Specialist Tax

InterContinental Hotels Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group in Gurugram, India invites a Tax specialist to handle corporate tax and transfer pricing activities, including compliance, reporting, audits, and supporting business decisions. The role requires solid accounting knowledge of tax accounts and timely closing balances with clear explanations.

The candidate will work with cross-functional teams domestically and internationally, ensure adherence to SOX controls, prepare TP documents, and implement process improvements

Qualifications

• CA/CWA or graduate with relevant tax/accounting background.
• 0-2 years for CA/CWA or 3+ years post-qualification experience.
• Strong understanding of tax law and practical implications.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and filing of corporate tax returns within timelines.
• Prepare transfer pricing reports and benchmarking analyses.
• Revenue/expense analysis to support tax positions.
• Tax variances research with management summaries.
• Account reconciliations for tax accounts and journal entries.
• Withholding tax certificates and related documentation.
• Ensure timely tax payments and SOX/compliance adherence.
• Organize invoices for tax/TP purposes and drive process improvements.

Skills

Corporate Tax

Transfer Pricing

Tax Accounting

Journal Entries

WHT Certificates

SOX Compliance

ERP Knowledge

MIS Reporting

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

CA/CWA

Graduate with 3+ years experience

Tools

ERP System

Excel

Job description

Role Purpose

The role will be to carry out all Tax (Corporate Tax and Transfer Pricing) activities including tax compliances, business support activities, audit support and project support w.r.t tax activities. The Job includes executing the deliverables in a qualitative manner based on business understanding, as per set timelines. The role will also require accounting knowledge with respect to tax accounts and ensure any closing balances are adequately justified. Additionally, dealing with all queries related to any tax / tax accounting issue is part of the profile. Job also requires dealing with other functions within and outside India GSC.

Key Accountabilities

• preparation and filing of corporate tax returns in compliance with statutory timelines.
• preparation of transfer pricing reports, including benchmarking studies and related documentation.
• revenue and expense analysis to support tax and transfer pricing positions.
• research and analysis on tax variances, providing clear summaries for management review.
• account reconciliations related to tax accounts.
• Prepare journal entries for tax payments, reclassifications, and adjustments.
• Withholding Tax (WHT) certificates and related documentation.
• timely tax payments with relevant stakeholders.
• Extract, review, and organize invoices for tax and transfer pricing purposes.
• full adherence to SOX and internal control requirements within all process activities.
• implementation of process improvements in consultation with the team/manager.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education CA /CWA (0-2 years of experience) or CA(I)/CWA(I)/Graduate with minimum 3+ years of relevant experience

Experience Strong accounting and tax background

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Conceptual understanding of tax law and practical implications
• Working knowledge of ERP environment
• Basic knowledge will be required in Tax, P&L Analysis, Balance Sheet review and reconciliations, MIS reporting, possesses good analytical skills

Good interpersonal skills