Head -Direct Tax

A. Compliance
• Ensuring Direct tax compliance including filing of returns for parent & the group entities
• Compliance for CbCR, POEM, SFT
• Handling of Transfer Pricing (TP) matters including Policy Guidelines, benchmarking analysis, TP audit, assessment, appeals relating to TP
• Guide the Tax Audit process and ensure active engagement with Tax auditor

B. Appeals & Litigation Management
• Detailed review of assessment and appeal submissions
• Appearance before income tax authorities up to Commissioner / Commissioner (A)
• Conducting briefing meetings with consultants, if any or AOR and senior counsels for ITAT / Courts hearings

C. Risk Mitigation & Policy Advocacy
• Tax litigation management and Risk analysis of Litigations based on facts & judicial precedence
• Provide pro-active tax consulting (WHT, Tax benefits etc. and risk management advise to businesses
• Proactively conduct tax risk audit and identify the gaps if any for immediate remediation
• Analysis of legislative changes in direct tax and important case laws for internal dissemination
• Policy advocacy through representations & meetings
• Represent the Company in external trade bodies etc.
• Keeping abreast of industry trends and tax developments including latest developments in international tax arena e.g. Multilateral agreements
• Issuance of Corporate tax guidelines

D. People Development & Networking
• Developing internal tax talent
• Developing and maintain working relationship with tax officials and senior Govt officials