Manager – Taxation

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Finalization of Tax Computation, Return of Income, TDS returns, GST Compliance
• Handling Tax Assessments, Transfer Pricing Assessment & Appeals
• Handling all Direct, International and Indirect Tax related Compliances
• Handling Transfer Pricing, APA, AAR
• Handling Tax compliance of Group Entities
• Supporting Sub Region entities on Tax compliance and Group reporting
• Advising business of applicability of Taxes on transactions 
• Lead Team including qualified CA.
• Ability to understand Tax rules of Sub Region Countries (Sri Lanka & Bangladesh)

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES:

• Direct and international Taxation:

• Ensure of Timely and correct Group reporting related to Tax accounting
• Ensure to comply with all Corporate Tax & TDS returns & payment of taxes within due dates
• Handling Tax Assessment, Transfer Pricing Assessment, APA, MAP, AAR, POEM, SEP for SGS India and Group Entities in India
• Advising business of Foreign WHT applicability on international business including to minimize losses to business on account of Foreign WHT
• Advising management for Tax matters on complex business transaction including for Merger-demerger
• Foreign WHT Compliance of Group Entities
• Compliance of 15CA-CB and maintaining relevant Tax documents for future assessment
• Ensuring compliance of Master filing and CbCR for SGS India and for Group entities in India
• Ensuring Tax compliance of Expat in India
• Supporting HR on Salary Taxation
• Preparation of computation of Income on quarterly basis for Advance Tax & Dividend payout
• Compiling the details for Income tax scrutiny assessment and also for appellate proceedings before CIT(A) & ITAT.
• Keeping self up to date on recent development in economy and in Tax (including international taxes-OECD)

• Indirect Taxes:

• Ensure timely and effective compliance of GSTR1, 3B and 9,9C.
• Supporting and taking active participation for Tax matters of Industry in common
• Ensure to minimize GST ITC loss by following monthly reconciliation and identifying Tax leakage in process of accounting, business model
• Understanding Business model and navigate Tax part of same in compliant manner

• General:

• Ensure smooth Statutory (related to Tax part) /Tax/Group/Internal Audits without any adverse remarks.
• Ensure to reply all Tax notices within timeline
• Ability to understand ERP including changes required in same due to changes in Tax Laws
• Set up of SOP, Internal check, ICFOR for tax and ensuring to follow same including maintaining sufficient record for future reference.
• Ensure to maintain sufficient & relevant documents for future Tax assessment in structured manner with ease of retrieval
• Managing Tax Risk by identifying areas of tax savings
• Recording accounting entries to ensure that the GL balances are in line with the existing tax position.
• Tax Risk Management (open litigation) - regularly updating the file & database
• At all times, comply with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.

Qualifications

• Background of commerce with sound knowledge of Income Tax Act, International Taxation
• Minimum qualification: Chartered Accountant
• Working knowledge of FEMA, Companies Act, Ind AS and IFRS
• 12-15 years of Experience in taxation and operating oracle/SAP
• Knowledge of Word, Outlook and knowledge of Excel – experience.