Lead II - Taxes

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UST

India, Kerala, Trivandrum Full-Time On-site

Posted 16 hours ago • Apply by June 15, 2026

Job Description

Role Description

Lead - Tax and compliance

Location: Trivandrum, Kerala Only

Experience: 5 to 8 Years

Education: CA only

About The Job

The role holder will act as a Tax Lead within the Tax Compliance and Controversy team, an integral part of the UST global tax team. The Tax Lead role has responsibility, as part of a team, to lead and assist on a range of Domestic and International Tax projects and operational activities. This includes business advisory to sales teams on matters related to cross-border tax aspects, providing support for transfer pricing projects, ensuring all tax compliance processes are maintained, and analysing tax data to make recommendations on tax opportunities.

Completing regular CIT/Transfer Pricing /assessments/audits.
Handling of Appeals matters before all Appellate forums including High Court in close co-ordination with Consultants and Advocates for both DT & TP matters.
Familiarity with wider areas of Taxation such as Pillar-II, CbCR, PoEM, OECD guidelines, Equalization Levy, SEP, GAAR, litigations around domestic WHT issues & Tax Treaties, APAs, WHT on international transactions including the dividend distribution, Tax Advisory in respect of M & A transactions and business restructuring and Inter-Company Agreements.
Appear in person before income tax officers and assist in similar regulatory audits.
Provide support and assistance in the defence of tax audits and other contentious tax disputes as well as becoming the expert on the technical and factual details of a given tax dispute.
Knowledge sharing – through co-ordination and dissemination of best practice in planning and preparation for potential tax disputes.

Requirement

5-8 years of post-qualification experience in managing tax in Big-4 and multinational enterprises.
Professional Qualification - Chartered Accountant Only
Experience of international tax and transfer pricing issues with exposure to tax dispute management
Good interpretation skills of tax laws, rules and procedures
Very high standards of integrity and work ethics
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability To

lead the team of 3-6 persons
work in high tech environment & digitalization of Tax processes
work with senior leaders & cross functional teamwork.
Independent & Strategic thinking
deal with senior tax officials directly

Skills

Direct taxation,Tax audit,Tax accounting,Tax compliance,Dispute resolution,Compliance management,Tax planning,Financial regulations,Audit management,Transfer pricing.