Tax Analyst (Global Taxation - Direct & Indirect)

Puma Energy; Mumbai; Híbrido; INR 1.800.000 - 2.600.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Puma Energy seeks an experienced Chartered Accountant to lead corporate tax and indirect tax matters from its Mumbai office. The role focuses on monthly tax computations, VAT, WHT, and CIT filings, with liaison to regional tax teams and country finance.

The position requires 5-6 years in taxation, strong communication, and ability to work under pressure in a multinational environment. 5-day office work with one WFH day post probation.

Formación

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent.
• 5-6 years experience in corporate tax and indirect taxation (VAT, Sales Tax, GST).
• Ability to prioritize, schedule work and meet deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Liaise with country finance/tax team to review monthly tax computations and ensure HFM validation.
• Ensure timely submission of monthly ETR reconciliation and variance comments for Puma Africa entities.
• Record monthly VAT and other taxes in local accounts and provide feedback for reconciliations.
• Review and ensure HFM validation of VAT accounts breakdown for entities.
• Provide guidance to sub-regional finance teams to reduce tax receivables.
• Report monthly tax movements to regional tax for receivable reporting.
• Ensure accurate filing of CIT returns and monthly VAT/WHT filings.
• Coordinate tax audits and maintain communications with authorities.
• Lead monthly tax review meetings with country finance to discuss issues and strategy.

Conocimientos

Chartered Accountant

Corporate Tax

Indirect Tax

VAT

Sales Tax

GST

Communication

Time Management

Independent Work

Multinational Exposure

Educación

Chartered Accountant

Descripción del empleo

Location: Vikhroli

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

Time: 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM (Transportation provided) |Food Provided (Lunch, Dinner)

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 months 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.