Job Description
Role
- Senior Manager – Taxation (Direct, Indirect & Cross-Border)

Location:
Kolkata (On-site) Experience Required: 10–12+ years post-qualification Qualification: Chartered Accountant (strongly preferred); CS/CMA with equivalent tax exposure considered Team Size Managed: 10–12 professionals

About the role
We are hiring a Senior Manager – Taxation to own end-to-end direct tax, indirect tax, and books-of
- accounts finalisation for a substantial client portfolio, while leading a delivery team of 10–12 professionals. This is a senior, people-leadership role: you will be the final technical checkpoint before client sign-off and the primary career and delivery manager for your team, not an individual-contributor tax role with reporting responsibilities bolted on. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise across direct tax and GST, is comfortable finalising books of accounts independently, and has working exposure to basic transfer pricing and cross
- border/international taxation — gained either through client work or through working alongside a specialist team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Tax
• Independently manage direct tax compliance, planning, and advisory for a portfolio of corporate and cross-border clients.
• Review and finalise income tax computations, returns, and tax positions taken by the team.
• Handle income tax notices, assessments, and departmental proceedings, including drafting responses and representing at hearings where required.
• Identify tax risk and planning opportunities proactively for clients and escalate material exposures to the Principal. Indirect Tax (GST & TDS)
• Own GST compliance end-to-end: GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, annual returns (GSTR-9/9C) and reconciliations for the portfolio.




• Review and resolve GST reconciliation discrepancies before they reach the client.
• Oversee TDS compliance, filings, and correction workflows across the team.
• Manage GST and TDS notices and departmental queries end-to-end. Finalisation of Accounts & Financial Reporting
• Independently finalise books of accounts, financial statements, MIS, schedules, and reconciliations for clients of varying complexity.
• Ensure accurate, on-time month-end and year-end closures across the portfolio.
• Identify accounting discrepancies early and drive timely resolution with the team and the client.
• Support and coordinate statutory and internal audits, including liaising directly with auditors. Transfer Pricing & Cross-Border Taxation
• Apply working knowledge of basic transfer pricing concepts — arm's length principle, benchmarking basics, Form 3CEB requirements — to flag and route TP-relevant transactions correctly.
• Support cross-border tax compliance and advisory for clients with international structures (Singapore, US, Dubai, and similar corridors).
• Coordinate with internal specialists and, where needed, external counsel on cross-border structuring, withholding tax, and DTAA positions.
• Build sufficient fluency in international tax fundamentals to review team output critically and identify when a matter needs specialist escalation. Team & Client Leadership
• Lead, mentor,



and manage a team of 10–12 accounting and taxation professionals across multiple client engagements.
• Own resource allocation, workload planning, and delivery quality across the team — this is a true managerial role with direct accountability for team output, not just technical review.
• Set and track individual goals for team members; conduct regular one-on-ones and performance conversations.
• Act as the senior client-facing point of contact for escalations, complex queries, and relationship management within the portfolio.
• Drive process discipline, documentation standards, and continuous improvement within the practice. CANDIDATE PROFILE Qualification
• Chartered Accountant (CA) — strongly preferred.
• Company Secretary (CS) or Cost & Management Accountant (CMA) with strong, demonstrable direct tax, GST, and accounts finalisation experience will also be considered. Experience
• 10–12+ years of relevant post-qualification experience in a CA firm, tax consultancy, or in-house tax/finance leadership role.
• Robust, hands-on experience across direct tax, indirect tax (GST/TDS), and finalisation of books of accounts — non-negotiable across all three.
• Working exposure to basic transfer pricing and cross-border/international taxation; deep specialisation not required, but working fluency is.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing a team of 10 or more professionals, with clear ownership of delivery outcomes.
• Prior experience serving international or cross-border clients (Singapore, US, UK, Middle East) is a strong plus.

How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their resume to [email protected].

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