Associate Director - Taxation - FTP/SEZ/Custom/Excise

Role specific skillset:

Solutioning - 40% weightage

- Being a consultant/ advisor on erstwhile indirect tax / GST/ Customs/ FTP / SEZ (hereinafter referred to as "overall indirect taxes") matters to clients assigned and other practices across all locations

- Leading and front ending client conversations for indirect tax / GST engagements (Compliance, Representation and Advisory) especially in a solutioning role, working closely with the operational delivery team. The activities include:

- Solutioning and Scoping

- Project Management as a part of the role

- Ensuring On-time delivery - especially in the initial projects with the client

- Client liaison and account management support

- Expected to be involved in end-to-end reporting for the India region sales (with specific focus on North), budgets, billing and growth of the location with impetus on Indirect Taxes practice.

- Risk management from an erstwhile indirect tax / GST perspective on all organization engagements across all locations.

- Keeping track of and providing insights on various issues related to recent developments in Indirect taxes in India and globally

- Plan and execute various practice development initiatives (incl. standardizing operating practices, and protocols for recurring activities)

- Expected to be involved in end-to-end reporting for his/ her client/ region sales, budgets, billing, and their growth.

- Work closely with the indirect tax vertical head and leadership as well as with the broader leadership across the tax practices and the central sales and marketing leadership.

- Involved in preparation of monthly/ quarterly sheets for leadership from overall practice perspective.

- Expected to assume P&L responsibility for the defined scope of work

Clients' account expansion and business development: 50% weightage

- Representing the indirect tax team at practice level, wherever required, and identifying solutions to be provided to the common leads identified.

- Managing and maintaining relationship with clients, other BU's and internal stake holders

- Advise and assist clients in forming indirect tax strategies to cover indirect tax exposure

- Strive to provide new and innovative indirect tax solutions to clients

- Identifying new opportunities for serving existing clients and can contribute to the group sales and marketing efforts

- Targeting and obtaining work from potential clients