Manager - Direct Tax

Standard Chartered Bank; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank in India seeks a Tax Compliance professional to support country tax teams with reporting, forecasting, and data analysis. You will gather inputs, prepare tax workpapers, and learn enterprise software like OneSource, Longview, SAP, and PSGL.

The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, updating Tax Risk Reports, Country-by-Country data, audit information extraction, and driving efficiency while training new hires and supporting finance teams.

Qualifications

• Provide Tax Compliance, Reporting and Forecasting support to country tax teams as assigned.
• Gather inputs, collate data, analyse information to compute tax and prepare tax return workpapers and forms.
• Learn and use software applications like OneSource, Longview, SAP, PSGL and other internal tools.
• Interact with stakeholders to achieve job objectives.
• Support country tax in maintaining and updating Tax Risk Reports.
• Collate Country-by-Country reporting information.
• Assist in extraction of tax audit information and maintain Audit defence files.
• Support other ancillary processes to accomplish objectives.
• Support team in achieving organisational goals.
• Identify areas for improvement to increase efficiency and cost savings.
• Train new hires during onboarding and keep team updated.
• Provide general administrative support to finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Strategy: Work towards department TOM and long/short-term goals; challenge the status quo.
• Business: Understand tax requirements of countries under control and provide solutions to meet reporting/compliance requirements.
• Processes: Meet SLA timelines and quality standards.

Tools

OneSource

Longview

SAP

PSGL

Job description

Job Summary

• Provide Tax Compliance, Reporting and Forecasting support to the specific country tax teams assigned, as detailed below:
• Gather inputs, collate data, analyse information to compute tax and prepare necessary tax return workpapers and forms
• Learn & use the available software applications in the process like OneSource, Longview, SAP, PSGL and any other internal or licensed applications needed to perform the job
• Interact and maintain strong working relation with various stakeholders in the process to achieve the job objectives
• Support country tax in maintaining and updating Tax Risk Reports
• Collation of Country-by-Country reporting information.
• Support on extraction of tax audit information and maintain Audit defence files
• Support the process in various other ancillary processes and tasks to accomplish the job objective
• Support the team in achieving the common goals of the organisation
• Be proactive in identifying areas of improvement and achieve the efficiency and cost save targets
• Train the new hires during onboarding and the team for any updates, etc
• General administrative support to finance teams

As People Leader

• Develop and build a strong team capable of working together to achieve objectives of the organisation
• Nurture the team to have an eye for identifying opportunities to make processes most efficient and zealous to pick up additional responsibilities
• Help individuals build a strong career path and be excited to work for the organisation

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Work towards achieving the department’s TOM and long and short-term goals. Be brave to challenge the status quo and bring in Change for Good

Business

• Understand the business model and specific tax requirements of the countries/entities under control and help provide solutions to bring in efficiencies and partner with the country tax to meet all reporting and compliance requirements

Processes

• Meet the SLA timelines and quality at all times and mandate