About BDO
BDO is a global network of professional services firms with a presence in over 166 countries, revenue of over USD 14 billion, and experience of over 60 years. It's a leading service provider for the mid-markets with client service at its heart.
BDO India Services Private Limited (or BDO India) is the India member firm of BDO International. BDO India offers strategic, operational, accounting and tax, and regulatory advisory & assistance for both domestic and international organizations across a range of industries. BDO India is led by more than 300+ Partners & Directors with a team of over 10,000 professionals operating across 14 cities and 20 offices. We expect to grow sizably in the coming 3-5 years, adding various dimensions to our business and multiplying and increasing the current team size multi-fold.
Role: Associate GES Team (Expat Taxation / Global Mobility / Individual Taxation)
Role Overview
Global Employer Services independently manages and delivers employment tax, global mobility, and employer compliance services for multinational clients. The role requires strong technical knowledge, client-handling capability, and coordination across tax, immigration, payroll, and mobility workstreams to ensure end-to-end compliance for globally mobile employees.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with immediate senior and team manager
- Excellent communication and proficient in excel
- Technically sound and well versed with provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961
- Prepare, review, and finalize individual income tax returns for expatriates.
- Manage employment tax compliance requirements, including payroll reviews, withholding obligations, and social security matters.
- Review and analyze employee compensation structures (cash and non-cash) to assess taxability and compliance exposure.
- Support advisory engagements relating to international assignments, cross-border employment, and mobility program design.
- Prepare and review tax briefings, assignment cost projections, and mobility-related analyses.
- Monitor assignment lifecycles (onboarding, extensions, repatriation) and proactively identify tax and compliance implications.
- Coordinate immigration-related activities for globally mobile employees, including visa initiation, extensions, amendments, and dependent applications.
- Liaise with internal immigration teams and external immigration counsel to track case status, timelines, and documentation requirements.
- Maintain trackers and monitor critical milestones and expiry dates (visas, work permits, registrations, tax compliance calendar etc.).
- Ensure alignment of immigration timelines with tax, payroll, and mobility requirements to support seamless assignment execution.
- Review work prepared by Analysts for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to internal quality standards.
- Maintain robust documentation, working papers, and trackers
- Assist in preparing technical notes, client presentations, and written advisory summaries.
- Stay updated on regulatory developments in employment tax, mobility, and immigration.
- Knowledge about the new labour code matters will be of advantage
Skills & Competencies
- Analytical capabilities
- Creative and innovative thinking
- Strong technical knowledge
- People's person
- Persistent and persuasive
- Interpersonal relationships and respect
- Ability to guide junior team members and work collaboratively across functions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Educational Qualifications & Experience:
- Certified Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA OR ICWA OR CS OR MCOM
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in direct tax, global mobility and expatriate taxation
- Prior experience handling client interactions and coordinating multi-workstream engagements is preferred.
