- Leading engagements with respect to direct tax advisory services with specific focus on transaction structuring, corporate restructuring/ business reorganizations, review of transaction documentation (such as share purchase/ subscription agreement, shareholders’ agreement, merger/ demerger schemes, business transaction agreements, valuation reports, etc) and other implementation support
- Independently Handling due diligence from an income-tax standpoint (including all co-ordination/ correspondences/ communication with clients/ advisors/ bankers/ financial diligence teams)
- Leading a team comprising of qualified chartered accountants and handling a bouquet of transaction tax clients
- Finalizing client deliverables in consultation with the Partner/Director/Associate Director.
- Leading and coordinating tax planning and tax risk management assignments, with guidance from the reporting supervisor.
- Preparation of tax opinions, memos in power point and word formats and other deliverables from an M&A;/ transaction tax standpoint
- Handling transaction tax and regulatory filings and compliances such as deposit of withholding taxes/ TCS, Form 15CA/ CBs, income-tax returns, Form FC-GPR, etc
- Managing and maintaining relationship with clients
- Drafting & preparing proposals & pitch presentations with respect to existing & new clients and business affiliates (including identifying leads_
- Research and documentation of positions of complex transaction tax issues both domestic and international taxation standpoint
- Managing conversations and correspondences with clients, counsels, advisors, internal Firm stakeholders, etc
- Regularly updating knowledge and being abreast of latest developments from tax and regulatory standpoint.
- Sharing tax and industry updates with the team and encourage sharing of best practices within team and across teams
- Identifying new opportunities for serving existing clients, deciding the scope and pricing
- Initiating and actively participating in client meetings
- Supervising, training and mentoring the team and help in overall growth
- Research and assistance in writing/ co-authoring technical thought-leadership publication and articles for print and online media
Desired Profile:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- Post qualification experience in direct tax of at least 5 years
- Experience in handling transaction tax/ M&A; matters
Skill Set:
- The candidate should have good understanding of the Income Tax Law and other Acts such as Companies Act, FEMA and SEBI Laws.
- Valuable and timely communication and drafting/ writing skills
- Timelines-oriented, analytical and possess sound business knowledge.
- Good ability to train the team and handle conversations with internal and external stakeholders
Required Skills:
- Transaction tax
- Direct tax due diligence
- Company law
- FEMA
- SEBI
- Direct tax advisory
- Mergers and Acquisition