Tax Specialist

Dow; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow India in Navi Mumbai seeks a Tax Specialist to manage indirect tax compliance under US GAAP and local laws, with emphasis on GST/VAT across EMEA and APAC using automated solutions. You will coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual tax activities, perform flux analyses, and support internal and external audits.

The role requires strong accounting and tax expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive process improvements, including automation optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or accounting with professional certification preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of indirect tax compliance experience.
• Fluent English, additional regional language skills an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate indirect tax compliance in line with GST/VAT and accounting standards.
• Operate automation solutions to support GST/VAT and reporting activities.
• Reconcile, analyze, and report tax data for monthly, quarterly, and annual closes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and controls.
• Support audits and maintain internal controls over tax reporting.

Skills

Indirect tax

GST/VAT

US GAAP

Automation tools

Power BI

Excel

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in commerce or accounting

CPA (preferred)

Tools

OneSource VAT

Power BI

Excel

Job description

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet. Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About You and the role As a Tax Specialist based in Navi Mumbai you will play a critical role in maintaining the accuracy and completeness of the company’s tax compliance with US GAAP and local statutory requirements. In particular, this role will be responsible for indirect tax compliance in EMEA and APAC regions, utilizing a newly implemented automation tool. This position demands strong technical accounting and tax expertise and ability to apply accounting and tax principles across tax work processes while ensuring adherence to established functional business rules, accounting and tax policies and internal controls. You will support monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax compliance activities in EMEA and APAC regions, perform reconciliations, and conduct flux analysis to explain significant variances. In addition, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver timely and precise reporting. The role also offers opportunities to contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives driving efficiency and innovation. Your work directly impacts on the quality of financial and tax reporting and compliance, requiring attention to detail, analytical thinking, and strict adherence to company guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate execution of accounting and tax activities in line with company standards, which could include: Operates automation solutions to ensure timely and accurate indirect tax (GST/VAT) compliances and accounting reporting
• Taking ownership, and actively engages in end-to-end compliance process reviewing with the stakeholders and reporting to Leadership team
• Support to drive continuous process improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency
• Records, monitors, reports, and communicate tax compliance results, and ensures activity is accurate, complete, and compliant to accounting standards
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations and closing and compliance activities
• Monthly flux analysis (comparing current and prior period and explaining significant fluctuations)
• Preparation of quarterly and year-end schedules
• Facilitate SOX compliance for accounting and tax reporting and compliance activities
• Monitor and maintain work processes to ensure internal controls in data integrity
• Maintain effective internal controls and support external and internal audits.
• Assist the global tax team with preparation of tax reports and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or accounting, qualified CPA preferred
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in indirect tax compliance
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken), additional languages (EMEA/APAC) competences preferred but not necessary
• Experience in operating AI / automation tools
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Power BI, Power Query, and Excel, preferably Thomson Reuters OneSource VAT tools
• Exposure in EMEA and APAC tax compliance a definite niche

Your Skills

• Important Personality Traits: taking ownership of tasks, problem solving, fast learning, work process improvement and eager to grow
• Strong analytical and team-work mindset
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively across levels and functions
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented approach to processes

Additional Notes

• Relocation assistance is not available with this position
• The ability to accommodate flexible schedule aligned with tight compliance due dates and international time zone is essential

Benefits – What Dow offers you

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well‑being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
• Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
• Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non‑birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one‑stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On‑site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
• Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
• Carbon‑neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer‑centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high‑growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care. A Great Place to Work® Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non‑profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives. As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com. Dow is a company of more than 36,500 global innovators, believers and solutions providers. We are a diverse community marked by respect, integrity, and a desire to make the world a better place. A career at Dow is an invitation to explore, create, and make valuable contributions to human progress.