Direct Taxation | Deputy Manager - Strides Pharma

Strides Pharma Science; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Strides Pharma Science in Bengaluru invites a Chartered Accountant with 5–6 years of post-qualification experience in tax compliance, planning and management. You will lead direct tax assessments, DRP/Appeals and coordinate with consultants.

The role covers Transfer Pricing regulations, international taxation, tax audits and provisioning in SAP ERP environments, with data collation for filings. You will liaise with government authorities and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of domestic Direct tax laws including withholding taxes and jurisprudence.
• Working knowledge of Transfer Pricing Regulations in India.
• Experience with international taxation matters including tax treaties and withholding taxes.
• Experience in accounting and audit, including tax audit.
• Filing of appeals and coordination with consultants.
• Working knowledge of ERP SAP and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely filing of various Tax Returns.
• Experience in handling Tax audits.
• Corporate tax assessments, including transfer pricing documentation.
• Computation of advance tax, withholding taxes, deferred tax and corporate income tax.
• Interaction with external auditors for tax provision and closure of the same on a timely basis.
• Collation of data for the purpose of tax filings, assessment and Appeals.
• Attending to all direct tax queries, internal as well as external.
• Adherence to Transfer Pricing matters compliance as well as assessments.
• Adherence to key provisions relating to International Taxation including Permanent establishment.
• Monitoring of tax compliances of group entities in overseas jurisdictions.
• Representation and interface with Tax Dept. and Other Govt. Agencies.
• To represent before the Tax Authorities for assessments.
• To manage day to day interface with various Govt. offices for Direct taxes.
• Planning and Advisory.
• Prepare and implement medium term tax plan / tax positioning.
• Advise on tax issues, including withholding taxes and transfer pricing.
• Review of commercial contracts from a tax perspective.
• Provide timely advice on tax amendments and ensure compliance.
• Ongoing review of internal procedures / reporting to improve tax efficiency and compliance.
• Coordination with tax consultants for tax compliance and planning.

Skills

Tax compliance

Tax planning

Tax management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Qualification

• Qualified Chartered Accountant

Experience

• Post qualification experience of 5-6 years in the field of tax compliance, planning and management
• Should have handled Direct Tax Assessments / DRP / Appeals independently atleast for 3 4 years
• Should have exposure to taxation of key overseas jurisdictions

Knowledge and Expertise required

• Sound technical knowledge of domestic Direct tax laws incl. withholding taxes and relevant jurisprudence
• Working knowledge of Transfer Pricing Regulations in India
• Working knowledge on international taxation matters incl. tax treaties incl. withholding taxes
• Working knowledge of accounting and audit, including tax audit
• Filing of appeals and co-ordination with consultants
• Good working knowledge and experience in ERP system environment (SAP) and MS word / excel / power point

Personality Attributes

• Good analytical skills and logical thinking abilities
• Good business communication and drafting skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Should be committed to meet stiff deadlines
• Pro-active approach to work and abilitity to handle work independently to a large extent

Job description

• Compliance (Indicative only)
• Ensure timely filing of various Tax Returns
• Experience in handling Tax audits
• Corporate tax assessments, including transfer pricing documentation
• Computation of advance tax, withholding taxes, deferred tax and corporate income tax
• Interaction with external auditors for tax provision and closure of the same on a timely basis
• Collation of data for the purpose of tax filings, assessment and Appeals
• Attending to all direct tax queries, internal as well as external
• Adherence to Transfer Pricing matters compliance as well as assessments
• Adherence to key provisions/ requirements relating to International Taxation including Permanent establishment
• Monitoring of tax compliances of group entities in overseas jurisdictions
• Representation and Interface with Tax Dept. and Other Govt. Agencies
• To represent before the Tax Authorities for assessments
• To manage day to day interface with various Govt. offices for Direct taxes
• Planning and Advisory
• Prepare and implement medium term tax plan / tax positioning consistent with business strategy / growth plans
• Advise on various tax related issues, including withholding taxes and transfer pricing
• Review of commercial contracts from a tax perspective
• Provide timely advice on tax amendments and take necessary steps to comply with the requirements
• Ongoing review of internal procedures / reporting to improve tax efficiency and tax compliance
• Co-ordination and liaisoning with tax consultants for tax compliance and tax planning

Preferred candidate profile

CA Qualified Mandatory.

Big4 experience is preferrable .