Tax Manager

GP Strategies Corporation; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

GP Strategies Corporation is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to lead the Group's direct tax compliance, advisory, and governance across AMEA. The role requires strong technical tax expertise and the ability to drive improvements in a multinational environment.

The successful candidate will manage tax provisions, support business initiatives, and coordinate with external advisors and authorities. A minimum of 10–15 years of relevant tax experience and professional accounting qualifications are

Qualifications

• Professional accounting and/or tax qualifications.
• 10–15 years of tax experience, preferably in AMEA region.
• Experience with multinational corporate tax environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate income tax, withholding tax, and direct tax compliance across jurisdictions.
• Oversee tax provisions and disclosures under IFRS and local GAAP.
• Act as primary tax advisor to finance stakeholders on cross-border initiatives.
• Provide guidance on corporate tax, withholding tax, and international tax.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess impact on the business.
• Coordinate responses to tax audits and inquiries.
• Identify tax risks and ensure proper documentation for positions.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors, auditors, and authorities.
• Develop regional tax team and foster accountability and improvement.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Treasury, HR, and business leaders on strategic projects.
• Drive process improvement and automation of tax compliance and reporting.
• Support tax planning and cash repatriation strategies.

Skills

Tax compliance

Tax advisory

Cross-border tax

IFRS/GAAP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership/people management

Education

Accounting qualification

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Tax Manager to lead and manage the Groups direct tax compliance, tax advisory, and tax governance activities across the AMEA region. The role will be responsible for ensuring compliance with corporate income tax, withholding tax, and other direct tax obligations across multiple jurisdictions, while providing strategic tax advice to business stakeholders and supporting corporate initiatives. The successful candidate will also drive tax process improvements, strengthen internal controls, manage relationships with external advisors and tax authorities, and work with a team responsible for regional tax operations.

This is a high-visibility role that requires strong technical tax expertise, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex multinational environment. It also represents a unique opportunity to join a small in-house global team of experienced tax professionals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage corporate income tax, withholding tax, and other direct tax compliance obligations across jurisdictions.


• Manage quarterly and annual tax provision processes, including tax accounting and financial statement disclosures under IFRS and local GAAP.


• Serve as the primary tax advisor to business and finance stakeholders on cross-border transactions, business initiatives, and commercial arrangements.


• Provide technical guidance on corporate tax, withholding tax and international tax, impacting operations across jurisdictions.


• Monitor changes in tax legislation and regulatory developments across region and assess their impact on the business.


• Lead and coordinate responses to tax audits, tax authority enquiries, assessments, and disputes across the region.


• Identify and mitigate tax risks while ensuring appropriate documentation and support for key tax positions.


• Manage relationships with external tax advisors, auditors and tax authorities to ensure high-quality and cost-effective support.


• Lead, coach, and develop regional tax team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.


• Partner with Finance, Legal, Treasury, HR, and business leaders to support strategic projects, restructurings, and operational initiatives.


• Drive process improvement, standardization, and automation of tax compliance and reporting activities across AMEA.


• Support tax planning, cash repatriation strategies, and other initiatives aimed at optimizing the Groups overall tax position while maintaining compliance.

About You:

• Professional accounting and/or tax qualifications as well as significant tax experience gained with a leading accountancy firm and/or an in-house multinational tax team.


• Previous related tax and accounting experience (10 to 15 years) with exposure to countries in the AMEA region will be of an added advantage.


• Highly motivated individual with appetite for working in a fast-paced and commercially oriented business.


• Organised and methodical individual, with the ability to plan and organise work effectively, delivering to deadlines.


• Excellent communicator, both verbally and written, adopting the most appropriate medium for the situation.


• Analytical, innovative, with good research and problem-solving skills.


• Experience of multiple-country CIT regimes and international tax aspects.

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the worlds leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, weve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. Thats how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.