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.
