Head - Indirect Taxation

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

The candidate should have:

- Handled a portfolio of approximately 3 to 5 crores and should have a strong presence in North.

- Experience of advisory and compliance with respect to Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

- Experience of independently handling GST implementation projects for clients from planning phase to execution and delivery.

- Experience of liaising with government officials and building rapport with officials.

- Extensive Business development, sales and marketing and business/ revenue growth experience, and has been in a client facing role.

- Supervisory / leadership experience of at least 4 years

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills including legal / technical drafting and should have a passion for the subject.

- He/she should be able to collaborate with the central sales and marketing team at the firm and get the best out of this teamwork for indirect tax vertical.

Following are key attributes of someone in this role:

- Ability to work together in cross functional teams as a team member is a must.

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Proven track record of leadership.

- Willing to coach and mentor

- Very good communications skills, both oral and written.

- Good listener - being in a leadership position.

- Willingness and openness for new ideas from internal and external customers.

- Track record of business development

- Very good interpersonal skills