Tax Specialist (Contract)

Overview

Contract Senior Tax Specialist / Tax Analyst role supporting direct and indirect tax preparation and compliance filings for India, on a long-term contractual position with a six-month renewal cycle.

What you'll do

• Prepare and file various tax returns and payments with the tax and revenue department.
• Understand and look after full cycle corporate income tax and GST compliances.
• Prepare monthly GST and corporate income tax provisions as per local GAAP and US GAAP.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly estimated income tax payments and GST payments.
• Prepare and process tax journals and perform monthly reconciliation of tax accounts.
• Assist with financial statement tax provisions and tax notes.
• Prepare, request, reconcile, and follow up open issues on tax bulletins for various and foreign subsidiaries.
• Extract various reports from financial accounting ERPs and perform analysis.
• Assist in tax department audits and assessments.
• Assist in the quarterly accrual process and various projects when needed.
• Research, interpret and apply tax legislation, case laws and rulings.
• Work with country tax leadership and ancillary finance functions to deliver as per agreed timelines.
• Publish performance dashboards and required tax-specific reporting.
• Ensure proactive controls are in place to highlight issues before they are picked up by the business.
• Adhere to Corteva internal control policies and procedures, including established SOX compliance processes.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of accounting flows and tax frameworks to support the process.
• Ensure 100% tax compliance, service delivery and adherence to all key control activities.
• Ensure basic process documentation is completed for all activities.

What you'll need

• Graduate or postgraduate with an accounting or commerce background.
• 4 to 5 years of experience handling indirect tax and income tax compliances.
• Broad understanding of indirect tax and direct tax laws, GST and income tax laws.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with business stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Very good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to multi-task.
• Proficiency in the use of tax software such as OneSource.
• Ability to research and understand principles of indirect tax and corporate income tax laws.
• Demonstrated ability to drive results.

Nice to have

• India GST and direct tax compliance experience.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Employment type: long-term contract with a six-month renewal cycle.