Bunge India | Associate Team Lead - Direct Tax & Transfer Pricing

Responsibilities

• The Senior Direct Tax & Transfer Pricing Specialist is responsible for overseeing complex direct tax and transfer pricing matters, providing technical judgement, and ensuring consistent, on time and high‑quality tax compliance across assigned regions or legal entities.
• The role acts as a subject matter expert within the tax function, supporting tax governance, audit defense, and strategic initiatives, while driving process optimization, automation, and capability development within the tax operating model.
• Lead and review complex direct tax activities, including tax provisions, ETR forecasting, CIT filings, withholding tax processes, and year‑end true‑ups.
• Provide technical guidance on direct tax and transfer pricing matters, including intercompany pricing, functional analyses, and interpretation of tax regulations.
• Act as a primary liaison for tax authorities and external advisors during audits, reviews, and complex filings.
• Oversee and challenge tax and transfer pricing reconciliations, identifying risks, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive tax process initiatives, including standardization and knowledge development within the tax team.
• Grow Bunge’s capabilities that attract, develop and retain talent, cultivate networks and partnerships through strategic influence.
• Share a compelling vision and strategic direction that inspires others to action, setting high standards and leading effectively through change.

Education & experience

• Good understanding of Direct tax and Transfer Pricing regulations and compliances.
• Basic knowledge of accounting and financial processes.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience with SAP (preferably S/4HANA) and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Expertise in corporate income tax and tax provisions.
• Deep knowledge of OECD transfer pricing guidelines and TP documentation.
• Experience with intercompany pricing models and audit defense.
• Strong command of SAP and tax data environments.
• Exposure to tax automation initiatives.
• Professional Finance Certifications like CPA, CA, CFA strongly preffered.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex tax matters and senior stakeholder interactions.

Bunge Global SA

Bunge goes back to 1818, when Johann Peter Gottlieb Bunge founded a trading firm in Amsterdam. Its headquarters moved over the years through South America and New York before settling in the St. Louis area in 2019, and it has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2001. The company processes oilseeds and grains and supplies edible oils, flour and other food ingredients to customers around the world. In India it opened Bunge Business Services in Mohali in 2018, its first global business service centre, supporting finance, trade execution, procurement, HR, technology, SOX compliance and data management.

Bunge's finance openings in India are at its Mohali-area centre and cover a wide range. Record-to-report roles run from process executive to senior manager, and the senior ones ask for a Chartered Accountant with nine to ten years of record-to-report experience. Other roles cover financial planning and analysis, treasury, direct tax and transfer pricing, SOX compliance, credit risk, middle office, foreign exchange, procure-to-pay and SAP finance. Postings name CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CFA, FRM or an MBA in Finance, and the accounts payable roles ask for a commerce degree.

• Industry: Agribusiness and food: oilseed processing, grain trading and origination, edible oils, milling and related ingredients
• Headquarters: St. Louis area, Missouri, United States (Bunge, listed on the NYSE)
• In India: Bunge Business Services in Mohali, Punjab, opened in 2018 as the group's first global business service centre