India Tax Director

India Tax Director

GE

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

8 hours agoFull–time

Role Summary: Develop, implement and maintain wing to wing tax process and policies for all Renewable Energy businesses in India by leading a team in country and partnering with PMO’s, Controllership (Operational & STAT), Regional & Corporate Taxes and External Service Providers. Essential Responsibilities: • Manage all aspects of taxation for Renewable Energy businesses in India (ie planning, commercial tax, reporting, & compliance). This includes leveraging & partnering with the GE Renewable Energy and GE Corporate tax teams & the primary tax service provider in meeting all tax responsibilities. Direct the overall tax strategy. • Partner with Renewable Energy India senior management, local, CFOs and functional teams on critical business issues including commercial deals, acquisition/dispositions, and key operational issues • Lead in the analysis and resolution of all complex tax issues. Lead direct and indirect tax planning and compliance for Renewable Energy. • Develop and implement tax planning strategies to reduce tax expense, eliminate tax exposures, minimize audit deficiencies and maintain a competitive effective tax rate. • Oversee tax operations in India with a team of 14+ people responsible for the timely delivery of all tax compliance services (direct and indirect) and all internal tax operations processes for the GE Renewable Energy business. • Ensure flawless operational execution, controllership, and risk management for the tax function in India. This includes working closely with the GE Renewable HQ Tax team, the GE Corporate Tax teams & PWC • Ensure timeliness, accuracy & adequacy of business' tax filing processes as well as driving best practice process on internal GAAP and Stat accounting and reporting for taxes. • Develop and manage specific tax FP&A reporting metrics on CFOA and P&L impacts to enable other stakeholders to make informed decisions about existing business and tax operations. Identify, own and raise tax cash refund opportunities that arise to ensure business has maximised tax CFOA. • Drive ad hoc/ special projects, including team transformation and management of tax audits together with external advisors • Stay abreast on tax legislation, changes in tax regime, evaluate implications for the company, support in decision-making, communication and compliance • Represent the tax matters / litigation with various tax authorities • Perform / co-ordinate on tax due diligence for potential M&A opportunities • Manage and mentor the 20+ tax resources in country • Mange relationship with external services providers with the focus on reducing spend for tax compliance services. • Additional tasks as needed Qualifications/Requirements:  Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Accounting, Finance or Law  12+ years of experience in taxation or as a tax professional working on multi-national clients' tax-related matters or other GE's businesses  -Significant experience with tax law in India  Fluency in English (both verbal and written) Desired Characteristics: • Post-graduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, or with significant academic focus on taxation from accredited university or college • Certified Public Accountant certificate or equivalent professional license is preferred • Ability to evaluate complex proposals and anticipate, identify, and resolve tax-related risks and opportunities • Strong oral and written communication skills • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills • PC proficiency • Experience working in a matrix environment • Adaptable/flexible: open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or ability to work in ambiguous situations • Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others About Us: GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.comAdditional Locations: India;Noida