Tax Manager

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Tax Manager to oversee all tax-related activities in India. The ideal candidate will provide expert tax counsel, manage compliance processes, and drive tax minimization strategies. This role requires strong negotiation skills, a background in finance, and the ability to work collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders, including government officials and tax advisors.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist Indian finance personnel with Indian tax accounting and perform quarterly reviews of reported balances for accuracy. Knowledge of US GAAP rules is desired, but not mandatory.
• Lead efforts to secure tax and financial incentives from local governments.
• Closely coordinate with the Tax team to ensure strategic and tactical alignment and the execution of tax initiatives in India for both income taxes and GST (Goods and Services Tax).
• Identify and implement tax minimization strategies for existing operations, support and expand initiatives to work more cooperatively with government officials in developing tax policy in India.
• Manage Indian transfer pricing compliance. Coordinate with Corporate Tax on all related transfer pricing strategy, compliance, and regulatory developments.
• Closely work with tax advisors on litigation and tax audits.
• Monitor tax law changes and appraise tax and senior management of their impact.
• Manage tax audits either directly or through the use of appropriate outside advisors, and proactively review businesses to identify compliance risks.
• Improve tax (direct and GST) compliance processes so that each process is precise and performed cost-efficiently.
• As needs dictate, recruit and build a high-performance Tax team.

Key Deliverables:

• Provide advice or guidance on customs and duties matters.
• Provide tax counsel and support, and participate in business operations and decision-making in India, including acquisitions, dispositions, and new projects.

Education:

• CA qualification is desired, as well as experience working in the tax field.
• Ideally, some knowledge of the heavy equipment industry.

Professional Experience:

• Excellent negotiation skills that are needed in working with a broad variety of teams with diverse professional disciplines and cultural settings.
• An experienced financial professional with a background in a variety of financial roles.
• Strong project management skills.
• Preference for some experience in the merger, acquisition, and divestiture of companies in India.