Tax Analyst (Direct & Indirect)

Puma Energy; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Puma Energy is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 5–6 years of experience in corporate and indirect taxation to support sub-regional tax operations in Africa. The role requires collaboration with country finance teams, managing VAT, CIT, WHT, and tax audits, while ensuring timely tax reporting and compliance.

The position is based in Mumbai, located in Vikhroli, with a 5-day office workweek and one optional WFH day post probation. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent.
• At least 5–6 years experience in corporation tax and indirect taxation (VAT, Sales Tax, GST).
• Ability to prioritize and schedule work, meet multiple deadlines, communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with country finance/tax team to review monthly tax computations and ensure timely validation for monthly tax reporting.
• Ensure timely submission of accurate monthly ETR reconciliation and variance comments for Puma Africa entities.
• Ensure correct monthly accounting of VAT and other taxes in local accounts (including tax provisions, WHT) in countries and provide feedback to regional tax manager on reconciliations.
• Review and ensure HFM validation of the VAT accounts breakdown for your entities.
• Work with sub-regional finance teams to reduce direct/indirect tax receivables.
• Provide monthly tax movement summaries to regional tax for monthly receivables reporting.
• Provide monthly details of income tax paid for Puma Africa entities to regional tax team; ensure payments are properly recorded in HFM.
• Ensure accurate and timely filing of CIT returns and monthly VAT/WHT filings for all entities; reconcile post filings in next month’s reporting.
• Coordinate tax audits and investigations; update regional tax on progress and clear queries with tax authorities.
• Initiate monthly tax review meetings with country finance to discuss issues and strategy with regional tax.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Time management

Detail oriented

Stress management

Multi-national exposure

Self-motivated

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent

Job description

Job description

Location: Vikhroli

Working days and Time: 5-day WFO (post probation 1-day WFH)

Time: 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM (Transportation provided)

Main Purpose

Assist the Tax Manager to effectively manage the taxes of the sub-regional operations in line with the tax framework (policies, procedures, etc.) defined by Global Tax Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent
• At least 5-6 years experience in corporation tax and indirect taxation (VAT, Sales Tax, GST)
• Ability to prioritize and schedule work, meet multiple deadlines, communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Detail-oriented, able to work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information
• Exposure to a multinational environment and a good acumen for business

Key Responsibilities

Tax accounting & reporting

• Liaise with country finance/tax team to accurately review the monthly tax computations & ensure HFM validation as per agreed deadline in respect of monthly tax reporting
• Ensure timely submission of accurate monthly ETR reconciliation & variance comments for Puma Africa entities
• Ensure correct monthly accounting of VAT & other taxes in local accounts (including tax provisions, WHT, etc) in countries and provide feedback to regional tax manager on the necessary reconciliations.
• Review and ensure HFM validation of the VAT accounts breakdown for your entities.

Tax working capital - Cash flow & cost management

• Work with & provide guidance to Sub-regional finance teams to achieve material reduction of direct/indirect tax (VAT) receivables
• Provide monthly feedback report explaining all material tax movements in the tax balances for all your entities to regional tax for monthly tax receivables reporting.
• Provide monthly details of income tax paid for Puma Africa entities to the regional tax team. Ensure accurate reporting of payments in HFM.

Tax compliance

• Ensure that accurate and timely annual filing of CIT returns (including the periodic provisional tax filings) for all the entities in the country (including the dormant entities if relevant) is done with the help of the sub-regional finance team and ensure that the true up analysis post tax flings is done and reconciled in the next month’s tax reporting for each entity.
• Ensure that accurate and timely monthly filing of VAT returns and other tax returns (WHT) for the entities (including the dormant entities if relevant).
• Provide monthly tax compliance reconciliation for Puma Africa entities to regional tax for the purpose of tax compliance reporting.

Tax Audit & Tax Risk management

• With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Coordinate and follow up until the close of the current & planned tax audits and investigations of the entities in Africa and provide monthly feedback to regional tax on the progress.
• With the Sub-Regional Tax Manager, Take accountability for any follow up with the tax authorities in order to clear any query prior or during the tax audit process – this includes monthly review of the statement of account for the entities with the authorities and reconciling their tax receivables/payable status with the entities’ books.
• Initiate monthly tax review meetings with the finance team of the country in order to review their entities’ tax profile, discuss current tax issues and communicate strategy to regional tax team on how to solve the issues with minimal or no tax liability.