Job Vacancy for CA for the post of Indirect Tax Consultant at EY

EY is looking for an indirect tax services professional at Ernst & Young to help in leading organizations to identify risk areas and sustainable planning opportunities for indirect taxes throughout the tax life cycle.

Location: Chennai, India
Organization: Ernst & Young
Job Title: Indirect Tax Consultant

Key Responsibilities :

The incumbent will be responsible for engagements involving GST and other indirect tax laws, as well as appeals, tax restructuring, tax advisory, and consulting on GST, Service Tax, VAT, Excise, and Customs. Indirect tax compliance will also be a part of the job description.

• Client implementation support for GST projects – Team members will assist customers in adopting GST, conducting GST impact analyses, managing GST compliances, and identifying transition difficulties.
• Understanding of client issues-Ability to address basic technical difficulties with the client, ask appropriate questions, and acquire necessary data. Develops relationships with lower levels of client management; responds promptly and demonstrates a commitment to providing exceptional customer care.
• The complete implementation of the given engagements is your responsibility -. Analysis and interpretation of provisions under the Central Excise Act and Rules framed thereunder, the Customs Act and Rules framed thereunder, the Cenvat Credit Rules, the Service Tax Statute, VAT provisions, issues relating to Classification and Valuation of Goods under Central Excise and Customs, Excise Rules, Modvat/Cenvat Credit Rules and Cenvat Accounting, Indirect Tax Compliances (b). Coordination with the department in order to get permissions, registrations, and other forms of documentation.
• Builds internal networks to develop understanding of service line offerings and bring prospective opportunities to the team’s attention.
• Networking and Opportunity Identification-Begin identifying new opportunities for existing clients and communicating with manager. Internally, he forms networks within his peer group and at different levels of the firm to obtain a better grasp of issues that may affect his clients.
• Effective implementation and review of work programs. Updates the manager proactively on various work related issues.
• Coordinates with the Manager/Senior Executive the planning and management of assignments.
• Provides timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations

Skills & Attributes :

• Passion to work in indirect tax field.
• Good command over MS Excel –can use formulas and comfortable with computations.
• Analytical ability.
• Good understanding of indirect tax laws including GST.
• Strong interpersonal skills (ability to liaise at all levels).
• Commitment to on-going self-development.
• Ability to communicate and interact with clients.
• Ability to cope under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good time management skills.

Qualification & Experience :

• A certified CA (pref.) /LLB/any other Diploma with post qualification and/or articleship experience in indirect tax.
• 1 to 2+ yrs

Other Requirements :

• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.