Assistant Manager - Tax Operations

Unilever; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in Bangalore is seeking an Assistant Manager Tax Operations to drive the Future of Tax transformation. You will coordinate with Global Tax, Country Tax, UniOps and external partners to ensure end-to-end tax processes and compliant reporting.

The role emphasizes VAT, WHT, transfer pricing, data quality, audits and continuous improvement, leading a small team of two tax data specialists.

Qualifications

• CA with minimum 4 years of experience or semi-qualified CA with 6+ years.
• Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance and Tax.
• End-to-end tax data management and SAP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Compute VAT, WHT and prepare returns for complex countries.
• Rule-based CIT tax provision, advance tax and quarterly group reporting.
• End-to-end management of tax data with hygiene of master and transactional data.
• Analyze tax data and trends; spot discrepancies.
• Ensure tax payments to government authorities as per timelines.
• Lead and coach a small team; collaborate with global tax teams.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Tax expertise

SAP FI

MS Excel

Data consolidation

Power BI

Tableau

Workflow tools

Education

CA with 4 years

Semi-qualified CA 6+ yrs

R2R/Finance/Tax experience

Tools

SAP FI

Power BI

Tableau

Workflow management tools

Job description

Business Title: Assistant Manager Tax Operations Location: Bangalore

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBS: The Global Tax function has launched the Future of Tax (FOT) transformation project under the Digital Finance umbrella. As part of the Future of Tax project, compliance work related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing which will be done by Business and Supplier Operations Team, under a new target Operating Model (TOM). The new TOM will involve tax process to be performed across Global Tax team, Country Tax Team, UniOps and 3rd party consultant (Big 4s). UniOps team’s vision is to build an externally benchmarked, world class Tax Data COE which delivers End to End high-quality, accurate financial information for effective decision making and meeting regulatory requirements. Guiding Principles for project success:

• Drive value by freeing up space within Tax (through effective partnering) to focus on strategy
• Global, standardized, simplified and efficient tax process model
• Flexible, agile and Future Fit sustainable operations
• Ownership mindset with passion for high performance

KEY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE:

• Computation of VAT, WHT and preparation of returns of complex countries
• Rule based calculations related to CIT tax provision, advance tax and quarterly group reporting
• End to end Management of Tax data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data
• Analysis of tax data, trends spot discrepancies
• Strong understanding of underlying accounting entries related to tax
• Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries.
• Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework
• Closely work with Unilever global tax teams & Outsourced Service Providers regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws across the globe.
• Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed
• Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements.
• Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders.
• Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support/analysis of data
• Ensure that all agreed KPIs in the tax process are met
• Drive continuous improvement, provide recommendations for a best in class process for direct/indirect tax
• Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies
• Lead, coach and develop a team of 2 tax data specialists
• Manage stakeholders in the countries

SKILLS: Technical Skills

• Strong Knowledge of accounting
• Prior experience of Direct Tax/Indirect tax/Withholding Tax/ Transfer Pricing
• End user knowledge of SAP (FI module).
• Proficiency in MS-Excel
• Experience at collecting /consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems.
• Experience in successful transition of activities to a Global Hub will be an advantage
• Awareness about Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage.

Soft skills:

• Good in verbal and written communications.
• Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done.
• Strong problem solving, and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company.
• Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities.
• Ability to lead and manage a small team

Educational Qualifications:

• CA with minimum 4 years of experience
• Semi qualified CA with 6+ yrs of experience
• Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance and Tax

Key interfaces:

• Global Tax Team
• Country Tax Team
• Country Finance Team
• Outsourced Service Provide (Big 4))
• Central R2R/P2P/O2C teams
• IT team

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