Tax Associate

Description

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Tax Associate

• This is an excellent opportunity for someone who can apply risk based thinking in their work to take on an important tax role with us
• You’ll be providing support on a range of tax and regulatory activities and assisting teams in the wider department
• Advance your career with excellent opportunities for progression while building your network across the function
• This role is available at associate level

What you'll do

As a Tax Associate, you’ll be working with your colleagues on day-to-day tax and regulatory activities, including activities relating to withholding tax, statutory audit, tax audit, corporate tax payment, tax returns and transfer pricing assessments or appeals, advance pricing agreements, internal MIS and similar.

You’ll be completing quality assurance checking within agreed timescales and making sure that our client records are accurate and maintained to an excellent standard. Your role will also involve interacting with auditors and tax consultants for routine tax matters.

Your other key responsibilities will be:

• Preparing advance tax and service tax workings and depositing these with the Government authorities
• Preparing tax assessment workings and helping to finalise these to submit to the income tax authorities
• Utilising supporting documentation and continuous improvement tools to make sure that effective processes are run and operational tax processes are adhered to
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with the wider teams within the department to ensure the effectiveness of processes, data quality, and reporting across the business
• Running daily and monthly control reports to identify gaps, risks and unsanctioned operational tax entries

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a finance professional with at least four years of experience in handling various Indian tax and regulatory compliances with good working knowledge of direct tax, transfer pricing and regulatory provisions. You'll need experience in a risk based or quality assurance environment, with the ability to work within a risk appetite and apply a risk based approach and thinking to your work. Attention to detail is key in this role, and you’ll have the ability to analyse and evaluate multiple sources of information effectively.

You’ll also need:

• An understanding of banking relationships and client structures, including complex entity structures
• An awareness of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Common Reporting Standards, building society interest regimes and cross-border withholding tax legislation
• Experience in and an understanding of the regulatory environment, banking control environment and risk management
• An awareness of anti-money laundering legislation and standard procedures
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders