Direct Tax Manager

SZK Global Consulting India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

SZK Global Consulting India invites a Chartered Accountant with 3–4 years post-qualification experience in direct tax to join our Direct Tax Practice. You will advise, litigate, and ensure compliance for a growing client portfolio, including Japanese multinationals operating in India.

You will collaborate with the Senior Manager and the team for day-to-day client servicing, filings, and cross-border tax advisory, with ownership from day one.

Qualifications

• CA with post-qualification experience in direct tax across advisory, litigation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Advise on domestic and international direct tax matters, including corporate tax structuring, transaction advisory, withholding tax, and cross-border tax issues.
• Research and interpret provisions of the Income-tax Act, DTAAs, and relevant case law to formulate technically sound and commercially practical advice.
• Prepare advisory notes, opinions, and presentations for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Support inbound-investment and entity set-up advisory for Japanese and other foreign clients, including day-to-day tax queries.
• Handle income-tax assessments, reassessments, and scrutiny proceedings before tax authorities.
• Draft submissions, replies to notices, and appeals before the CIT(A)/NFAC, DRP, and ITAT, and coordinate with counsel where required.
• Support senior team members in representing clients before tax authorities and appellate forums.
• Track litigation timelines, maintain case status trackers, and proactively flag risks and next steps to clients and the Practice Head.
• Manage and review corporate and individual income-tax return filings, tax audits (Form 3CD), and transfer pricing documentation.
• Ensure timely computation and deposit of advance tax, withholding tax (TDS/TCS) compliances, and related filings.
• Oversee lower/nil withholding tax certificate applications and other regulatory filings.
• Ensure quality control and adherence to internal review processes and filing deadlines across the client portfolio.
• Coordinate with the Indirect Tax team on matters requiring a combined direct and indirect tax view.
• Guide the accounting teams in their routine queries related to tax matters.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders, acting as a day-to-day point of contact.
• Keep the team updated on relevant amendments, circulars, notifications and judicial precedents.

Skills

Direct tax

Client interaction

Drafting and research

Tax advisory

Litigation support

Compliance management

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

Tax research databases

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Direct Tax Associate Manager

Tax Practice

Department Tax Practice Direct Tax Team

Reporting To Head of Tax Practice

Team Size Direct Tax Team of 2 (growing to 3); Indirect Tax Team of 3

Qualification Required Chartered Accountant (CA)

Experience 3 4 years post-qualification, in direct tax

Employment Type Full-time

About the Role

We are looking to strengthen our Direct Tax team with a Chartered Accountant who brings 34 years of relevant post-qualification experience across tax advisory, litigation and compliance. The role will work closely with the Senior Manager and existing team members to service a portfolio of clients (including Japanese multinational corporations operating in India), and will offer significant client-facing exposure and ownership from day one.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Advisory

Advise clients on domestic and international direct tax matters, including corporate tax structuring, transaction advisory, withholding tax, and cross-border tax issues.

Research and interpret provisions of the Income-tax Act, DTAAs, and relevant case law to formulate technically sound and commercially practical advice.

• Prepare advisory notes, opinions, and presentations for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Support inbound-investment and entity set-up advisory for Japanese and other foreign clients, including day-to-day tax queries.

Litigation

• Handle income-tax assessments, reassessments, and scrutiny proceedings before tax authorities.
• Draft submissions, replies to notices, and appeals for proceedings before the CIT(A)/NFAC, DRP, and ITAT, and coordinate with counsel where required.
• Support senior team members in representing clients before tax authorities and appellate forums.
• Track litigation timelines, maintain case status trackers, and proactively flag risks and next steps to clients and the Practice Head.

Compliance

• Manage and review corporate and individual income-tax return filings, tax audits (Form 3CD), and transfer pricing compliance documentation.
• Ensure timely computation and deposit of advance tax, withholding tax (TDS/TCS) compliances, and related filings.
• Oversee lower/nil withholding tax certificate applications and other regulatory filings.
• Ensure quality control and adherence to internal review processes and filing deadlines across the client portfolio.

Team & Client Management

• Coordinate with the Indirect Tax team on matters requiring a combined direct and indirect tax view.
• Guide the accounting teams in their routine queries related to tax matters.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders, acting as a day-to-day point of contact.
• Keep the team updated on relevant amendments, circulars, notifications and judicial precedents.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3-4 years of post-qualification experience in direct tax, ideally with a consulting/professional services firm.
• Hands-on experience across advisory, litigation and compliance work and not compliance alone.
• Sound working knowledge of the Income-tax Act, DTAAs, transfer pricing principles, and current judicial/administrative trends.
• Prior exposure to Japanese or other multinational clients, or to inbound-investment advisory, is an advantage but not mandatory.
• Strong drafting and research skills, with the ability to translate technical positions into clear client communication.
• Comfortable working directly with clients and confident representing before them.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint; familiarity with tax research databases and compliance/filing utilities.
• Strong ownership mindset, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines independently.

What We Offer

• A focused, growing tax practice with direct exposure to the Practice Head / Senior Managers and senior client stakeholders.
• A well-rounded role spanning advisory, litigation and compliance, rather than a narrow compliance-only mandate.
• Opportunity to work closely with a Japanese consulting firm's cross-border client base.
• Collaborative, close-knit team environment across Direct Tax and Indirect Tax.