Senior Manager Tax

You will be supporting peace and prosperity by fostering connections, understanding, and trust between individuals in the UK and various countries globally. Your role will involve working closely with individuals to empower them with the necessary skills, confidence, and networks to make a positive impact on society. By partnering with the UK, you will assist individuals in building networks, exploring innovative ideas, acquiring English language proficiency, pursuing high-quality education, and obtaining internationally recognized qualifications. Operating in over 200 countries and territories, with a presence in more than 100 countries, you will play a crucial role in reaching out to 650 million people in 2021-22. As a Senior Manager, you will manage the tax and compliance vertical of BC Education India Private Limited, a segment that is rapidly growing and holds strategic importance for the British Council. Your responsibilities will include overseeing tax compliance related to Income tax and Goods and Service tax in India, collaborating with the Central Tax Team of the UK, Business Leaders, FP&A team, and Audit team of the Company. Your key accountabilities will involve ensuring statutory and regulatory compliances under Direct and Indirect Taxes, reviewing monthly tax liabilities, preparing tax provisions and schedules, analyzing and responding to queries from Tax Department, monitoring tax amendments, managing audits, preparing annual returns, and engaging with external consultants. Additionally, you will provide taxation advice to business teams, track refunds, implement tax efficiency strategies, review and enhance systems and procedures for improved efficiency, and ensure financial records integrity and compliance. Furthermore, you will offer technical support on taxation issues, manage tax accounting, assist in month/year-end book closing, maintain financial details, conduct vendor master data audits, ensure timely compliance with internal and external regulations, coordinate with tax lawyers/consultants, and undertake people management responsibilities. To excel in this role, you are expected to have at least 3+ years of finance and compliance experience, proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office, sound knowledge of Indian accounting standards, GST, Income tax compliances, Indian Company Law, and IFRS. A university degree in a relevant field, along with a Chartered Accountant, ACCA, or CFA certification, is essential for this position. The British Council is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of its operations, and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Safeguarding children, young people, and adults is a top priority for the British Council, and thorough checks will be conducted for positions involving direct interaction with vulnerable groups. In case of any application-related issues, you may contact askhr@britishcouncil.org. Please note that applications for this role must be submitted through the careers website, and emails sent to the ASK HR address with CVs/resumes will not be considered.,