Associate Vice President

DEPARTMENT: Finance
PRIMARY LOCATION: Mumbai
JOB SUMMARY:The AVP - Taxation is responsible for leading the tax function within the organization, ensuring compliance with all tax regulations, optimizing tax strategies, and supporting the company’s financial goals. This role involves managing tax compliance, planning, reporting, and risk management activities, and providing strategic tax advice to senior management.
REPORTING: Vice President – Finance
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tax Compliance:Oversee the preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns.Ensure compliance with all relevant tax laws and regulations.Keep abreast of changes in tax legislation and update processes accordingly.
Tax Planning and Strategy:Develop and implement tax strategies to minimize tax liabilities and maximize tax benefits.Provide guidance on the tax implications of business activities, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, and corporate restructuring.Conduct tax research and planning to support business initiatives and decision-making.
Tax Reporting and Analysis:Manage the tax provision and tax accounting processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure proper documentation and reporting of tax positions.Prepare tax-related financial statements and disclosures.
Audit and Risk Management:Coordinate and manage tax audits and inquiries from tax authorities.Develop and maintain effective tax risk management strategies and internal controls.Respond to tax notices and resolve tax issues in a timely manner.
Leadership and Team Development:Lead, mentor, and develop the tax team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.Set performance goals, conduct performance reviews, and provide feedback and training to team members.Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team and across departments.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work closely with finance, legal, and other departments to integrate tax considerations into business operations.Support strategic initiatives and projects with tax planning and analysis.Communicate complex tax issues and strategies to non-tax professionals and senior management.
QUALIFICATIONS:Chartered Accountant with 6-7 years’ experience in tax, with a strong background in corporate tax.In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations.Proven experience in tax compliance, planning, and reporting.Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Demonstrated leadership and team management abilities.Proficiency in tax software and financial reporting systems.
PREFERRED SKILLS:Experience in a public accounting firm or large corporate tax department.Knowledge of international tax regulations and issues.Advanced understanding of tax accounting principles and practices.Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
About Havas Media Network India Havas Media Network India is a media conglomerate that operates within a global framework – Mx – to drive Media Experiences and invest in Meaningful Media to build Meaningful Brands. The network offers a wide range of integrated marketing solutions covering strategy, media planning & buying, PR, social media, mobile, sports & entertainment, data, research & analytics services across traditional and digital media. It consists of media networks – Havas Media, PivotRoots and Arena Media, and specialist brands – Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (entertainment, gaming, sports and fandom), Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (social media), KlugKlug (influencer marketing) & Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home).
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About Havas Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications networks, with more than 22,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model through its 70+ Havas Villages around the world, covering all communication activities. The teams of the three business units, Havas Creative Network, Havas Media Network and Havas Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer tailor-made, innovative solutions to clients that support them in their positive transformation. Havas is committed to building a diverse culture where everybody feels they belong and can be themselves and thrive. Havas integrated into Vivendi, a global leader in media, entertainment, and communications, in December 2017.
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About Havas India Havas India gathers the expertise of 21 agencies, specialised divisions and strategic alliances across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure play social media); strategic alliances: Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing) and KlugKlug (influencer tech stack) Havas Creative Network – Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), ekino (technology consulting & digital deployment), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions) Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale) Havas Health & You – Havas Life Sorento (health & wellness communications)
With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, with over 2000+ professionals and associates.
As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2023, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.
Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
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