Associate - SaT - AMI - SaT - TCF - Financial Diligence

EY; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Kolkata is seeking a Consultant to support client engagements, ensuring efficient delivery and profitable growth. The role involves preparing tax returns, handling submissions, and advising on expatriate mobility and immigration considerations.

Key responsibilities include maintaining professional standards, leveraging knowledge resources, and delivering high-quality services on time. A CA qualification with up to 1 year of experience is preferred, along with strong communication and

Qualifications

• CA certified with valid membership.
• 0-1 year of relevant experience.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engagements professionally per contract and client expectations.
• Prepare and file individual tax returns, e-TDS, and submissions before authorities; advise on expatriate tax matters.
• Research and apply tax rules using appropriate tools to deliver compliant outputs.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Team player

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Tax research tools

Job description

The opportunity

As a Consultant you will help the team deliver and contribute to the profitable growth by ensuring client engagements are executed in an efficient manner.

Your key responsibilities

Your client responsibilities:

• Conduct the engagement in a professional manner and in accordance with client expectations and as defined by the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Preparation and filing of individual tax return, e-TDS return, drafting of submissions before tax authorities, representation before the tax authorities, advising on outbound/inbound structuring in connection with movement of employees, working knowledge of immigration and provident fund in connection with expatriates, etc.

Your people responsibilities:

• Exhibit positive attitude and demonstrate willingness to learn.
• Work constructively with team to evaluate and improve personal and team performance.
• Contribute and leverage knowledge from individuals, databases and other sources.
• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.

Operational Excellence / Day to day responsibilities:

• Participate in executing work within a group by assisting by delivering work effectively, and teaming with tax professionals to provide comprehensive tax solutions.
• Ensure that the areas of work assigned are executed in accordance with the work programme and the firm s methodologies and guidance, and professional standards.
• Use electronic working papers, efficiently including various software applications and sources of knowledge in an appropriate manner to conduct research.
• Acquire and demonstrate competence in technical knowledge, and compliance process by keeping up to date on trends, developments and technical authorities and apply them to moderately complex situations.
• Analyze and convert data into a tax product (advisory/compliance) and ensure accuracy and timeliness of the product.
• Where applicable thoroughly check documents and make available for tax inspections in an appropriate manner.
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.
• Contribute to the overall success of the team by developing a thorough understanding of our methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery; keeping team members informed of work status; actively seeking assignments when unassigned; proactively seeking opportunities to provide tax services; challenging traditional procedures used in the past; and attempting to find new approach.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good Communication skills (Written Oral)
• Proficient in MS word, excel, power point
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Strong Analytical/Numerical ability
• Enthusiastic and Self Starter
• Team Player
• Ability to grasp details
• Good time management skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• A certified CA
• 0-1 year of relevant experience

Ideally you ll also have

• Good interpersonal skills
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.