Manager – Taxation

Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts

Location: Vapi, Gujarat, India
Open positions: 2
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 5–10 years
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job Brief

Manage and execute direct and indirect taxation activities across group entities, ensuring timely statutory compliance, accurate tax filings, and effective tax reconciliations. The role focuses primarily on GST, Income Tax, TDS/TCS, tax audits, and related compliance, while also supporting accounting, financial reporting, and ERP operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Indirect taxation (GST): Prepare and file GST returns; reconcile GSTR-2B with books; verify Input Tax Credit (ITC); and handle GST refunds, registrations, amendments, e-invoicing, and e-way bill compliance.
• Direct taxation: Manage TDS/TCS computations, payments, and return filings; calculate advance tax; prepare income tax returns; and reconcile Form 26AS/AIS with the books of accounts.
• Tax audit and compliance: Assist with tax audits, including Form 3CD, GST audits, statutory audits, and internal audits. Prepare audit schedules, working papers, and supporting documents, and resolve audit queries promptly.
• Accounting and financial support: Support day-to-day accounting, bank and inter-company reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing, provisions, accruals, MIS reports, and financial schedules across group entities.
• ERP and systems: Use MS Dynamics for voucher posting, ledger reviews, report extraction, and master data verification. Ensure ERP data aligns with tax portals, books of accounts, and statutory returns.
• Documentation and coordination: Coordinate with internal accounts teams and external auditors; maintain tax records and registers; and meet statutory requirements and deadlines.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI) with taxation articleship experience.
• Maximum two attempts in CA Final examinations.
• Strong working knowledge of GST, Income Tax, TDS/TCS, tax audits, and statutory compliance.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations; working knowledge of MS Word and tax portals.
• Working knowledge of MS Dynamics required; Tally knowledge preferred.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and applicable accounting standards.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication, with strong drafting and documentation skills.