Associate Manager

Job role : Associate Manager

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 34 years

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory

Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days/week from office)

MustHave Skills: GST Litigation, Liaison with Tax Authorities,Policy Interpretation & Compliance Management

Role Objective :

Manage and drive the GST litigation for all IQVIA group entities having presence across multiple states in India, oversee GST compliances, and providing tax-efficient structuring for business operations. J

Job Description

Ownership of Notices: End-to-end management of all GST notices, appeals and audits across all GSTINs (State-wise) for all the IQVIA group entities.

Strategic Drafting: Draft technical submissions for show cause notices keeping in mind the long-term business impact of any admission of liability.

Liaising: Directly interact with jurisdictional GST officers for routine assessments, scrutiny, and investigative matters.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Advise Business teams, Procurement, and accounting team on tax implications of various business transactions.

Contract Review: Review MSAs (Master Service Agreements) and Vendor Contracts to ensure robust Indemnity clauses against tax non-compliance by vendors.

Process improvement: Review current processes and enhance controls for the accounts team to minimize errors in ITC availment that lead to future litigation.

Coordination with tax consultants: Collaborate with external consultants or Law Firms for representation before the tax authorities, Tribunals, High Court or for obtaining formal legal opinions on high-value matters.

ERP Proficiency: Working knowledge of SAP or Oracle would be an advantage.

Advanced Excel: Ability to handle large datasets for reconciliation-based litigation.