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JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager - Direct Tax

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A Day in the Life

As an Assistant Manager for Direct Tax, you will be a key player in our Corporate Finance team in Mumbai. You will be responsible for driving direct tax and transfer pricing compliances, managing assessments and litigation, and acting as a strategic business partner to ensure our financial operations are seamless and compliant.

You Will Be Responsible For

Tax Compliance & Reporting: Leading the preparation and filing of tax audits, transfer pricing reports, and income tax returns, while ensuring all TDS/TCS obligations are met accurately and on time.
Assessments & Litigation: Managing all tax assessments by preparing data, filing timely responses, and representing L'Oréal before tax authorities. You will also prepare and file appeals and brief senior counsels.
Financial & Business Partnership: Calculating tax provisions for financial statements, supporting group tax reporting, and providing expert advice on tax clauses in commercial agreements.
Process Excellence: Driving tax digitization and automation projects to simplify processes, minimize risk, and ensure adherence to Group policies.

We Are Looking For

You are a Chartered Accountant with a strong background in direct tax, ideally within the FMCG sector. You thrive in a dynamic environment, possess a high degree of accuracy, and have a solution-oriented mindset.

You have a deep understanding of the Income-tax Act and transfer pricing regulations.
You possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to navigate complex tax matters.
You are a strong communicator, capable of liaising effectively with tax authorities, auditors, and internal stakeholders.
You have a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and respect timelines.
You demonstrate agility and adaptability, with a proactive approach to process improvement and business partnership.

What's In It For You

A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference.

Who We Are

For 115 years, L'Oréal, the world's leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world.

With our broad portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability commitments in our L'Oréal for the Future program, we offer every person around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility, while celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality.

Present in India since 1994, L'Oréal India is a 100% subsidiary of L'Oréal S.A. Today, L'Oréal India is present on all distribution channels with 27 brands, available in consumer channels (L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup); in hair and beauty salons (L'Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Kérastase, Redken); in selective distribution (Kiehl's, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent), CeraVe and La Roche-Posay in pharmacies and drugstores, and perfumes and make-up sold through L'Oréal International Distribution (Armani, Prada, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Victor & Rolf, Mugler, Azzaro, Maison Margiela, Cacharel, Guy Laroche, Urban Decay, Paloma Picasso, Youth To The People).

L'Oréal India employs more than 1,800 people in its head office in Mumbai, four regional offices, two production plants in Chakan (Maharashtra) and Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), two Research and Innovation centers in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) and one India Technology Hub in Hyderabad.

In India, L'Oréal's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are built around three pillars: empowerment, environment and education. In addition to the group's CSR commitments, L'Oréal's brands (L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Kérastase, Matrix, L'Oréal Professionnel) are also leading community impact initiatives in India.