Taxation & Compliance Specialist

Lavyuk Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Lavyuk Consultancy Services is seeking a detail-oriented Taxation & Compliance Specialist to lead direct and indirect taxation, accounting, and financial reporting. The role involves tax calculations, return preparation, compliance management, data analysis, audit support, and coordination with global tax teams and external providers.

You will handle VAT, WHT, CIT provisions, and ensure timely tax payments while maintaining accurate master and transactional data.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Understanding of Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Withholding Tax, and Transfer Pricing.
• Hands-on or end-user knowledge of SAP FI (Financial Accounting).
• Experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), finance, accounting, or taxation.

Responsibilities

• Compute VAT, WHT (Withholding Tax), and prepare tax returns.
• Perform rule-based calculations for CIT provisions, advance tax, and quarterly group reporting.
• Manage end-to-end tax data, ensuring accuracy and hygiene of master and transactional data.
• Analyze tax data, identify trends, and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate accounting entries related to taxation.
• Monitor and ensure timely tax payments to government authorities across respective countries.
• Coordinate with global tax teams and outsourced service providers regarding changes in tax laws and regulations.
• Provide documentation, data analysis, and supporting evidence for internal and external audits.
• Maintain tax-related documentation and records in accordance with ITGC and audit requirements.
• Support country tax audits and respond to stakeholder queries.
• Monitor tax process KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology and automation to improve tax process efficiency.
• Manage stakeholders across multiple countries and ensure timely communication.

Skills

Direct Tax

Indirect Tax

Transfer Pricing

R2R processes

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Education

CA or CMA

Tools

SAP FI

Job description

WERE HIRING | Taxation & Compliance Specialist

Location: [Mention Location] Experience: 35 Years Qualification: CA / CMA Domain: Finance, Accounting & Taxation ERP Knowledge: SAP FI

Role Overview

We are looking for a detail-oriented Taxation & Compliance Specialist with strong knowledge of direct and indirect taxation, accounting, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will be responsible for tax calculations, return preparation, compliance management, tax data analysis, audit support, and coordination with global tax teams and external service providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Compute VAT, WHT (Withholding Tax), and prepare tax returns.
• Perform rule-based calculations for CIT (Corporate Income Tax) provisions, advance tax, and quarterly group reporting.
• Manage end-to-end tax data, ensuring the accuracy and hygiene of master and transactional data.
• Analyze tax data, identify trends, and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate accounting entries related to taxation.
• Monitor and ensure timely tax payments to government authorities across respective countries.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and internal control frameworks.
• Coordinate with global tax teams and outsourced service providers regarding changes in tax laws and regulations.
• Provide documentation, data analysis, and supporting evidence for internal and external audits.
• Maintain tax-related documentation and records in accordance with ITGC and audit requirements.
• Support country tax audits and respond to stakeholder queries.
• Monitor tax process KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology and automation to improve tax process efficiency.
• Manage stakeholders across multiple countries and ensure timely communication.

Required Skills & Expertise

Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting. Understanding of Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Withholding Tax, and Transfer Pricing. Hands-on or end-user knowledge of SAP FI (Financial Accounting). Experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), finance, accounting, or taxation. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data management skills. Proficiency in collecting, querying, and consolidating data from accounting and ERP systems. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to take ownership, manage stakeholders, and meet deadlines.

Good to Have

• Awareness of Power BI and Tableau.
• Knowledge of workflow management tools.
• Experience supporting global tax operations and compliance processes.

Educational Qualification

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Cost and Management Accountant (CMA).
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in accounting, R2R, finance, or direct/indirect taxation.