Puma India | Taxation CA Industrial Trainee

Roles & responsibilities

• As a Taxation Industrial Trainee, you will be an integral part of the taxation team, supporting compliance, reporting, and advisory across direct and indirect tax functions.
• This role offers hands-on exposure to tax regulations impacting a leading global sports lifestyle brand.
• Reports to: Senior Manager Taxation.
• Assist in preparation and filing of direct and indirect tax returns (GST, TDS, Income Tax).
• Support GST compliance, including return filing, reconciliations, and handling notices.
• Work on TDS calculations, filings, and reconciliations with books.
• Assist in tax audits, assessments, and preparation of required documentation.
• Perform reconciliation of financial data with tax filings (GST vs books, TDS vs ledger).
• Support tax provisioning and deferred tax calculations.
• Ensure adherence to statutory compliance timelines and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Finance, Supply Chain, Legal) for tax-related data.
• Assist in responding to tax notices and queries from authorities.
• Contribute to process improvements and automation in tax reporting.

Who you are

• Strong academic record and solid conceptual understanding of taxation.
• Proficient in MS Excel; working knowledge of SAP ERP is a definite advantage.
• Sharp analytical mind with clear, confident communication skills.
• Self-driven and comfortable keeping pace in a fast-moving brand environment.
• Comfortable working both independently and in cross-functional teams.

PUMA SE

Puma was founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler in Herzogenaurach, the Bavarian town where he and his younger brother Adolf had run a shoe business, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, since 1924. When the brothers split, Adolf went on to found Adidas, while Rudolf first registered his company as Ruda before renaming it Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler. Puma has been a public company since 1986 and its shares trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It designs and sells sports footwear, apparel and accessories, and has owned the golf brand Cobra Golf since 2010. In India the business is run by Puma Sports India Private Limited, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, where teams work in marketing, product, finance, HR, wholesale, sourcing, retail and e-commerce.

Finance hiring in Bengaluru covers commercial finance for the wholesale business, accounts receivable and order-to-cash combined with business finance, third-party accounts and indirect tax. Most roles are at senior associate and assistant manager level and are meant for recently qualified Chartered Accountants with up to two years of experience. There are also industrial trainee openings in finance and in taxation (GST) for students pursuing CA with ICAI who are eligible for industrial training under the institute's guidelines.

• Industry: Sportswear: athletic footwear, apparel and accessories, including golf equipment through Cobra Golf
• Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany (PUMA SE, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange)
• In India: Puma Sports India Private Limited, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru