Senior Associate - Corporate & International Tax - Big4

Big 4- Corporate & International Tax- Sr. Associate

Job description:

Summary:

A career within Corporate Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet their tax obligations while managing the impact tax has on their business. Youll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing working capital, and profit sharing for partners. Youll also help organisations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties, as well as providing advice on tax implications of deals.

Our team helps our clients improve their tax function to control risk and facilitate better decision making. Youll focus on helping businesses with tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, increasing post tax profits, and providing application support to achieve the best corporate tax practices.

Job Description:

The tasks, roles and responsibilities pertaining to the job role of an Assistant Manager / Senior Associate will include the following:

- Handling Advisory and Compliance engagements related to Direct Tax laws, such as Tax Structuring, Advisory, On-going Compliance, Litigation support, etc.

- Analyzing and interpreting provisions under the Income Tax Act as also provisions pertaining to International Tax, dealing with interpretation of Tax Treaties

- Conducting technical research and preparing memos, opinions, presentation, etc. on technical issues raised by the client

- Handling assessment proceedings, CIT (Appeals), Tribunal, etc. related matters and representation before the tax authorities and liasoning with the Counsels as may be required

- Proactively seeking opportunities to help the business grow and solving complex business problems

- Assistance in identifying pursuits and endeavoring to convert it to clients

- Developing good rapport with lower / middle level of client management

- Overall responsibility for execution of the assigned engagements and client delivery. Effective implementation and review of work programs.

- Coordinating with Managers / ADs / Directors on the planning and management of assignments

- Updating clients on on-going matters on a prompt and regular basis, keeping track of industry developments

- Taking technical sessions in internal Learning and Education (L&E) sessions

- Guiding and overseeing the work of Analysts, Senior Analysts and Associates

Preferred candidate profile:

Qualification:

- Chartered Accountant (CA)

- Candidates with International tax certifications will have an added advantage

- Additional qualification of Company Secretary (CS) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

- 3-5 years

- Prior Experience in Big 4 in corporate tax will be an added advantage.

Thorough knowledge of :

- Direct Tax, Corporate Tax (Income Tax & DTAA)

- Corporate Law & International Tax

- FEMA and Transfer Pricing

Other prerequisite skills include:

- Demonstrating innovative and critical thinking in managing projects

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong analytical and numerical skills

- Well-rounded commercial and economic awareness and understanding of the financial markets

- Good interpersonal and networking skills

- Passion for client servicing

- Number crunching ability

- Excellent eye for detail

- Efficiency in MS office and report writing skills

- Motivated, creative and decisive in approach to problem solving

- Ownership and responsibility of clients/tasks delegated

Perks and benefits: As per Industry standards