Senior Specialist - Indirect Tax Operations

Responsibilities

• ● This position will be responsible for process execution, data management and compliance delivery for indirect taxes within the APMM entities (for India region). Also ensuring indirect tax compliance and its reporting is delivered accurately and timely and is fit for purpose in a data-led and digitised global environment.
• ● Ensuring compliance / delivery of the indirect tax portfolio under assigned jurisdictions and entities. Team members are allocated a portfolio of jurisdictions and entities of size and complexity appropriate to level of experience.
• ● Supporting the continuous improvement of processes, controls, and data quality, including effective use of technology, to manage risk and cost relating to Indirect taxes, also adapting to the increasing demands for real-time, data-led transactional reporting.
• ● Supporting audit needs of various jurisdictions/ entities under given portfolio.
• ● Successful candidates will work with multiple stakeholders like finance and advisory counterparts, service providers, government auditors and other professionals in carrying out their responsibilities.
• ● Prepare and review Indirect tax returns and various tax support workpapers accurately and timely as required by taxing jurisdictions to ensure all tax filings deadlines are met.
• ● Data collection, preparation, processing, analysis, exception checking & reconciliations in relation to indirect tax returns and tax payments.
• ● Maintenance of evidence to support tax filing positions and future audits.
• ● Identify, initiate, and support the continual process improvement to ensure the quality and efficiency of processes and systems within the tax function.
• ● Supporting audit needs of various jurisdictions and ensuring organization is audit ready
• ● Monitor and control indirect tax compliance process workflow and related timeline
• ● Investigate and plan action on Indirect tax account aging balances.
• ● Support and contribute to finance transformation and related tax projects
• ● Support in the research of international indirect tax law and assist in tax planning, accounting, and compliance.
• ● Assist in collating data and preparing reports, reconciliations, and responses to information requests from management, tax authorities and auditors.
• ● Ensuring effective, pro-active communication with external and internal stakeholders
• ● Required qualification, experience & skills
• ● Qualified Chartered Accountant/ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Taxation / MBA or similar with vast experience as below
• ● to 8 years of post-qualification experience in one or more of the following fields, in their order of relevance:
• ● Preparation/ review of Indirect Tax compliance process.