About ENGIE INDIA

ENGIE has been active in India for over 1 decade and invested over 1 Bn EUR in India across various sectors and will significantly increase our investments in the country over the coming years. Today our renewable portfolio in India is over 2.3GW with 1.1GW in operations in 7 states and another 1.25GW in various stages of construction, and advanced development. The group CEO has reconfirmed our ambition to develop 1 GW per year starting from next year.

This scale-up environment will catapult our Finance organization in a new age on which the heads is expected to contribute.

Key Responsibilities

Specific responsibility for the following activities for all ENGIE India matters:

Tax Compliances:

• Responsible for handling all tax obligations of ENGIE India entities & relevant flipside entities (tax audit, income tax return, advance tax liability, tax provision, deferred tax working, transfer pricing compliance, monthly & annual GST compliances, WHT compliances, tax related reconciliation, double tax treaties etc)

Tax Assessments:

• Responsible for handling tax assessments/ litigations related to corporate tax, indirect tax and transfer pricing

Tax risks:

• Manage all tax issues and risks relating to ENGIE India tax matters

Group reporting:

• Support in group reporting obligations such as CbCR, BEPS requirements, Pillar Two developments, risk reporting etc

Tax documentation:

• Maintaining records of all documents relevant for tax

Structuring activities:

• Tax support for group restructurings/ M&A activities, group financing and other projects, design of tax efficient structures, review of tax assumptions in project models, highlighting key risks and opportunities from M&A / BD activities
• Review tax clauses in various contracts

Tax developments:

• Monitor development of all taxation matters and ensure new regulations are adequately implemented where necessary
• Providing subject matter expertise in respect of all direct and indirect taxes
• Provide guidance and supervision to non-tax members to ensure that GBUs, Engie AMEA and Group tax objectives are met

Tax accounting:

• Assist accounting teams in tax accounting

Tax process:

• Improve tax processes and ensure compliance with Internal Control Management and Efficiency
• Support in tax automation

Key relationships

• Internal: ENGIE India Finance teams, Group Tax team, other relevant stakeholders
• External: Auditors, Tax advisors

Required qualification and competencies

• Chartered Accountant with post qualification experience of around 7 years (Big 4 experience in direct tax is a must). Indirect tax experience is a plus.
• Sound technical and practical knowledge of tax laws (corporate tax, transfer pricing and international tax treaties)
• Experience of handling variety of tax issues, advising and implementing complex structures with the practical skills necessary to avoid pitfalls associated with the projects.
• Experience of managing projects and dealing with different teams across disciplines.
• Experience of handling tax compliances, enquiries and tax audits
• Experience of providing tax advice in M&A situations and ad hoc group restructuring projects
• Experience of accounting, treasury, foreign exchange control regulations and company law issues affecting transactions (broad understanding rather than technical specialism)
• Advanced excel skills must
• Experience in SAP would be preferred

About the job

Title: Direct Tax Manager

Field: Group Tax/Finance

Reporting Line: Tax Lead

Business Line: Power

Employee Status: Permanent

Schedule: Full Time

Location: Viman Nagar, Pune

Business Unit: GBU Renewables

Division: T&G AMEA - India

Legal Entity: ENGIE Energy India Private Limited

Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience <15 years)

Education Level: Master's Degree