The Railway industry today is characterized by both a strong and sustained growth across the world. The trends that drive this are well known environmental challenges, population growth, urbanization and increasing demands for mobility. With presence in over 60 countries, Alstom develop & market the most complete range of systems, equipment and services offered today in the railway sector. Today we offer our customers solutions that feature a seamless blend of diverse technologies, ensuring optimal interfaces, along with flexible implementation and real synergy in innovation. Tax Manager We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of now and the future. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses, autonomous subways, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of 36 300 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact. www.alstom.com About Alstom in India Alstom has established a strong presence in India. Currently, the company is executing metro projects in several Indian cities including Chennai, Kochi and Lucknow where it is supplying Rolling Stock manufactured out its state of the art facility at SriCity in Andhra Pradesh. In the Mainline space, Alstom is executing Signaling & Power Supply Systems for the 343 Km. section on World Bank funded Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. Phase 1 in the construction of the new electric locomotive factory for manufacturing and supply of 800 units of 12000HP locomotives is also complete at Madhepura, Bihar while the depot at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh is ready to commence operation. Alstom has set up an Engineering Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and this coupled with a strong manufacturing base as well as localized supply chains, is uniquely positioned to serve customers across the globe. Today, Alstom in India employs close to 3600 people and in line with Government of Indias Make in India policy initiative, Alstom has been investing heavily in the country in producing world class rolling stock, components, design, research and development to not only serve the domestic market, but also rest of the world. www.alstom.com/ India Purpose of the Job To do business partnering in achieving the business objectives of eloco and ensure tax compliances. To support other Alstom businesses in India, on matters related to taxation. Organisation Reporting Direct Reporting to Tax Director - India, Dotted line reporting to Finance Director Eloco Network & Links Communication & Interfaces Internal communication within Eloco business, and India tax team External communication with tax consultants, tax authorities, Auditors, customers. Degree of communication Extensive internal and external communication Objectives Support business by advising on tax aspects so as to achieve business objectives; Ensure timely statutory tax compliances Be a part of country tax team and align with country tax objectives. Identify & evaluate tax risk, work mitigation plans and communicate and implement the same. Performance Measurement Key performance Indicators Meeting the deadlines; timeliness in resolving queries from Tax Authorities; Audit Queries, Identifying & Claiming Tax rebates, benefits and/or Incentives, Timely advice in consultation with country Tax dept. Responsibilities Support procurement team for taxation solutions based on need Establish procedures and processes in E-loco to comply with Indian Tax Laws Documentation for Tax Rebates, Benefits, Duty drawbacks and Tax Incentives; Liaise with Tax Authorities for timely refunds. Advise the business on matters related to Export Import, ensure the processes of Import Export being followed and the company claims the export incentives of Advance licenses, EPCG License, Duty drawback of exports, GST refunds, SEIS, MEIS, and project imports, SVB etc. Represent these issues with tax authorities and coordinate in resolving the issues and related litigations. Advise the business on topics related to transfer pricing, WHT applicability, issues of Permanent Establishment and its compliances, and ensure proper compliances on these topics. Coordinate in representing these topics before the tax authorities and in related litigations. Monitor compilation and submission of periodical returns to Tax authorities Monitor the tax assets and tax receivables, coordinate with respective authorities and ensure timely refunds. Advise the business in tax planning to be done for new tenders (covering direct and indirect tax issues). Handle audit by tax authorities; Assessments. Coordinate with consultants in preparing Transfer Pricing (TP) study, CBC compliances, master file coordination with HQ, collate benefit test documents, make representations to TP authorities, and coordinate in TP related litigations. Submission of tax schedules to FD, Country Finance and Country Tax Head and interaction with auditors Keep track of updates in Tax Laws and define the systems/procedures to meet the requirements Assist in Audits by external/statutory/government auditors Registration with tax authorities under various direct and indirect tax laws Pro-actively interact with Sourcing, Supply chain, logistics departments and CHAs for ensuring compliance, tax and cost optimisation in Procurement processes. Pro-actively interact with Project Management and Controlling functions for ensuring compliance, tax and cost optimisation in the Factory Setup, Sales Invoicing, Claims and Revenue Recognition processes Need base advise other Alstom units in India on various tax matters. Completion of formalities for import of goods at nil rate or concessional rate of duties. Pro-actively engage in the set-up and implementation of Changes in Laws, evaluation of impact on business and propose solutions towards tax compliant optimisations. Support GST transition impact and statutory variations for E-loco Knowledge & Experience Qualification CA. Experience 10 to 15 years of total experience in the handling taxation. Proficiency in indirect taxes (GST, Customs). Awareness of direct taxes, transfer pricing. Out of the above, should have more than seven years of experience in dealing with Advance License, Duty drawbacks, Project imports, SEIS, MEIS, GST refunds on exports, SVB, and DGFT matters for manufacturing / project entities. Should have 2-3 years of experience and basic awareness of handling income tax audits, income tax assessments, WHT applicability, tax audits, transfer pricing, income tax litigations and deferred tax calculations, reporting cash taxes and ETR. Desirable Working experience with SAP ERP. Language Skills Proficient in English language IT Skills MS office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Job location in Project Engineering Design office, must travel to customer location/Lead Units as per the requirement. Innovation Innovative tax solutions. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability or ethnicity. We recognise that embracing flexibility is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs. At Alstom we offer you the opportunity to unleash your potential and reinvent yourself. As a future employee, you will have a unique opportunity to drive our organization forward, while continuing to build your career and contribute to the expanding growth of the global railway industry. More information about Alstom can be found at www.alstom.com Job Segment Accounting, Bank, Banking, ERP, Tax, Finance, Technology