Senior Associate - Direct Taxation Litigation - Tax Advisory Firm

Roles and Responsibilities:

Manage multiple operations of the tax practice area and to deliver quality tax services.

Client Delivery

- Assist in CIT(A) / ITAT, preparing case for opinion, briefing counsel and Draft submissions for scrutiny & appeals in all matters relating to Corporate Direct Taxation.

- Explore alternative tax dispute resolution avenues.

- Assist in preparation of advance ruling application and provide support for representation before the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR).

- Assist in drafting and presenting applications to the competent authority for Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) under the tax treaties

- Assist counsels in preparing/representing appeals/petitions before high courts and Supreme Court.

- Planning & strategizing approach for litigation and exploring unique way to resolve tax disputes of clients. Innovating & enhancing processes to achieve commercial targets effectively.

- Demonstrating professionalism by working within legal and regulatory guidelines while remaining independent and objective at all times.

- Drafting Appeals for review by Partner/principal & attend hearing. Planning & Coordinating with clients for obtaining necessary documents. Attending hearings/ submission of appeal and proactively updating the client on a regular basis with regards to assignment development.

- Reviewing Notice/Orders and responding to them by way of the following: Analyzing available information & preparing checklist to acquire necessary data/documents from client. Researching & scrutinizing all aspects of the assignment with the team to ideate and provide optimal solutions.

Research & Technical Opinions

- Execute an exhaustive research for the clients in line with their expectations. Ensure usage of all tools (External market data/internal portals) to generate effective research.

- Undergo regular technical trainings/ knowledge sharing session within team to deliver effectively as well as efficiently.

People & Team Management

- Conduct regular connect sessions with team to identify areas of interest & expertise. Ensure task are equally & fairly allotted to the team.

- Design coaching programs to groom Trainee Articles. Promotes the Dhruva way using examples and incidents around the Dhruva values.

Knowledge Management

- Regularly update Knowledge management database with new updates. Share industry updates with the team and encourage sharing of best practices within team and across teams.

- Develop content for networking in external events & seminars. Share knowledge acquired from external forums with team members. Develops industry/ business and sector knowledge.

Brand Management

- Representing & endorsing firm's expertise and scope of service at various external forums. Interacting with peers and building a high-quality network in the industry.

- Publishing articles& research papers on regular basis. Sharing knowledge and learning at external forums to increase visibility and credibility.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- Fully qualified CAs only. CA plus LLB preferred.

- Minimum 5 years of experience in Direct & International tax practice, mainly in handling litigation matters.

- Ahmedabad based CAs or those willing to relocate to Ahmedabad only need apply.

- Passion to work in direct tax field. Good understanding of tax laws.

- Good command over MS Excel - can use formulas and comfortable with computations

- Strong interpersonal skills (ability to liaise at all levels). Ability to communicate and interact