Paytm | Taxation

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented professional to join our Finance team as Manager – Taxation & Finance.
• The role is responsible for managing the Company's direct and indirect tax compliance, tax accounting, regulatory reporting, audits, and litigation while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive finance transformation and process improvements.
• The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Direct Tax, GST, tax accounting, ERP systems, and financial reporting, along with the ability to support strategic finance initiatives.
• Ensure timely deduction, deposit, and reporting of TDS, TCS, and other applicable taxes.
• Review tax implications of new products, business initiatives, contracts, and transactions.
• Coordinate with tax consultants, statutory auditors, and regulatory authorities.
• Support tax assessments, audits, notices, and litigation by preparing responses and maintaining documentation.
• Monitor changes in tax laws and regulations and evaluate their impact on the business.
• Review tax-related ledger balances and reconciliations.
• Support preparation and review of financial statements from a taxation perspective.
• Ensure tax provisions comply with applicable Accounting Standards, IND AS, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive automation of tax compliance, reconciliations, and reporting processes.
• Collaborate with ERP and Technology teams to enhance tax configurations and system capabilities.
• Ensure tax-related master data and ERP configurations remain compliant with applicable regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across tax processes.
• Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities.
• Participate in finance transformation, ERP implementation, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist in preparation of MIS reports, management dashboards, and board or regulatory submissions.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, Business, and Compliance teams on finance-related initiatives and projects.
• Provide support on accounting, treasury, regulatory reporting, and other finance functions as required.
• Support Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, and regulatory inspections.
• Ensure timely closure of tax and audit observations.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all tax-related transactions and compliance activities.
• Ensure adherence to applicable tax laws, accounting standards, and internal governance policies.
• Direct & Indirect Tax Compliance

Experience: 4–8 years

• Experience in Financial Services, FinTech, Broking, NBFC, or Banking will be preferred.
• Candidates based in Mumbai or willing to relocate are encouraged to apply.

Paytm (One 97 Communications Limited)

Paytm is the consumer and merchant brand of One 97 Communications Limited, a company founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma and headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Paytm started in 2010 with mobile recharges and bill payments and describes itself as India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company and a pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India. It builds technology that helps small businesses with payments and commerce, and its stated mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology. One 97 Communications has been listed on the NSE and BSE since November 2021.

Its businesses include UPI and wallet payments for consumers, QR codes, Soundbox and card machines and an online payment gateway for merchants, the distribution of loans, insurance and investment products in partnership with regulated lenders and insurers, Paytm Money for stock broking and mutual funds, Paytm Ads, and ticketing and travel. Finance roles at Paytm span business finance for its lending and payments businesses, financial planning and analysis, treasury and capital markets, direct and indirect taxation, finance controls and governance, internal audit and regulatory compliance — work that suits CA, CMA, CFA, MBA (Finance) and B.Com / M.Com profiles.

• Industry: Fintech — digital payments and financial services distribution
• Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
• In India: Head office in Noida, with teams in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram and sales and collections teams across India