Tax Manager

1. Direct Taxation

• Oversee corporate income tax compliance, including computation and filing of income tax returns, advance tax, tax provisions, and tax audit requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate TDS/TCS compliance, including deductions, payments, returns, reconciliations, and certificates.
• Review tax provisions, deferred tax, MAT/AMT, tax reconciliations, and related financial reporting requirements.
• Manage income tax assessments, scrutiny proceedings, reassessments, notices, inquiries, and departmental audits.
• Prepare and review submissions, explanations, reconciliations, and supporting documents for tax authorities.
• Manage direct tax litigation and appeals before CIT(A), ITAT, High Court, and other relevant authorities.
• Monitor tax demands, refunds, rectification proceedings, appeals, and recovery matters.
• Provide tax advisory on business transactions, capital expenditure, investments, restructuring, related-party transactions, and new business initiatives.

2. Transfer Pricing & International Taxation

• Oversee transfer pricing compliance for domestic and international related-party transactions.
• Review transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, Form 3CEB, and other applicable filings.
• Advise on cross-border transactions, withholding tax, DTAA, Permanent Establishment, royalty, technical fees, management fees, interest, and other international transactions.
• Review inter-company agreements and transactions from direct tax and transfer pricing perspectives.
• Coordinate with external consultants on transfer pricing assessments, audits, and litigation.

3. GST & Indirect Tax Compliance

• Oversee GST compliance across all business units, plants, warehouses, and locations.
• Ensure timely review and filing of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, GSTR-9C and other applicable GST returns.
• Monitor GST reconciliations, including GSTR-2A/2B, purchase registers, sales registers, input tax credit, and tax ledgers.
• Ensure proper compliance relating to e-invoicing, e-way bills, Input Tax Credit, Reverse Charge Mechanism, and GST payments.
• Review HSN/SAC classification, GST rates, valuation, exemptions, blocked credits, place of supply, and time of supply.
• Ensure compliance with GST Acts, Rules, Notifications, Circulars, and applicable departmental instructions.
• Drive effective ITC management, refund claims, export benefits, LUT/Bond compliance, and tax optimization.

4. GST Audit, Assessment & Litigation

• Lead GST departmental audits, scrutiny, investigations, inquiries, and assessments.
• Handle notices and proceedings under applicable provisions of GST law.
• Prepare and review responses to Central GST, State GST, DGGI, and other tax authorities.
• Coordinate with consultants and legal advisors for GST appeals and litigation before Appellate Authorities, Tribunals, and High Courts.
• Monitor disputed tax liabilities, interest, penalties, refunds, and litigation status.
• Ensure proper documentation and maintenance of records to defend the organization's tax positions.

6. Tax Planning & Advisory

• Develop and implement tax planning strategies for both direct and indirect taxes.
• Identify opportunities for tax optimization while ensuring full compliance with applicable laws.
• Evaluate tax implications of new products, business models, contracts, pricing arrangements, capital expenditure, investments, and business restructuring.
• Advise management on tax-efficient business structures and transactions.
• Conduct tax impact analysis for major commercial and strategic decisions.
• Keep senior management updated on changes in tax laws, Finance Act amendments, GST amendments, notifications, circulars, and significant judicial developments.

7. Cross-Functional Business Support

• Work closely with Finance, Accounts, Procurement, Supply Chain, Production, Sales, Logistics, HR, Legal, and Projects to ensure tax-compliant business processes.
• Review vendor invoices, customer agreements, contracts, purchase orders, service agreements, and commercial arrangements from direct and indirect tax perspectives.
• Provide tax inputs for procurement, sales, capex, employee-related payments, vendor arrangements, and inter-company transactions.
• Support statutory, internal, and financial audits by providing tax data, reconciliations, documentation, and explanations.
• Conduct periodic tax awareness sessions for internal stakeholders.

8. Tax Governance, Controls & Process Improvement

• Establish strong internal controls covering direct and indirect tax compliance.
• Develop and implement tax SOPs, policies, compliance calendars, and governance frameworks across the group.
• Conduct periodic tax health checks and identify potential tax exposures and risks.
• Strengthen controls around GST ITC, TDS/TCS, tax provisions, tax payments, reconciliations, e-invoicing, e-way bills, and tax documentation.
• Drive automation and digitalization of tax processes through SAP/ERP and tax technology platforms.
• Develop MIS and dashboards for management covering tax liabilities, compliance status, litigation, assessments, refunds, and tax risks.
• Ensure timely closure of tax audit observations and implementation of corrective actions.