Consultant - Direct Taxation

EY; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Bengaluru is seeking a Tax Analyst to support senior professionals on corporate tax matters. You will participate in research, prepare submissions, and assist with client communications, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

You will work within the tax team to deliver compliant tax solutions while maintaining professional standards and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist seniors in replying to queries raised by clients on corporate tax matters including capital gains, tax payments, and return preparation.
• Undertaking technical research on income-tax provisions impacting taxation of clients.
• Preparing submissions for assessment and appellate proceedings and supporting seniors before income-tax authorities.
• Appearing before income-tax authorities on routine matters concerning clients.
• Support administrative responsibilities for clients such as engagement letters, QRM, filing, and billing follow-up.
• Contribute to client engagements by performing duties professionally and in line with contract terms.
• Exhibit positive attitude, willingness to learn, and collaborate with the team to improve performance.
• Provide high-quality services and work products that meet client expectations.
• Participate in executing work within a group, deliver work effectively, and team with tax professionals to provide tax solutions.
• Ensure work is executed per work programme, methodologies, guidance, and professional standards.
• Use electronic working papers and research tools effectively to conduct research.
• Acquire competence in technical knowledge and compliance by staying updated on trends and apply to moderately complex situations.
• Analyze data and convert it into a tax product (advisory/compliance) with accuracy and timeliness.
• Check documents and make them available for tax inspections where applicable.
• Demonstrate professionalism and maintain confidentiality of client relationships and related work products.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Assist seniors in replying to queries raised by clients on corporate tax matters wherein issues may range from capital gains, tax payments, preparation of return of income, etc.
• Undertaking technical research on income-tax provisions impacting the taxation of clients;
• Preparing submissions in relation to assessment and appellate proceedings in the case of clients and support seniors in representation before the income-tax authorities;
• Appearing before the income-tax authorities on routine matters concerning the clients
• Support in handling administrative responsibilities for clients allocated to you such as engagement letters, internal QRM, filing of client papers, billing follow-up, etc.
• 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
• 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 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 firms 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.