Manager Indirect Tax & Regulatory Compliance.

Department: Finance / Taxation

Designation: Manager Indirect Tax & Regulatory Compliance.

Reporting To: Finance Controller

1. Job Purpose To manage indirect tax and related statutory compliances of the organization, including GST, Customs, DGFT and other applicable regulatory requirements. Ensure timely compliance, tax optimization, effective management of audits and assessments, and provide tax support to various business functions.

2. Key Responsibilities

1. GST Compliance & Administration.

- Monitor GST registration requirements, amendments and additional places of business.
- Ensure timely & accurate filing of GST returns and other statutory compliances across all registrations.
- Review & Reconcile GSTR 1 ,2B, 3B with sales / purchase register /books of accounts.
- Monitor ITC eligibility, reversals, blocked credits, re-availment and vendor-related ITC mismatches
- Reconcile import IGST with eligible ITC reflected in GST records
- Review GST applicability under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM).
- Ensure compliance with e-invoicing, IRN, QR code and e-way bill requirements.
- Review GST implications of credit notes, debit notes, discounts, sales returns, stock transfers and job-work transactions.
- Monitor GST TDS/TCS requirements wherever applicable.
- Identify opportunities for GST optimization and cost savings.

2. GST Audit & Litigation

- Handle GST audits, assessments, notices and departmental queries.
- Monitor litigation, demands, pre-deposits, appeal deadlines and pending proceedings.
- Maintain a centralised register of tax disputes, demands and contingent liabilities
- Prepare responses and coordinate with tax authorities and consultants.
- Ensure timely resolution of GST disputes and pending matters.

3. Customs & DGFT Compliance

- Manage import and export-related Customs compliance.
- Review HSN classification, customs duty and applicable exemptions.
- Ensure proper utilization of RoDTEP, Duty Drawback, EPCG and other export incentives.
- Monitor DGFT registrations, licences and export obligation requirements.

1. Legal Metrology Compliance

- Ensure compliance with the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, as applicable.
- Manage registrations and renewals of manufacturer, packer and importer under applicable Legal Metrology requirements.
- Review mandatory declarations on product labels and packaging, including MRP, net quantity,



month/year of manufacture or packing, consumer care details and other applicable declarations.
- Ensure compliance with unit of measurement, quantity declarations and applicable unit sale price requirements.
- Review packaging artwork and product labels from a Legal Metrology compliance perspective before commercialisation.
- Monitor changes in Legal Metrology regulations, notifications and state-specific requirements.
- Coordinate inspections, notices, assessments and proceedings with Legal Metrology authorities.
- Ensure compliance across manufacturing facilities, warehouses, distributors and online/e-commerce platforms, wherever applicable.

1. Pharmaceutical and Related Regulatory Compliance

- Coordinate statutory registrations, licences, renewals and regulatory compliances applicable to pharmaceutical products relevant to the organisation's business.
- Monitor compliance with applicable Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Rules and other relevant regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate with the relevant regulatory authorities, consultants and internal Quality Assurance, R&D; and manufacturing teams.
- Maintain a centralised register of licences, approvals, renewals and statutory submissions.
- Monitor regulatory changes affecting product manufacture, import, distribution, labelling and marketing.
- Ensure timely submission of regulatory returns, declarations and other prescribed documentation, wherever applicable.
- Coordinate regulatory inspections, notices and compliance observations.
- Monitor product registration and approval requirements before commercial launch.

6. ERP (Preferably SAP) and Tax Technology Management

- Ensure appropriate GST configuration and tax determination in SAP S/4HANA.
- Review GSTIN, PAN, HSN/SAC, tax codes and relevant customer, vendor and material master data.
- Ensure consistency between SAP billing documents, IRN, QR codes, e-way bills and GST returns.
- Review tax-related interfaces between SAP and GST/e-invoice systems.
- Establish controls over creation and modification of tax-related master data.




- Coordinate with IT and ERP support teams for resolution of tax configuration and system-related issues.
- Ensure proper tax accounting, reconciliations and maintenance of audit trails.
- Identify opportunities for automation of tax compliance and reconciliation processes.

7. Tax Planning & Business Support

- Provide GST and Customs guidance for procurement, sales, imports, exports and manufacturing activities.
- Review tax implications of business transactions and new projects.
- Evaluate tax implications of inter-state stock transfers, job work, related-party transactions and other business arrangements.
- Coordinate with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sales and Operations teams.
- Identify tax-saving opportunities while ensuring compliance.

8. Audit & Internal Controls

- Support statutory, internal and departmental audits.
- Strengthen tax processes, documentation and internal controls.
- Conduct periodic reviews of GST compliance at manufacturing plants, warehouses and other business locations
- Identify tax risks and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- Ensure timely closure of audit observations and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

9. MIS & Process Improvement

- Prepare regular MIS on GST, ITC, refunds, Customs duty, export incentives and tax exposures.
- Monitor changes in tax laws and communicate their impact to management.
- Drive automation and improvement of tax compliance processes.

10.Key Expectations

- Ensure 100% timely statutory compliance.
- Minimize tax errors, interest and penalties.
- Ensure proper utilization of eligible ITC and export incentives.
- Resolve tax notices and audit observations on time.
- Improve tax processes and internal controls.
- Provide effective tax support to business operations.

3. Team Management

- Guide and supervise the indirect tax team.
- Ensure explicit responsibility and timely completion of compliance activities.
- Coordinate with consultants, auditors and government authorities.

4. Qualification

- CA / CA Inter / ICWA /CMA / MBA Finance / M.Com.

5. Experience

- 812 years of relevant experience in Indirect Taxation.
- Strong experience in GST compliance, audits, assessments and litigation.
- Sound knowledge of Customs, DGFT and export incentives.
- Experience in manufacturing industry preferred.
- Experience in SAP and MS Excel preferred.

📌 Manager Indirect Tax and Regulatory Compliance. (Bengaluru)
🏢 Resil Chemicals
📍 Bengaluru