Assistant Manager - Tax Operations

Business Title: Assistant Manager Tax Operations Location: Bangalore MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBS: The Global Tax function has launched the Future of Tax (FOT) transformation project under the Digital Finance umbrella. As part of the Future of Tax project, compliance work related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing which will be done by Business and Supplier Operations Team, under a new target Operating Model (TOM). The new TOM will involve tax process to be performed across Global Tax team, Country Tax Team, UniOps and 3rd party consultant (Big 4s). UniOps team’s vision is to build an externally benchmarked, world class Tax Data COE which delivers End to End high-quality, accurate financial information for effective decision making and meeting regulatory requirements. Guiding Principles for project success • Drive value by freeing up space within Tax (through effective partnering) to focus on strategy • Global, standardized, simplified and efficient tax process model • Flexible, agile and Future Fit sustainable operations • Ownership mindset with passion for high performance KEY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE: • Computation of VAT, WHT and preparation of returns of complex countries • Rule based calculations related to CIT tax provision, advance tax and quarterly group reporting • End to end Management of Tax data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data • Analysis of tax data, trends spot discrepancies • Strong understanding of underlying accounting entries related to tax • Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries. • Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework • Closely work with Unilever global tax teams & Outsourced Service Providers regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws across the globe. • Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed • Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements. • Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders. • Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support/analysis of data • Ensure that all agreed KPIs in the tax process are met • Drive continuous improvement, provide recommendations for a best in class process for direct/indirect tax • Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies • Lead, coach and develop a team of 2 tax data specialists • Manage stakeholders in the countries SKILLS: Technical Skills • Strong Knowledge of accounting • Prior experience of Direct Tax/Indirect tax/Withholding Tax/ Transfer Pricing • End user knowledge of SAP (FI module). • Proficiency in MS-Excel • Experience at collecting /consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems.