Deputy Manager - Finance and Accounting (Taxation)

Overview

Deputy Manager / Manager in Finance and Accounting (Taxation) within the Management Accounting (COE) team, supporting risk, reinsurance and capital business. The role focuses on tax reporting, compliance, provisioning and reconciliations, while supporting transfer pricing and financial reporting activities.

What you'll do

• Support the preparation, review and filing of annual tax returns in compliance with local statutory and tax regulatory requirements.
• Support transfer pricing activities, including data gathering, analysis and documentation.
• Contribute to the preparation and filing of group tax returns, as applicable.
• Ensure accurate tax computations through a strong conceptual understanding of tax principles and methodologies.
• Manage the quarterly and year-end tax provision processes in close coordination with Tax and Reporting stakeholders.
• Prepare tax calculation workpapers and related adjustments for statutory financial statements.
• Apply working knowledge of tax-related accounting standards, such as IAS 12 – Income Taxes, to tax accounting and financial reporting activities.
• Prepare and review return-to-provision calculations, analyzing variances between estimated and actual tax liabilities.
• Apply foundational accounting knowledge to support tax reconciliations, reporting and close processes.
• Perform tax reconciliations between the books of account and tax authority records.
• Support tax-related or other relevant projects.
• Engage constantly with LEC and the team on updating and monitoring the status of the above activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams and Controllership to ensure timely, accurate and compliant tax reporting and filing.
• Actively participate in regular operational and tactical meetings as required.

What you'll need

• Qualified CA (or equivalent accounting qualification) with 5+ years of post-qualification experience.
• Comfortable working a 5:30am-2:30pm shift.
• Expertise in interpreting taxation laws, accounting principles, GAAP and practices.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, global teams and cultures.
• Proficient in data analysis, summarising and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to coordinate, prioritize and manage multiple activities.
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic environment under stringent deadlines.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in a similar tax reporting profile.
• Diploma in IFRS or US GAAP certification, or any specialised certification in taxation.
• System knowledge of Oracle, Essbase, Workiva and tax software.
• Excellent analytic skills, dashboard preparation and review, expertise in MS Office and Power BI.

Details

• Location: Mumbai / Pune.
• Hybrid role: at least three days per week in the office, with one anchor day per week on which the full team is together in person.