Head of Taxes - India

Job Title : Head of Tax, India Region

Reporting to :Head of Tax Strategy & Consulting | Taxes

Entity : Evonik India

Work Location : Thane

Purpose of the Position :

• Responsible for tax compliance, tax planning and reporting and tax risk management in areas of Direct, Indirect tax and Transfer pricing for all Evonik Entities in India Region (except Bangladesh and Insilco Ltd).
• Lead and manage local tax department in India
• This position will be responsible for all tax matters including compliances (statutory filings), tax assessment, tax litigation, managing and supporting various audits. This position also manages group tax reporting and compliance.
• Set up proactive process to avoid non-compliance and liabilities from tax perspective. Provides direction to the Company in cases of any changes to the taxation laws while assessing its impact on the business. Advocate group tax policy and procedure within the Evonik entities in India Region.
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

Direct Tax and Indirect Tax

• Administer timely compliances of all tax returns (monthly, quarterly, yearly) and payments under direct taxes (corporate tax and WHT) and Indirect taxes (GST).
• Lead and Manage timely completion of Tax Audits, GST Audits and Filing Annual Tax Return.
• Manage tax litigation and represent before income tax authorities / GST authorities at all levels i.e., regular assessments, rectification, appeals or refunds.
• Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all tax transactions
• Ensure Tax compliance for all foreign entities
  
  

Transfer Pricing

• Filing of TP Audit Report / Certification in Form 3CEB.
• Administer timely preparation of TP Study Report and documentation.
• Compliance with Local transfer pricing laws and group transfer pricing policies.
• Identifying relevant international transactions and associated enterprises under the transfer pricing laws.
  
  

Strategic Responsibility:

• Observe changes in the tax landscape, assess relevance for the group and define measures, if necessary.
• Partnering closely with businesses regularly to ensure that taxation practices are best in class and management is availing of all opportunities in the market.
• Close collaboration with the global tax team.
• Working/Liaising with Internal and Statutory auditors.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and consultants.
• Ensure adequate systems are in place and adopt best in class industry practices on tax compliance.
• Thrive for efficient end-to-end processes (also by means of digitalization).
• Advise on tax implication of business transactions. Find tax optimal and viable options for the business and other stakeholders.
• Guides businesses and other departments by researching and interpreting relevant Tax laws, applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations.
• Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve corporate objectives
• Shares best practices across functions, i.e, process improvements, restructuring and procedures changes.
• Aligns teams and resources in order to solve problems and drive results.
• Qualification: CA with minimum 10 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Experience of using technology to make the tax working efficient Working Knowledge on SAP S/4 Hana will be added advantage
• Thorough knowledge of Direct and Indirect taxes and have tax technical ability to deal with tax computations, conversant with filing of tax returns on government portals and handling litigations.
• Fluent Communication.
• Stakeholder management (i.e., Finance functions, tax authorities, consultants)
• Strong skills around communication, interpersonal, analytical & presentation skills.
  
  

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Sagar Khedekar

Company is

Evonik India