Senior Manager, Tax & Compliance

Cactus Communications; Mumbai; Remote; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CACTUS is a remote-first organization. You may work from home in Mumbai, but will frequently travel to the tax office or Andheri East office for business requirements and events.

You will be part of the centralized tax team, responsible for tax operations including direct tax, international taxation, transfer pricing and indirect tax compliance for CACTUS Communications Group and overseas subsidiaries. We value strong English communication, leadership, and the ability to collaborate across time

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with 8–10 years post-qualification experience.
• Excellent verbal and written English with strong drafting skills.
• Ability to lead tax operations and a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct tax compliances for India and overseas subsidiaries.
• Handle international taxation, transfer pricing and indirect tax compliance.
• Coordinate with consultants and internal teams to close audits and assessments.
• Oversee GST returns, refunds, and related tax processes.
• Lead critical tax projects and regulatory responses.

Skills

CA qualification

English proficiency

Leadership ability

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may choose to work from home in Mumbai; however, you will be required to frequently travel to the tax office or our Andheri East office for business requirements, meetings, or company/team events, or on short notice as needed. You will be part of the centralized tax team and be responsible for tax operations, managing direct tax, international taxation, transfer pricing and indirect tax compliances for Cactus Communications Group (including its overseas subsidiary entities).

Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly review of books of India as well as overseas subsidiaries from tax perspective including income tax provisions, deferred tax under Ind-AS, regular review of tax GL’s etc.
• Manage direct tax compliances such as, advance tax, corporate tax returns, reconciliations of returns with books for India as well as overseas subsidiaries in Asia, UK and USA.
• Independently handle all transfer pricing matters including monthly inter-company invoices in accordance with group’s transfer pricing policies, transfer pricing documentation and inter-company agreements, TP audit, assistance in filing TP return, Master file, transfer pricing assessment etc.
• Work closely with the tax Consultant and internal team to close tax audits, statutory audit, tax assessments and appeals for Cactus Group including overseas subsidiaries.
• Handle indirect tax compliances including GST return filing, refunds, GST audit, assessments etc.
• Lead critical tax projects, manage critical tax issues, handle FEMA and other related regulations wherever needed.

Qualifications And Prerequisites

• Qualified CA with at least 8 to 10 years’ post qualification experience.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills including excellent email writing skills, technical drafting skills.
• Ability to lead tax operations including managing a team.
• Sound technical knowledge and understanding of International taxation, Transfer pricing and Indirect tax.
• Prior experience in handling tax compliances of overseas entities (eg, Asia, USA, UK).
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective relationships at all levels within the organization.
• Working knowledge of accounting software (eg: Oracle, SAP etc.)

Application Process: Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. Our selection process typically involves an initial screening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and two to three interview rounds. For this role, the process includes a recruiter screening followed by three rounds of interview.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.

About CACTUS

At Cactus Communications, we break barriers between science and researchers. We are a science communication and technology company. We specialize in AI products and solutions that improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. At CACTUS, we champion an \"accelerate from anywhere\" culture that fuels our high-performance mindset. Flexibility isn't just a benefit—it’s the cornerstone of our productivity. By empowering our teams to work when and where they thrive best, we ensure innovation, drive, and excellence remain at the heart of everything we do.