Senior Associate- Direct Tax

RoleSummary

The role

will involve working closely with regional tax teams, finance teams, external

advisors, and business stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal

candidate will have strong knowledge and experience in corporate tax

compliance, tax reporting, withholding tax, tax accounting support, and process

controls. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail,

stakeholder management capability, and the ability to work in a global,

deadline-driven environment.

KeyResponsibilities

• Support preparation, review, and

filing of corporate income tax returns across multiple jurisdictions.

• Assist in gathering, validating, and

analyzing financial data required for tax computations and filings.

• Prepare tax schedules, workpapers,

reconciliations, and supporting documentation for tax returns.

• Track tax compliance calendars and

ensure timely completion of assigned deliverables.

• Coordinate with local country tax

teams and external consultants for return preparation and review.

• Support withholding tax compliance,

including documentation, reconciliations, certificates, and filings.

• Assist in responding to tax notices,

assessments, audits, and information requests from tax authorities.

• Centrally track advance tax payments,

assist in forecast of annual cash tax outflow.

• Track Effective Tax Rate across

countries. Prepare and present tax adjustments and its effect on effective tax

rates.

• Support quarterly and annual tax

provision processes as per applicable accounting standards.

• Prepare tax provision schedules,

deferred tax workings, effective tax rate analysis, and related

reconciliations.

• Assist in reviewing tax balances in

the general ledger and resolving tax accounting differences.

• Support preparation of tax

disclosures and reporting packs for regional and global tax teams.

• Ensure accurate documentation and

audit trails for all tax reporting activities.

• Coordinate with finance and

controllership teams to validate tax-sensitive transactions.

• Support implementation of global tax initiative

in areas of tax policies, processes, and governance requirements.

• Maintain standard operating

procedures, process documentation, checklists, and compliance trackers.

• Identify opportunities for process

improvement, automation, and standardization.

• Partner with global, regional, and

local tax teams to ensure smooth delivery of compliance activities.

Requirements

RequiredQualifications

• Chartered Accountant, CPA, ACCA, MBA

Finance, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting,

Finance, Commerce, Taxation, or related field.

• 3 to 6 years of experience in

international tax compliance, corporate tax, tax reporting, or global tax

operations from Big 4 or a Foreign headquartered

• Experience in internal tax compliance

from Big 4 firm, multinational company, shared services center, or global

capability center preferred.

RequiredSkills and Experience

• Strong understanding of corporate

income tax compliance and tax accounting concepts.

• Good understanding of withholding

tax, transfer pricing support, tax audits, and tax reconciliations.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills;

exposure to Power BI, Oracle, Tableau, and AI tools.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving,

and documentation skills.

• Global mindset and cross-cultural

collaboration.