Deputy Manager - Financial Firm

Role specific skillsets :

- Working knowledge of handing GST related compliances independently, including GST refunds, annual returns, and audits under GST

- Knowledge and expertise to handle litigation/ departmental matters of erstwhile laws such as service tax, excise, VAT, customs

- Managing clients on independent basis. Regular updating technical knowledge.

- Ability to recall and apply relevant provisions of law, judicial precedents, advance rulings, and notifications/ circulars issued by the Tax authorities to client issues

- Updating and tracking latest developments in the Indirect tax domain

- Advance excel skill in candidates will be preferred

- Talent/ Knack/ understanding of the manner of communicating / liaising with department officer

Handling advisory and routine compliance work under GST and Customs which includes:

- Preparation of opinion / note / memo on any indirect tax issues / business transactions

- Expert research skill

- Special advisory assignments such as Health checks, Tax due diligences etc

- Experience in handling litigation matters like reply to SCN, preparation of appeals, assessments, etc

- Review of workings prepared by client and junior team members

- Filing returns

- Refunds, etc.

- Operations

- Leading indirect tax engagements (Compliance, Representation and Advisory)

- Scoping

- Technical and quality reviews

- On-time delivery

- Client liaison

- Being a consultant/advisor on indirect tax matters to other practices across all locations

- Risk management from an indirect tax perspective on all engagements across all locations

- Clients and business development

- Managing and maintaining relationship with clients

- Identifying new opportunities for serving existing clients

- Targeting and obtaining work from potential clients

- Development of the Practice and promotion of the organization's brand name - articles in publications, speaker at seminars, etc

- Building and managing a team (minimum 3 team members) including recruitment, appraisals, developing training material and providing training to team members

- Commercial: Achieving target billing and meeting related financial metrics