Manager - Indirect Tax - CA

Your job responsibilities will include,

Operations - 70 to 75% weightage

Leading client fronting indirect tax (GST/Customs/ FTP) engagements (Compliance, Representation, Advisory and Litigation)

- Scoping

- Technical and quality reviews

- On-time delivery

- Client liaison

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

- 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

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

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

- Controlling and managing indirect tax practice of branch locations, if need be, other than that of home location, (if required)

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

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

Clients' account expansion and business development: 20-25% weightage

Aligning with Partners/ sales team to generate leads and take it till order book level.

- Representing 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

- Targeting and obtaining work from potential clients

- Development of the Practice and promotion of the brand name - articles in publications, regular update management for clients, speaker at seminars, etc.

- Managing current and developing new relationships and alliances covering but not limited to Trade bodies, Nexia network firms, Law Firms, Technology alliances and other similar organizations

Achieving assigned number KPIs pertaining to:

- Lead generation

- Sales closure combining IDT technical knowledge and commercial skills

- Client mining and account expansion

- Product campaigns in relation to IDT products including tax technology products

- Reporting and maintaining the MIS from practice and sales perspective and updating the leadership on the progress achieved.

Leading people and development: 5-10% weightage

- Building and managing a team including recruitment, appraisals, developing training material, providing training to team members, and technically guiding the teams in completing their assigned deliverables

- Review of efficient and effective planning, selection and team management of all resources throughout the year including temporary resource redeployment within team/ with other departments,

- Building of team morale and motivate people in the team and firm, and retention of existing employees

- Address issues at emotional / infrastructural level at work being faced by teams, take responsibility for team building and motivation of teams

- Identifying training needs of teams and assist in skill building where deficiencies identified,

- Ensure on-boarding and process training happens for new employees

- Perform timely appraisal and provide balance between firm and employee aspirations

- Develop subordinates for the next levels

Core Competencies:

- Service Orientation - Should be aware of both - the internal as well as external customers and their needs; and is committed to meeting the customers' evolving, long-term needs - the focus is on SERVICE

- Result Orientation - Should be able to direct efforts towards developing and implementing realistic action plans to meet business objectives; with a sense of urgency - the focus is on achieving RESULTS

- Initiative - One must not only understand and accept the responsibilities towards his/her job; but also, proactively works towards identifying challenges and its resolution - the focus is on seeking SOLUTIONS

- Professionalism - Should have in-depth knowledge of all functions and displays not only required skill set, but also ethics and integrity while conducting the job - the focus is on PROFESSIONALISM

- Cooperation - One must ensure completion of all tasks at hand and simultaneously extends support to team members and displays joint ownership towards achieving business objectives - the focus is on TEAMWORK

- Communication/Feedback - Should believe in providing feedback to other associates and receiving feedback to enhance performance, thereby meeting business objectives - the focus is on OPEN COMMUNICATION

Other Benefits:

- Medical Insurance (self-coverage): Includes Group Mediclaim policy and Group Personal Accident Policy.

- Long Term Investment & Engagement Plan: This is an employee incentive plan introduced to encourage, reward, and incentivize eligible employees towards long-term engagement, to optimize their performance and enable them to partake in the growth of the Organization and further its best interests.

- Transportation support: Bus facility (where available) is allocated to you based on your requirement and availability of seats.

- Focus on individual career growth: via career aspirations discussions, rewards & recognition, long service awards.

- Career Enhancement programs through Continuous Learning, Upskilling, and Training.

- Focus on Holistic Well-being: The Wellness Corner: Access to a mobile application that provides expert guidance on physical, emotional, and mental well-being to you and your immediate family members.

- Support Mechanisms: Various support mechanisms like buddy program for new joiners, childcare facilities for new mothers etc. are made available for our Associates.

- Health Check-up Camp: Access to a mobile application that provides expert guidance on physical, emotional, and mental well-being to you and your immediate family members.

Working Model: Work-from-office

DESIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE:

- Chartered Accountant / Lawyer with 5 - 7 years' experience in indirect tax out of which at least 80% should be from serving clients in West region:

- Specialist knowledge of Goods and Services Tax, erstwhile indirect tax laws

- Experience of Customs legislation and Foreign Trade Policy

- Basic work experienced in Foreign Trade Agreements

- Experience should be in compliance, representation, advisory and adequate litigation exposure

- In depth indirect taxation exposure in few sectors like (Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, FMCG, SME, BFSI, manufacturing etc.)

- The candidate should have or handled a portfolio of approximately 2 crores and should have strong presence in West.

- 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

- Should have been in a client facing role

- Supervisory / leadership experience of at least 4 years

- Manager (or at least a DM / AM) in a Big 4 or Partner / Principal in a mid-sized firm (of more than 4 partners)

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills including legal/technical drafting

- Very good interpersonal skills

- Should have a passion for the subject

Hiring Process:

Your interaction with us will include, but not be limited to,

- Technical / HR Interviews

- Technical / Behavioral Assessments

Finally, our people are our most valuable asset; if you agree with us on this, we would love to meet you!