Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Manager - Tax Data Operations

Location: Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life \xe2\x80\x93 giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

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ABOUT UNIOPS:

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Background

UniOps Tax Data Centre of Excellence team in Unilever is responsible for collection, analysis of tax and finance data and performing / supporting tax compliance, tax, tax reporting and tax audit. in the areas related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing. The team is also responsible for monitoring the tax control framework and co-development of tax related technology infrastructure along with IT team and maintaining Global Process Model (GPM) and exceptions resolution for tax related issues.

Main purpose of job:

The Global Tax function has launched the Future of Tax (FOT) transformation project under the Digital Finance umbrella. As part of the Future of Tax project, compliance work related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing which will be done by Business and Supplier Operations Team, under a new target Operating Model (TOM). The new TOM will involve tax process to be performed across Global Tax team, Country Tax Team, UniOps and 3rd party consultant (Big 4s).

The UniOps team is envisioned to be the central tax data organization with the responsibility to deliver good quality data. The team has to manage tax data in order to improve the efficiency of the tax operations in a cost-effective manner.

UniOps vision is to build an externally benchmarked, world class Tax Data COE which delivers End to End high-quality, accurate financial information for effective decision making and meeting regulatory requirements.

Guiding Principles for project success

\xc2\xb7 Drive value by freeing up space within Tax (through effective partnering) to focus on strategy

\xc2\xb7 Global, standardized, simplified and efficient tax process model

\xc2\xb7 Flexible, agile and Future Fit sustainable operations

\xc2\xb7 Ownership mindset with passion for high performance

Key Requirements of the Role

Computation of WHT and preparation of returns of complex countries

End to end Management of Tax data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data

Good knowledge on India GST

Analysis of tax data, trends and spot discrepancies

Strong understanding of underlying accounting entries related to tax

Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries.

Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework

Closely work with Unilever global tax teams & Outsourced Service Providers regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws across the globe.

Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed

Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements.

Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders.

Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support/analysis of data

Ensure that all agreed KPIs in the tax process are met

Drive continuous improvement, provide recommendations for a best-in-class process for direct/indirect tax

Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies

Technical Skills

Strong Knowledge of accounting

Overview of Direct Tax/Indirect tax/Withholding Tax/ Transfer Pricing/Tax audit

End user knowledge of SAP (FI module).

Awareness about Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage.

Proficient at collecting / querying / consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems.

Experience in successful transition of activities to a Global Hub will be an advantage

Soft skills

Good in verbal and written communications.

Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done.

Strong problem solving, and analytical skills

Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company.

Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities.

Ability to lead and manage a small team

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Educational Qualification and Experience

Qualified Accountant with 5-6 years of experience

Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance or Direct Tax/Indirect Tax

Key interfaces

Global Tax Team

Country Tax Team

Country Finance Team

Outsourced Service Provide (Big 4))

Central R2R/P2P/O2C teams

IT team

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