Analyst - Regional Indirect Taxation

Position Summary

At our office in Mumbai, India, you will join the FMC indirect tax team. More specifically, you will step into our regional indirect tax team alongside experienced colleagues. As part of Indirect Tax Team, you will manage the indirect tax compliance of several entities within the APAC region, and the major focus will be on India business operation.

FMC Group have business presence all over India through presence of manufacturing, toller and warehouses. As FMC Group has multi-State business operation presence, there will indirect tax compliance spreaded all over India. 

Location: Mumbai

The Role (Responsibilities)

Your main responsibility will be to manage indirect tax compliance, reporting and litigation support for all the states wherever business operation exist in India with activities such as but not limited to guiding business team, filing indirect tax returns, submitting refund claims, performing account reconcilation, ensuring completion of audit or assessment with external parties, carrying out data validation, ensuring timely tax payments.

Some of the key responsibilities will be as follows:

• Ensuring timely and accurate compliance and reporting obligations including indirect tax returns, reconciliation, assessment, trackers, tax accounting, audit and notices.

• Partner with members from the business team required any any inputs from compliance and reporting obligations to ensure full alignment.

• Supporting the litigation matter including drafting and representing for various show cause notices / Appeal / past litigations related to GST, Excise, VAT / CST and Service Tax.

• Tax Planning, opportunity and optimizing efficiency through continuous evaluation and improvement process including monitoring recent changes on tax reporting and compliances including indirect tax policies.

• Ensuring all the supporting records are maintained for the tax compliance and reporting already completed as this will impact future audits.

• Communicating with external and internal stakeholders on various indirect tax matters to bring the desired results and be compliant.

• Achieve deadlines set by leadership and the business and proactively monitor and raise instances where deadlines cannot be met in a timely fashion.

• Participate in strategic continuous improvement initiatives in the organization, achieving identified financial, process and talent goals.

• Support various regional projects and able identify the key risks and opportunities in the process.

Technical Knowledge/ Skills Requirement:

• Knowledge of SAP environment is essential; Strong technical knowledge of GST related rules and regulations is a must.

• Practical knowledge and experience in handling GST notices, disputes and litigation matters.

• Knowledge of indirect tax of various jurisdiction (Other than India) will definitely have an added advantage

• Should have worked on computation of tax liability, tax credit availment and return filing.

• Relevant knowledge of representing matters before tax authority

• Robust Knowledge of Microsoft excel and other data tools such as alteryx.

• Should have strong review, analytical, detail oriented, interpersonal skills and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work under time pressure.

• Candidate should be capable of delivering work single-handedly.

• Preferably candidate have knowledge of Tax engine or determination (Mainly vertex)

The Candidate

• Overall, 5-7 year's experience, relevant 2-3 years of experience working in the field of indirect taxation.

• Should be qualified CA or equivalent degree of B.com or LL.B.

• Candidate working in one of Big4 or Large Manufacturing MNC will have an added advantage.

If you're a motivated leader with a strong technical background and a passion for safety and efficiency, we encourage you to apply for this dynamic role and join our team.

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