Senior Manager - Transfer Pricing - Consulting Firm

Requirement for a Chartered Accountant/ Economist with prior experience in Transfer Pricing to carry out the below responsibilities:

Operational delivery:

- Independently fronting Transfer Pricing assignments including:

- Devising global Transfer Pricing Policies for the clients

- Undertake detailed industry analysis/overviews, functional/economic/financial/ accounting and benchmarking analysis using various Indian and global databases and prepare detailed reports

- Compiling Transfer Pricing documentation & issuing CA Certificate (Form 3CEB)

- Advise and assist in transfer pricing planning and strategy for various clients

- Keeping track of and providing insights on various issues related to recent developments in Transfer pricing in India and Globally

- Representing and handling assessments and appeals relating to Transfer Pricing with appropriate strategy

- Participation in APA negotiations

- Preparing knowledge presentations on transfer pricing

- Writing articles on transfer pricing

- Account management and other practice management areas

- Participation in business development initiatives of the firm

Client management:

- Hold the ownership for operational delivery in an efficient and timely manner

- Build and maintain relationships with clients, acquire projects proactively and contribute towards new client acquisition

- Play the role of the primary point of contact for the client along with the Partner. This includes, but is not restricted to, responding promptly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided and maintaining regular contact with clients

Project Management:

- Efficient management and successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and that practical / business driven approach is adopted

- Ensuring that projects are completed efficiently within the budgeted time and cost

- Supporting practice management initiatives and catering to financial metrics

- Actively work with cross-functional teams to provide holistic solutions to clients

Business Development:

- Play a pivotal role in expansion of our transfer pricing practice in new markets

- Generate and manage possible leads from other areas of the practice

- Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from

People Management:

- Play a key role in people development through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff

- Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training team members

- Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments

General skillsets:

- Client Excellence- Demonstrates a passion for delivering quality and ensures that client needs are met, benefiting both the client and the firm

- Growing the business- Demonstrates ability to identify and convert new business opportunities, both from existing and new clients

- Planning and organizing- Sets priorities, defines activities, gives responsibilities and plans work so that results are achieved on time and within budget

- Financial management- Deals with all aspects of financial performance in a timely and effective way so as to ensure that all time is appropriately recorded, billed and collected, thereby maximizing profitability

- People development- Seeks self-development and provides support that enables others to develop within the firm.

- Teamwork- Works cooperatively with others, positively influences them and ensures team participation to support the firms goals

- Communicating- Listens to, understands and communicates confidently with others in a clear, concise, polite and purposeful way

- Motivating- Motivates self and others to succeed

- To be tailor-fit for the above skillsets, the incumbent would need to have,

6-8 years of experience in/exposure to the following areas are essential :

- Entire gamut of transfer pricing

- Formulating transfer pricing policy

- Transfer Pricing documentation and Compliances (Form 3CEB)

- Managing client liaisoning

Broad knowledge of/exposure to the following areas :

- Income tax / corporate tax compliance, planning and advisory

- International tax structuring

- FEMA

- Double tax avoidance agreements

- Company law

- Independently handled transfer pricing or tax assessments / scrutiny

- Leadership & presentation abilities

- Good communication skills including legal/technical drafting

- Good interpersonal skills