Manager - Indirect Taxes - Retail

Indirect tax compliance Ensure compliance with Indirect Tax laws (VAT, Entry tax, WCT, Service Tax and Customs and Excise) in terms of :

- Periodical ascertainment of liability and deposition under VAT, Entry tax, WCT;

- Periodical ascertainment of liability and deposition under Service tax;

- Periodical filings under VAT and Service tax;

- Manage other related compliance like Way-bills, WCT certificates, C- Form, other statutory Forms etc;

To Manage the Indirect tax team - To handle the functioning of direct reporting team as well as outsourced activities in terms of timely and accurate deliverables :

- To ensure and bring efficiency and optimization in terms of time and cost involved;

To handle the litigation support :

- To handle tax assessments, litigation's at various appellate levels like Commissioner (Appeals), Tax Tribunals, State High Courts and Supreme Court of India

- To ensure timely reporting of assessments, appeals and other verification/enquiries on a regular basis including timely preparation and submission of control trackers and updates

Maintaining the rapport and liaison with Tax authorities :

- To liaise and deal with tax authorities in different states and maintain rapport with tax offices

Indirect tax controllership :

- Ensure adherence to accounting policies, principles & directives and procedures;

- To exercise control over the tax balances and accounting in order to ensure correct & accurate accounting and timely recording of the tax transactions & entries;

- Timely closure of activities relating to compliance and accounting with ensuring the adequate checks and balances to control accuracy;

- Ensuring the periodical compiled reporting of deliverables along exceptions reporting;

To act as advisor in subject matter expertise for internal customer :

- To review business models and supply chain models from a tax perspective and provide inputs

- Act as tax consultant/advisor to various business units/divisions within the company

- To participate in the decision making process pertaining to appointment of tax advisors/consultants and tax counsels

- To coordinate and seek opinions and inputs from tax consultants and tax counsels.