Manager Indirect Tax

Role Purpose

Responsible for managing the Company's tax compliance processes, assisting various reporting and tax audit. Schedule work assignments in all functional areas and provide day-to-day technical guidance and training to subordinate tax analysts to ensure the timely filing of all tax forms and the completion of such filings within budget and according to department standards. Analyses and interprets tax implications to provide management information on tax efficiency and savings.

Key Accountabilities

• Analyze, review and ensure that all tax returns are filed on time in assigned jurisdictions
• Analyze the tax implications on our companies' operations in the assigned territories
• Assist in tax planning for assigned territories and ensure maximum tax efficiency and savings
• Lead tax impact analysis/setting up of tax structure etc.
• Assist in handling tax queries from tax authorities
• Prepare annual tax provision for various entities
• Provide in house tax advisory to stakeholder when required
• Lead the development/changes required from tax perspective due to change in tax landscape
• Ensure proper advisory is take from the consultants on important matters
• Look for areas for process improvement and lead the same for better efficiency
• Ensure proper SOP's are in place and check with team to update the same on timely basis
• Oversee and ensure statutory reporting in various territories are complied with
• Handles external auditors and assist them in their audits and take care of all audit requirements in furnishing statements and audit confirmations
• To mark as a backup of the Senior Manager when required
• Ensure adherence to SOX requirements in process activities
• Support on new hotel openings/setting up of tax structure etc.
• To ensure that all information/replies/clarifications are provided to the authorities during assessments/audits done by government authorities

Key Skills & Experiences

Education Graduate Diploma in Financial Management/CA/CWA/MBA(F)

Experience With at least 6 years professional/management experience in taxation and compliance.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Good understanding of indirect tax law and practical implications.
• Good working knowledge of ERP environment.
• Good experience will be required in Indirect Tax, P&L Analysis, Balance Sheet review and reconciliations, MIS reporting, possesses good analytical skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Follow the key controls & compliance requirements of the organization and understands the implication of non-compliances
• Ability to understand, interpret and provide information and support to meet the audit requirements for their respective regions for internal and external audits including SOX audits
• Possess good communication/presentation skills and overall, a pleasing personality. Must be willing to travel and flexibility around shift timings
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there's Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we've transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That's why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that's why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

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