Manager - India Office- 1065 - Tax - BLR

Withum India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Withum India seeks an experienced tax leader to oversee complex US return engagements from Bengaluru. The role emphasizes strategic review of partnerships, corporations, and S corporations, plus guiding a multi-disciplinary team across domestic and international tax workstreams.

The candidate will mentor staff, coordinate with US clients, and ensure timely, accurate e-filing while driving process improvements and career growth for the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 to 10 years of post-qualification hands-on experience with U.S. accounting firm.
• Chartered Accountant or CPA is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Tax Code is required.
• At least 5 years of leading multiple engagements and supervising staff.
• Strong command of the English language, both written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead review of complex US partnership/corporation returns and S corp returns.
• Resolve staff queries on potential tax adjustments due to tax law changes.
• Identify international filing requirements by Org chart study and review international tax returns.
• Train joiners on concepts & technology and provide timely feedback on projects.
• Supervise kickoff and regular connects with US counterparts and manage budget/resource conflicts.
• Guide team on e-file validation of returns to reduce rejects and errors.
• Coach aligned professionals for their career path and performance reviews.
• Ensure quality and turnaround of returns for aligned offices/niches.
• Provide regular feedback and motivate the team during tax seasons.
• Maintain good correspondence with US points of contact and scheduler for workflow.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

English communication

Client coordination

Education

CA or CPA

Job description

Responsibilities

• Top side/detail review of complex partnership, corporation (Single & Consolidation returns) and S Corporation returns prepared by staff/senior/AM.
• Resolve queries recognized by staff/senior on potential tax adjustments due to tax law changes.
• Identify international filing requirement by Org chart study and review international tax returns.
• Train existing/new joiners on concepts & technology and share timely feedback for each of the project reviewed.
• Supervise kick-off and regular connects with US counterparts by teams and intervene in budget conflicts, resource scheduling conflicts, etc.
• Guide team on efile validation of returns to free from rejects and errors.
• Manage and coach aligned professionals for their career path.
• Responsible for quality and turnaround of returns for aligned office/niche.
• Provide regular and detailed feedback and keep motivating team during Tax seasons.
• Maintain good correspondence with US points of contact for seamless process flow and regularly touch-base with scheduler to keep team occupied and share returns status.
• Execute assignments in an effective manner including appropriate delegation and monitoring of work.
• Assist in hiring as and when needed to place potential candidates.
• Assist leadership team with analyzing the data and provide insights to help navigate the plan.
• Have a regular connect with aligned professionals to discuss potentials opportunities for growth of the business and team members.
• Performance review of aligned professionals and provide clear career path for them to grow.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 to 10 years of post-qualification hands-on experience with U.S. accounting firm.
• Chartered Accountant or CPA is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Tax Code is required.
• At least 5 years of leading multiple engagements and supervising staff.
• Strong command of the English language, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong commitment to an entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Analyses and prioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously and communicate as a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams.

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