Lead - Growth Markets Tax Policy - Corporation/Law/Big 4 Accounting Firm - CA

Growth Markets Tax Policy Lead

Level : Associate Director (ML5)

Workforce : Corporate Functions/Finance/Global Tax

Specialty : Tax Policy - India & Other Asia Pacific Countries

Position Location : India (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai)

Responsibilities :

- Review and analyze draft legislation and other developments and proactively alert and advise the Tax team and relevant stakeholders.

- Lead the preparation or editing of comment letters and monitor status.

- Coordinate with Tax team to assess the potential impact of any proposed tax law changes or administrative guidance.

- Develop intelligent insights and assist in the preparation of point of view on relevant developments.

- Collaborate with Government Affairs team on tax advocacy strategies.

- Assist with preparing briefing materials, talking points, updates, and presentations regarding tax policy developments.

- Establish credible relationships for a trusted partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including industry trade associations, senior government officials (specifically departments of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Corporate Affairs), tax policy representatives from other companies and external advisors.

- Create opportunities for Leadership's external engagement for thoughtful conversation including scheduling meetings supporting the development of briefing packs talking points for meetings and events and supporting participation in conferences/events.

Professional Qualifications :

- Chartered Accountant, Lawyer or Postgraduate/ Graduate in finance with specialization in tax.

- Minimum 15 years of work experience.

- Tax policy experience in a major multinational corporation, law firm or Big 4 accounting firm with experience in engaging with industry trade associations and senior government officials.

- Prior experience with the Indian Ministry of Finance or any other government department is useful but not required.

- Should be a self-starter with the ability to work with a dynamic group of constituents, including government officials, executive management, external advisors, and others.

- Ability to manage several concurrent projects with set timelines in a quickly changing legislative and political environment.

- Superior written and oral communication skills.