India Direct Tax Expert

India Direct Tax Expert

This role has been designated as ‘Edge’, which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office.
- Job Title: India Direct Tax Expert_
- Location: Bengaluru, India_

**Who We Are**:
In the** Finance and Corporate Strategy** team we ensure that the business’s capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically focused. This is how we work to secure the greatest return on investment for the global company. By gathering and analysing financial data we can influence decisions within the business, drive initiatives, and help ensure alignment with our wider objectives.

**What you’ll do**:

- Handle Income Tax matters like compliances including queries, assessments and litigation by tax authorities.
- Provide excellent tax consulting advice to business and functions in India and to worldwide HPE colleagues.
- Co-ordinate/Assist and/or deliver accounting and management information requirements from tax perspective to worldwide and local controllership like tax related forecasts, contingency reports and reconciliations.
- Complete understanding of HPE tax visions and objectives, continued enhancement of technical skills and knowledge of HPE systems.
- Support in cost reduction, special projects and tax planning initiatives including those transaction taxes and other regulatory matters.
- Assist India Tax Manager to action global tax initiatives and other projects
- Have basic knowledge of transaction taxes and accounting/AFM so as to refer related items to the right team

**Tasks in a Financial Year and time frames**:
1. Complete and update database of Tax documents - on going basis ; quarterly review
- For all HPE India entities obtain and list a full set of all returns, filings/ communication with tax authorities, rulings etc. working with our consultants
- Prepare a schedule of tax returns vs. tax assessments vs tax provision/payments in required format
- Uploading records in TEFR
- Record retention plan and review

2. Build a database of latest developments in tax and circulate - on going/as required:

- A collection of latest tax alerts and summaries
- Circulate tax alerts to internal stakeholders as applicable
- Training on WHT to payables team

3. Co-ordinate, assist and ensure quarterly and monthly management information and submissions working closely with controllership and BU Finance - as per schedule; quarterly
- ROVAC/IC P&L analysis
- Contingency reports
- Assessment and litigation status reports
- Cash flow request
- Tax account reconciliation
- Tax forecasts
- Tax consulting, representation, litigation and compliance budget.
- PO and Invoicing related to Tax function.

Timely compliance for all entities - as per schedule; quarterly/annual by Sept end
- Estimation and payment of advance taxes
- Working on Foreign Tax provision (FTP) for India entities
- Filing of annual returns - corporate tax and associated compliances
- Lead a timely completion of transfer pricing study and co-ordinate, assist and give inputs on the completion of deferred tax, Form 3CD, Form 3CEB and other certificates
- Timely response to all notices from tax, authorities including assistance and co-ordination of information from controllership
- Timely and effective support for strong litigation including working on obtaining information, work with consultants/lawyers for filing and hearing appeals.

Training and skill enhancements - regularly

Attend all mandatory HPE training (SBC; ethics)

Other activities - on going basis
- Participate in periodical reviews with consultants and follow up for deliverables
- Participate and assist in various projects like tax planning and IC pricing/ROVAC which could be global or India initiated
- Strive in reduction of consulting and tax costs
- Obtain working knowledge of HPE systems of accounting and reporting
- Timely and quality responses to queries from internal customers on any tax and regulatory matters
- Review of costs in the tax location code and accrual of expenses on a monthly basis
- Any other related matter which may arise time to time.

**What you need to bring**:
6+ years of experience post-CA qualification

**What we can offer you**:
A competitive salary and extensive social benefits

Diverse and dynamic work environment

Work-life balance and support for career development

An amazing life inside the element

Want to know more about how you can make your mark with us?

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HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Our goal is to be one global diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

**Job**:
Finance
**Job Level**:
Expert

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