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Key Responsibilities:

Direct Taxation:

• Execute complex projects related to the application of tax law.
• Prepare complex tax returns.
• Review basic tax returns and tax reconciliations, providing guidance to less-experienced tax staff.
• Research and interpret tax laws, analyze and summarize tax information, and make recommendations to ensure compliance with tax regulations.
• Prepare reports supporting positions taken on federal and state tax returns as well as federal and state tax provisions, providing recommendations to tax department leaders.
• Support tax audits by gathering data, addressing questions, and resolving issues.
• Coach less-experienced tax staff.

• Financial Regulations Acumen: Evaluates applicable regulations for the financial area of focus, such as tax, banking, pension, local accounting to ensure underlying transactions are recorded in compliance with applicable regulations; explains key requirements and purpose of regulations and implications to the business to inform and educate relevant stakeholders.
• Tax Based Modeling and Computation: Performs income tax provision computations, tax return calculations, and tax modeling taking into account the relevant business facts and assumptions.
• Tax Technical Analysis: Leverages various tax technical resources by researching applicable regulations, tax code, and case law to ensure taxes are recorded in compliance with regulation.
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Being Resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness: Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Project Management: Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule, and resources for a temporary effort (a "project"). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.
• Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

• College, university, or equivalent degree in accounting required.
• Progress toward Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or similar certification preferred.

• Tax Audit & Computation: Conduct thorough tax audits and computations, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and accurate tax provisioning for quarterly taxation.
• Collaboration with Statutory Auditors: Work closely with statutory auditors to facilitate audits and address any tax-related queries.
• Litigation Management: Handle tax litigation matters, providing strategic support and representation as needed.
• Tax Submissions: Prepare first-level submissions for tax assessments and second-level submissions for CIT appeals.
• Rectification Applications: Manage various rectification applications and the preparation of Order Giving Effects (OG) documentation.
• Liaison with Tax Authorities: Interact effectively with tax authorities to resolve queries and ensure compliance.
• Tax Knowledge: Maintain a strong understanding of current and deferred tax accounting principles.
• Effective Tax Rate Calculations: Perform calculations related to the Effective Tax Rate (ETR).
• US GAAP/IGAPP Provisions: Demonstrate knowledge of US GAAP and IGAPP-related tax provisions.
• Income Computation: Compute income and prepare income tax returns for corporate entities.
• Charitable Trust Tax Audits: Manage tax audits for charitable trusts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
• DTAA & Form Filing: Exhibit knowledge of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) and manage the filing of forms 15CA/CB series.