Standard Chartered India | Associate Manager - Direct Tax

Responsibilities

• Learn & Use the available software applications in the process like Onesource, Longview, SAP, PSGL and any other internal or licensed applications needed to perform the job
• Nurture the team to have an eye for identifying opportunities to make processes most efficient and zealous to pick up additional responsibilities
• Work towards achieving the department’s TOM and long and short term goals. Be brave to challenge the status quo and bring in Change for.
• Meet the SLA timelines and quality at all times and escalate for any challenges faced in the process.
• The ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.
• Gather inputs, collate data, analyse information to compute tax and prepare necessary tax return workpapers and forms
• Interact and maintain strong working relation with various stakeholders in the process to achieve the job objectives
• Support country tax in maintaining and updating Tax Risk Reports
• Support on extraction of tax audit information and maintain Audit defence files
• Support the process in various other ancillary processes and tasks to accomplish the job objective
• Support the team in achieving the common goals of the organisation
• Train the new hires during onboarding and the team for any updates, etc
• Develop and build a strong team capable of working together to achieve objectives of the organisation
• Help individuals build a strong career path and be excited to work for the organisation

Qualifications

• University degree preferable in Finance or Accounting (Mandatory).
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in tax and accounting environments (Desirable).
• Good understanding of general tax principles and accounting treatment for taxes (current & deferred tax).
• Good understanding or knowledge of Indian income-tax laws.

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It was formed in 1969 through the merger of Standard Bank and The Chartered Bank.

Its Indian global business services centres hire finance professionals for financial control, stress testing, regulatory reporting, tax and risk roles.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: Present in India for over 150 years, with global business services centres in Bengaluru and Chennai