Role Overview

Embark is looking for an experienced Senior Manager Indirect Tax who combines strong indirect tax expertise, client-service experience, and an automation mindset.

The ideal candidate will have experience across both a Big 4 / leading skilled services firm and an MNE / large corporate tax function, preferably 3–4+ years in each environment.

The candidate should also have experience leading or contributing to tax automation or transformation initiatives as a functional SME, translating tax and business requirements into solutions in partnership with technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead client engagements across GST compliance, advisory, assessments, audits, tax positions, and process improvement.
- Act as a senior Indirect Tax SME, advising clients on complex tax matters and regulatory developments.
- Review key client deliverables, including reconciliations, returns, and technical positions.
- Understand client business processes, transaction flows, ERP environments, and tax processes to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Develop standardized SOPs, methodologies, controls, and review frameworks to enable consistent and scalable service delivery.
- Manage client relationships, multiple engagements, and delivery teams while ensuring quality and timelines.
- Identify opportunities to standardize,



simplify, and automate indirect tax processes.
- Act as the functional tax SME for automation initiatives, translating tax rules and process requirements into functional requirements for technology teams.
- Partner with technology teams across solution design, testing, UAT, implementation, and validation of automated outputs.
- Contribute to Embark's broader AI- and automation-enabled tax delivery model.

Experience & Qualifications

- 7+ years of relevant Indirect Tax experience, preferably combining 3–4+ years each in a Big 4 / leading professional services firm and an MNE / large corporate tax function.
- Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
- Strong technical and practical knowledge of Indian GST and indirect tax regulations.
- Experience managing client engagements, senior stakeholders, and teams.
- Experience in tax automation, transformation, ERP implementation, or process improvement projects as a functional SME.
- Ability to translate tax requirements into structured functional requirements and work effectively with technology teams; coding experience is not required.
- Exposure to SAP, Oracle, Zoho, or similar ERP platforms would be advantageous.

📌 Manager/Senior Manager - Indirect Tax (Bengaluru)
🏢 Embarkgcc Services
📍 Bengaluru