Senior Tax and Customs Manager - Gurgaon

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Manage compliance filings for all taxes (corporate tax returns, VAT returns, withholding tax filing, transfer pricing reports) and ensure they are filed accurately and on time
• Review tax filing and submission prepared by external advisors
• Manage tax and customs audits and lead discussions with tax and customs authorities relating to disputes and agreements
• Conduct health check on tax return and tax filing process as well as customs declarations to improve accuracy of returns and efficiency/ effectiveness of processes
• Support business initiatives by identifying potential tax and customs risks/ issues and providing practical solutions
• Support Customs risk management and self-compliance programs
• Support regulatory analysis, data analytics, and process design and improvements, risk management, trade awareness and trainings.
• Work with APAC customs team to maximize duty savings through available preferential trade agreements
• Update relevant Customs Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as required where there are changes to regulations and/or business operations
• Help drive broker performance
• Proactively work with internal stakeholders and external advisors
• Monitor and update impact of tax and customs legislation changes to the business

Skills

• 8 to 10 years tax related working experience in both Big 4 and in-house, experience in customs is a plus
• Good India tax and customs knowledge in retail industry
• Experience in dealing with tax and customs officers
• Must be able to work with challenging deadlines and prioritise work efficiently
• Excellent analytical ability with great attention to detail
• Not afraid to drive improvement and change
• Team player with positive, ‘can-do’ attitude, flexible and able to embrace ambiguity in fast paced environment