Senior Manager/Associate Director - GCC/US Taxation

Job Duties: We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager/ Associate Director to join US taxation team. The candidate will play a critical role in managing client relationships, provide technical support to the team including developing new service lines in this domain. The detailed job profile will include:

1. Operations:

1.a) Provides technical support to the team in preparing and reviewing consolidated federal tax returns and combined state returns.

1.b) Analyses the scope of each engagement to manage schedules, budgets, and deadlines.

1.c) Oversees the development and maintenance of tax accounting policies and standardized procedures.

1.d) Assumes responsibility for efficiently supervising tax engagements.

1.e) Collaborates closely with Partners / Directors to build and maintain client relationships.

1.f) Identifies new services which can be provided to the existing / prospective clients.

1.g) Reviews existing SOPs and work methodologies, re-designing, at regular intervals, in terms of best practices and roll out of the same.

1.h) Conducts regular sample review of the work done by the team - 4 eye check, to ensure accuracy and completeness.

1.i) Timely flagging and escalation of any critical issues.

1.j) Assesses capacity utilization and recovery per staff and discussing the same with senior management.

1.k) Participates in periodical meetings with senior management and making presentations as may be required.

1.l) Follows organisation's code of conduct and ethical practices, including IT security protocols.

1.m) Assists in BD efforts including networking, referrals and cross-selling.

2. Training and Development:

2.a) Builds L&D plan for self and the team members.

2.b) Regular supervision and monitoring of the same to ensure continuous upskilling.

3. Team Building:

3.a) Provides necessary training and guidance to the team as and when required.

3.b) Coaches and mentor's others, recognises their strengths, and encourages them to take ownership of their personal development.

3.c) Identifies star performers and planning growth path for them in discussions with senior management.

3.d) Regular one-on-one interactions with team members to identify potential red flags.

3.e) Maintains a high morale environment.

3.f) Builds strategy to hire tax team members including building network of recruitment consultants.

3.g) Performs quarterly performance reviews and annual appraisals of team members.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

a) Qualified CPA/ ACCA/ CA with a minimum of 5 years of experience in US taxation.

b) Knowledge of Internal Revenue Code Title 26 and tax regulations.

c) Should have extensive experience in US corporate and partnership tax returns including preparation of supplementary forms such as 5471, 5472, 8858 and 8865 etc.

d) Proficient using MS Office and tax research tools and software such as CCH, IRA Checkpoint, Bloomberg, Gosystem, Corptax, CCH, Lacerte.

e) Experience of tax planning for clients and advising them on best tax solutions.

f) Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.

g) Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoints skills.

h) Ability to build collaborative working relationships at all levels.

i) Establishing credibility both internally and externally.

j) Strong analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication.

k) Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams/organizations.