Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management of Indirect Tax Compliance, Planning, Litigation, Partnering with Business, Audit and Assessments, etc.

• Identify/Suggest alternative solutions strategy to ensure that there is minimal leakage of Indirect taxes

• Represent the Company before various authorities, prepare replies to SCNs, Appeals, stay applications etc. and to make representations before associations on the related matters.

• Responsible for Audits, Assessments and Litigation Management including VAT and Service tax for pre-GST period

• Ensure timely replies to all notices from tax authorities and ability and confidence to deal with senior tax officials.

• Ensure regular tracking and circulation on judgments, circulars and notifications which are directly / indirectly related to open litigations/ company’s business and create a central repository for the same.

• Keeping abreast with any changes/ amendments in the Indirect tax laws to ensure that any impact on the group companies is adequately addressed

• Ensure that all Indirect tax compliances happen accurately and on a timely basis

• Ensuring Timely filling of GST returns, compliance with GST audits and revenue audits

• Supervise updates and report the status of assessments, appeals and other verification/enquiries on a regular basis.

• Act as tax consultant/advisor to various units/divisions within the company to ensure compliance and optimization of tax cost within the legal framework. This would include analysis of the provisions of GST law in this regard.

• Ensure correct determination of GST liability and its timely deposit with the Government treasury.

• Assisting on matters relating to SEZ Act and rules and relevant compliances

• Assist the company in handling pre-GST litigations on VAT / Service Tax Excise / customs issues.

• Seek opinions and inputs from tax consultants and tax counsels.

• Assist in handling the tax litigations at various appellate levels like Commissioner (Appeals), Tax Tribunals, State High Courts and Supreme Court of India.