Assistant Manager - Taxation

Vikram Solar; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Vikram Solar is seeking a senior tax professional to lead financial success by ensuring accurate tax provisioning and recovery, managing the effective tax rate, and driving savings through planning. You will ensure on-time filing of all returns, responses to audits, and comprehensive transfer pricing documentation while delivering proactive tax advisory to business units.

You will also nurture a high-performing team with continuity plans, robust training, and engagement focused on achieving low

Qualifications

• Experience with GST, TDS and customs tax regimes.
• Ability to file tax returns on time across entities.
• Provide high-quality tax advisory to business units.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate tax provisioning and recovery; manage the effective tax rate and avoid penalties.
• Tax returns filed on time; responses to assessments and audits within timelines.
• Prepare transfer pricing documentation and close tax audits/queries quickly.
• Drive annual tax savings through planning and litigation where applicable.
• Build a capable team with strong training and succession planning.

Skills

Tax planning

Tax compliance

Audit support

Team leadership

Job description

Job Description:

Financial Success

Ensure accurate tax provisioning and recovery, manage the effective tax rate, avoid penalties, and drive tax savings through planning.

• 100% tax provisions accuracy of final assessment; refunds tracked & recovered
• Tax rate managed within approved range
• Zero penalties or interest due to incorrect filings or missed deadlines
• Annual tax savings identified through planning & litigation

Operational Excellence

Ensure on-time filing of all tax returns, assessment responses, transfer pricing documentation, and audit query closure.

• 100% direct & indirect tax returns filed on time across all entities
• Assessment responses submitted within statutory timelines
• Transfer pricing documentation completed & filed within due date
• Tax audit & departmental queries closed within 05 days of receipt

Customer Obsession

Deliver high-quality, timely tax advisory to business units and prevent compliance-related escalations.

• High-quality, fast turnaround tax advisory to all BUs & operations
• 100% internal tax queries (GST, TDS, customs) resolved within 05 working days
• Zero BU escalations due to compliance issues

People Centricity & Innovation

Build and retain a capable, engaged team with clear succession plans and continuous learning.

• Team annualised attrition <5%
• Team engagement score >90%
• Team succession planning for all critical roles – 100%
• Team training & development – >48 hours of annual training to each team member