Manager - Direct Tax

Crystal Crop Protection Limited; New Delhi; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI VANTARA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Delhi seeks a seasoned Chartered Accountant to lead the company’s direct tax function, ensuring full compliance with applicable tax laws and managing assessments, audits, and litigation. The role involves strategic tax planning and proactive advisory support to management and business teams.

The incumbent will represent the company before tax authorities, coordinate with auditors, and oversee transfer pricing matters, driving tax optimization while

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with 3–8 years post-qualification experience.
• Expertise in corporate tax compliance and provisions.
• Experience liaising with tax authorities and external counsels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the company's direct tax function.
• Ensure timely filing of tax returns and tax payments.
• Oversee tax audits, assessments, and litigation proceedings.
• Drive transfer pricing compliance and planning.
• Provide proactive tax advisory support to management and business teams.

Skills

Tax compliance

Litigation handling

Tax planning

Transfer pricing

Audit coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

Job description

Purpose of the Position

To lead and manage the Company's direct tax function, ensuring full compliance with the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and 2025, while independently handling tax assessments, litigations, audits, transfer pricing matters, and strategic tax planning. The incumbent will represent the Company before tax authorities and provide proactive tax advisory support to management and business teams.

Key responsibilities-

Direct Tax Compliance:

• Ensure timely and accurate filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the Company and related entities.
• Manage end-to-end corporate tax compliance, including advance tax calculations, tax provisioning, tax payments, and withholding tax (TDS/TCS) compliances.
• Review and monitor tax positions adopted by the Company and ensure compliance with applicable tax laws.
• Ensure timely filing of SFT (Statement of Financial Transactions) and other information returns prescribed under tax laws.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors and tax auditors for completion of tax audits and reporting requirements.
• Lead and manage Tax Audit proceedings under the Income-tax Act.
• Manage Transfer Pricing compliances.

Litigation and Representation:

• Independently handle income-tax assessments, reassessments, surveys, scrutiny proceedings, and tax audits.
• Draft and review submissions, replies, appeals, rectification applications, and representations before tax authorities.
• Represent the Company before Assessing Officers, Transfer Pricing Officers, CPC, CIT(A), DRP, and other tax authorities.
• Liaise with external counsels, consultants, and senior management in relation to complex tax matters and litigation strategy.
• Maintain litigation trackers and periodically report tax exposures, contingent liabilities, and ongoing disputes.

Tax Planning & Advisory:

• Provide strategic tax advice on business transactions, corporate restructuring, acquisitions, investments, and cross-border transactions.
• Evaluate tax implications of new business initiatives and contractual arrangements.
• Monitor amendments, notifications, circulars, judicial precedents, and emerging tax developments and advise management on their impact.
• Identify opportunities for tax optimization while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Professional Qualifications - CA (Chartered Accountant)

Desirable Total Years of work experience - More than 3-8 years post qualification