Indirect Tax

The opportunity

EY is looking for Analyst in the Indirect Tax team to participate in engagements and compliances related to Indirect taxation-mainly Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Customs.

Your key responsibilities

• Client responsibilities:
• Be responsible for complete execution of the assigned engagements (a) Preparation and assistance with return filing and report generation.
• Be aware of services that the practice provides-Build internal networks to develop understanding of service line offerings and bring potential opportunities to the attention of the team.
• Understand the basic technical issues during reviewing data and bring discrepancies / additional data requirements to the attention of the team.
• Coordinate with the manager/senior executive regards the planning and management of assignments.
• Provide input for process improvements/automation.
• Provide quality service, be commercial and reduce rework.
• People responsibilities
• Maintain composure and exercises control in pressure situations in the team.
• Contribute to effective team work in internal engagement situations.
• Ability to meet/adhere to strict deadlines, being passionate about the client support specialist role

Skills and attributes for success

• Good inter-personal skills and good acumen of client business are essential.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, professional services environment

To qualify for the role you must have

• Graduate degree -B.Com (P/H)
• Minimum 6 months - 1 year of work experience in Indirect Tax.
• Prior experience/insight into GST and Customs, as also the erstwhile Indirect taxation viz. Sales Tax/ Service Tax/Central Excise is desirable

Ideally youll also have

• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.