Health Checks /Due Diligence Reviews

• Undertaking comprehensive reviews of business operations to identify tax planning opportunities as well as compliance gaps
• Conducting detailed indirect tax due diligence reviews (buy side / sell side)

Compliance Support and Outsourcing

• Indirect tax compliance support/ outsourcing on an all India basis
• Preparation of customised compliance manuals on all indirect taxes
• Provision of complete support for customs SVB proceedings

Litigation support

• Drafting replies to notices and Drafting appeals and submissions
• Appearances and arguments before adjudication and appellate authorities up to the Tribunal
• Appearance and arguments before anti-dumping authorities
• Briefing of Senior Counsel

General

• Undertakes target driving role
• Leading client relationship
• Undertaking X-Los / X-SBU marketing initiatives

We also provide for Strategic Consulting, Trade Facilitation and Representation services

Profile Requirements

Working in this discipline will see a Associate Director working on engagements and teams (the sizes of which will vary depending on client/project).

To qualify for the same an Associate Director will need:

• To be a Qualified Chartered Accountant or Lawyer with relevant exposure and 6-8 years of experience.
• Primary exposure should be on indirect tax matters.
• Additional qualification of Company Secretary (CS) would be an added advantage.
• Other prerequisite skills include:
  • Effective and efficient team management
  • MIS management, including team’s
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for cross team discussions
  • Knack for business development initiatives/ activities
  • Expert knowledge of indirect tax laws relating to VAT/ Entry tax/ Excise/ Customs and basic knowledge of direct tax and transfer pricing is expected.  Also the current GST developments and impact of the same on the industry.
  • Excel, presentation and report writing skills are extremely important
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Should have experience in appearing/ representing matters before tax and regulatory authorities

Subject Matter Expertise required

• Full knowledge of Indirect Tax laws relating to Service Tax VAT, Excise, Customs
• Advance knowledge of Direct Tax and Transfer Pricing is expected
• Knowledge of the current GST developments and impact of the same on the industry

Mandatory skill sets- Tax Reviews / Health Checks /Due Diligence /Litigation support

Preferred skill sets -  Tax Reviews / Health Checks /Due Diligence /Litigation support
Year of experience required - 8
Qualifications – CA

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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