Tax Associate Manager

Skill required: Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance - Statutory Reporting
Designation: Tax Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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What would you do? You will be aligned with our Finance Operations vertical and will be helping us in determining financial outcomes by collecting operational data/reports, whilst conducting analysis and reconciling transactions. Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance involves preparation and filing of complex tax returns, prepares monthly/quarterly calculations/ workpapers, recording and reporting of tax transactions and effective tax rate reconciliation. Tax experience in Federal/ State/ International Tax returns Tax Process Design, OneSource experience and proficiency keyword includes:- ("Statutory Reporting","Tax Compliance" "Corporate Tax" Return",Federal,State", International Tax "State Tax Return" This is the process of generating financial statements in accordance with client policies and statutory requirements. Activities include IFRS to local GAAP reconciliation, updating notes accounts, XBRL tagging, preparing tax packs etc.
What are we looking for? Qualifications: Commerce Graduate/MBA Finance/CA/CFA/CMA/ICWA •Audit & Control (A&C) •Audit & Control Assoc Manager • Oversee and coordinate the successful deployment of Risk Management and Compliance activities, ensuring consistency and standardization across the organization. • Oversee and review the various KPIs and deliverables of the Quality testing team • Ensure compliance with internal policies (audit methodology and risk management) and the proper execution of control evaluation23.
Roles and Responsibilities: •Functional Experience in: • Expert Audit Management, acting as the primary liaison between internal/external auditors and Executive leadership, ensuring timely and effective completion of large-scale audits. • Leading high-impact Control Design & Remediation initiatives to evaluate operating effectiveness of key financial/operational controls and oversee complex deficiency remediation. • Ensuring all operational policies and procedures are compliant with regulatory standards and consistently adhered to, driving consistency and standardization across processes. Communication Should possess excellent communication skills including: • Executive Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to communicate control issues, risk appetite, and audit findings clearly and persuasively to senior management and diverse stakeholders. • Confidence in presenting complex risk and control concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including internal and client leadership. • Seamless client handling and the ability to handle client escalations for resolution, mitigation, and continuous tracking. Transformation / Ops Improvement Experience • Acting as a change catalyst to implement change and improve internal controls and financial integrity within processes. • Identifying key operating areas for Operations and driving major Process Improvement initiatives, including a focus on control automation and standardization. • Identifying process gaps and establishing new processes, with emphasis on internal controls. Tools • Familiarity with GRC Platforms (Governance, Risk, and Compliance software solutions) for strategic control oversight and tracking • Proficiency in Microsoft Office [especially Excel] for advanced data analysis and complex reporting. • Working knowledge of core systems like SAP for control testing and data extraction purposes. People Management • Leading teams (Min Team Size 8-10 FTEs). • Responsible for performance management, workload allocation, and career development within the function. • Ensuring an effective communication process is in place with line management and team members.