Senior Vice President/Vice President - Tax Policy

Role : Sr. VP / VP - Tax Policy ( India)

Location : Mumbai / Delhi NCR

The individual will drive Organisation's policy and advocacy efforts around tax and regulatory developments impacting the company's Finance function, primarily for India but with a similar focus on other countries in the Asia Pacific Region. The role would require collaboration with the Government Affairs and Global Tax Policy teams in the Organisation and would therefore have dotted line reporting to the Head of Government Affairs in India and the Global Head of Tax Policy based in the USA.

The role will primarily focus on tax policy (corporate and individual income tax, transfer pricing, GST/ VAT, SEZ, exchange control and other laws impacting compliance) in India and other select Asia Pacific countries (e.g., Australia and Southeast Asia countries). The individual will also monitor, analyze and advise on tax developments at Various International Forums that could potentially impact the Organisation 's India and Asia Pacific operations.

Role & Responsibilities:

- Review and analyze draft legislation and other developments and proactively alert and advise the Tax team and relevant stakeholders.

- Lead the preparation or editing of comment letters and monitor status.

- Coordinate with Organisation's Tax team to assess the potential impact of any proposed tax law changes or administrative guidance on the Organisation.

- Develop intelligent insights and assist in the preparation of Organisation's point of view on relevant developments.

- Collaborate with Organisation's Government Affairs team on tax advocacy strategies.

- Assist with preparing briefing materials, talking points, updates, and presentations regarding tax policy developments.

- Establish credible relationships for a trusted partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including industry trade associations, senior government officials (specifically departments of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Corporate Affairs), tax policy representatives from other companies and external advisors.

- Create opportunities for Organisations Leadership's external engagement for thoughtful conversation including scheduling meetings; supporting the development of briefing packs; talking points for meetings and events; and supporting Organisation's participation in conferences/events.

Educational Qualification / Work Experience & Skills:

- CA / Law Graduate / PG / MBA in Finance with specialization in Tax. With Minimum 15+ years of work experience.

- Tax policy experience in a major Multinational Corporation, Law Firm or Big 4 accounting firm with experience in engaging with industry trade associations and senior government officials.

- Prior experience with the Indian Ministry of Finance or any other government department is useful but not required.

- Should be a self-starter with the ability to work with a dynamic group of constituents, including government officials, executive management, external advisors, and others.

- Ability to manage several concurrent projects with set timelines in a quickly changing legislative and political environment.

- Superior written and oral communication skills.