Manager - Indirect Taxation

Corenza; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Corenza is seeking a qualified Chartered Accountant to oversee GST compliance and processes in Bengaluru, India. This role involves managing a team of 15 and ensuring timely reporting and auditing practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of GST law and a minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience.

You will be responsible for compliance management, tax strategy, and litigation, while also digitizing GST processes to enhance efficiency. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Total 5 to 7 years of experience, including work with Big-4s.
• Experience in compliance, strategy, and litigation since GST implementation.
• Management experience, including administering a team of 15 members.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage GST processes, including compliance, refunds, and audits.
• Ensure timely accounting of GST Payable and Input tax credits.
• Ensure timely reporting under CARO and Corporate Governance Reports.
• Represent government interests in tax matters.
• Finalize responses to notices and coordinate GST assessments.
• Identify and implement tax opportunities with stakeholders.
• Ensure completion of GST audits and assessments.
• Provide tax impact clarification on transactions to stakeholders.
• Digitize GST processes to reduce human dependency.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Understanding of GST law

Result oriented

Meticulous

Team player

Accuracy in numbers

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant

Tools

SAP ECC and HANA

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Compliance
  Overseeing and managing the end to end GST processes including compliance, refunds, audit defense, etc. with the help of the tax team

• Accounting
  Ensure timely and accurate accounting of GST Payable/Input tax credits, RCM, ISD, tax related provisions/ accruals, etc.

• Reporting
  Ensure timely reporting under CARO, Corporate Governance Reports, MIS, CMS tool, Board/AGM back-ups etc

• Liasoning
  Represent to Government on pain areas, areas of opportunities, etc.

• Assessment & Litigation
  Finalize response to routine notices from Department, GST assessment (in coordination with regional tax resource) and file appeal to appellate authorities Tribunal, HC, SC, finalize cross objections as and when required.

• Strategy
  - Creating / Identifying and implementing tax opportunities by collaborating with various functions, stake holders etc.
  - Regularly scrutinizing the business to identify risk on account of existing tax positions as well as changes due to amendments and plan for mitigation.

• Audit
  Ensure smooth completion and filing of GST departmental Audits, assessments, provide clarification to Statutory Auditors and submit reports to Internal/ IFC Auditors
  Undertake internal audit for evaluating tax regular compliances, tax positions adopted, etc. (with or without external consultant).

• Advisory
  Send alerts on changes in law regularly, provide clarification on tax impact on various transactions to stakeholders

• Management
  Administering a team of 15 members including talent acquisition, mentorship
  Review and reconcile tax GLs and ensure that Tax controls are maintained, maintain trackers of assessment, litigations, hearings etc and ensure assessment readiness, develop and ensure adherence to SOPs

• Automation
  Digitize all the standard processed related to GST to ensure that the work is not human dependent

Education Qualification

Qualified Chartered Accountant/ Cost accountant

Experience

Total 5 to 7 years (inclusive of Big-4s, manufacturing set up with EOU/SEZ) with work experience since implementation of GST in compliance, strategy and litigation.

Desired competencies

1. Should have (a) good interpersonal and communication skills (b) sound understanding of GST law and procedures (c) ability to get the job done
2. Should be (a) result oriented (b) meticulous (c) smart team player (d) accurate in numbers with completeness

IT skills

Sound working knowledge of SAP (ECC and HANA), MS Excel, MS word & Power Point