Manager - Indirect Tax (Customs + GST)

We are a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, We provides comprehensive domain awareness across all regimes, enabling end-users to gain actionable intelligence on a single platform.

At the core of our infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers us to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

• Be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas and skills make a real difference to the entire space realm.

• Push the boundaries with hands-on experience, greater responsibilities, and rapid career advancement.

• Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup.

• Assists in day-to-day functioning of the GST and Customs duty regulatory function 

• Advice, support and review of statutory matters related to GST and Customs duty including preparation, reconciliation & filing of the returns. 

• Identify and evaluate opportunities for customs duty savings, including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Duty Drawback programs, and other duty reduction strategies.

• Working on GST Annual Returns. Filing of GST Returns GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-6 and annual return. 

• Manages GST and Customs duty compliance and filings along with reconciliations 

• Verify the import goods customs documents and prepare the final document for customs clearance.

• The manager will work closely with other departments, including logistics, supply chain, legal, and finance, to optimize duty costs, mitigate risk, and ensure timely and accurate reporting

• Provide tax advice on ad-hoc business issues or projects as needed.

• Advise on the GST implications of corporate structure, including business operations, investments, and joint ventures.

• Support on review and negotiation of contracts from an overall tax, commercial, finance and regulatory perspective

• Update and implement the latest changes in laws as applicable on timely basis

• Support requirements of business and operations team in day-to-day functioning and new business initiatives

• Coordinate with external auditors for statutory audits, tax audit, internal audits, transfer pricing certifications etc.

• Assisting in financial /regulatory diligence/ audit by third parties

• Identify and drive automation and process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and quick reference summary dashboards etc.

• Chartered Accountant with 5-7 years of post-qualification experience

• The person is expected to take hands-on initiatives and lead and execute activities in his/her areas with minimum supervision/monitoring or assistance.

• Should be a problem solver, take the initiative, and proactively reach out to stakeholders to solve deadlocks/issues.

• Should have in-depth knowledge of indirect taxes and Foreign Trade Policies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information

• Ability to multitask and manage expectations of relevant stakeholders from time to time

• Should have a positive attitude, be a good team player, be willing to learn, and be flexible to adapt to varied roles within the finance function

• Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment

• Ability to think critically and make independent decisions

• Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team

• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule

• Writing and delivering technical documents and briefings

• Verbal and written communication skills, as well as organisational skills

• Travel occasionally as necessary