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Job Description Job Title: Senior Finance Executive - Tax Operations Location: UniOps, Bengaluru About Unilever Be part of the world's most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you'll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you'll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we'll work to help you become a better you. About UniOps Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit. Background UniOps Tax Operations team in Unilever is responsible for collection/analysis of tax and finance data, performing tax compliance activities, supporting group tax reporting and tax audit in the areas related to VAT, withholding tax, corporate income tax and transfer pricing. The team is also responsible for ensuring compliance with the tax control framework and driving best practices and continuous improvement Job Purpose The Global Tax function has launched the Future of Tax (FOT) transformation project under the Digital Finance umbrella. As part of the Future of Tax project, compliance work related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing will be done by Commercial Experience team, under a new target Operating Model (TOM). The new TOM will involve tax process to be performed across Global Tax team, Country Tax Team, UniOps and 3rd party consultant (Big 4s). UniOps team's vision is to build an externally benchmarked, world class Tax Data COE which delivers End to End high-quality, accurate financial information for effective decision making and meeting regulatory requirements. Guiding Principles for project success - Drive value by freeing up space within Tax (through effective partnering) to focus on strategy - Global, standardized, simplified and efficient tax process model - Flexible, agile and Future Fit sustainable operations - Ownership mindset with passion for high performance Key Requirements - Computation of VAT, WHT and preparation of Returns. - Rule based calculations related to CIT tax provision, advance tax and quarterly group reporting - End to end Management of Tax data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data - Analysis of tax data, trends spot discrepancies - Strong understanding of underlying accounting entries related to tax - Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries. - Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework - Closely work with Unilever global tax teams & Outsourced Service Providers regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws across the globe. - Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed - Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements. - Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders. - Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support/analysis of data - Ensure that all agreed KPIs in the tax process are met - Drive continuous improvement, provide recommendations for a best in class process for direct/indirect tax - Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies Technical Skills - Strong Knowledge of accounting - Overview of Direct Tax/Indirect tax/Withholding Tax/ Transfer Pricing - End user knowledge of SAP (FI module) preferred. - Awareness about Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage. - Proficiency in MS Excel - Proficient at collecting / querying / consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems. Soft Skills - Good in verbal and written communications. - Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done. - Strong problem solving, and analytical skills - Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company. - Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities. Educational Qualifications - CMA with 2-3 years of experience, CA with 1-2 yrs of experience - Newly qualified CA, preferably in First Attempt. - Semi Qualified CA with 3-4 yrs of experience. - Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance or Direct Tax/Indirect Tax Key Interfaces Global Tax Team Country Tax Team Country Finance Team Outsourced Service Provide (Big 4)) Central R2R/P2P/O2C teams IT team Please Note All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). 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