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Paytm is seeking a Senior Manager – Taxation & Finance to join its Finance team in Mumbai. This role is responsible for managing the company's direct and indirect tax compliance, tax accounting, regulatory reporting, audits, and litigation while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive finance transformation and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
**Direct & Indirect Tax Compliance**: Manage end-to-end Direct Tax and GST compliance, including return filing, tax payments, reconciliations, and statutory reporting. Ensure timely deduction, deposit, and reporting of TDS, TCS, and other applicable taxes. Review tax implications of new products, business initiatives, contracts, and transactions. Coordinate with tax consultants, statutory auditors, and regulatory authorities. Support tax assessments, audits, notices, and litigation by preparing responses and maintaining documentation. Monitor changes in tax laws and regulations and evaluate their impact on the business.
**Tax Accounting & Financial Reporting**: Ensure accurate accounting of current tax, deferred tax, GST, and other statutory levies. Review tax-related ledger balances and reconciliations. Support preparation and review of financial statements from a taxation perspective. Ensure tax provisions comply with applicable Accounting Standards, IND AS, and regulatory requirements.
**Process Improvement & Tax Governance**: Strengthen tax governance through robust SOPs, documentation, and internal controls. Drive automation of tax compliance, reconciliations, and reporting processes. Collaborate with ERP and Technology teams to enhance tax configurations and system capabilities. Ensure tax-related master data and ERP configurations remain compliant with applicable regulations. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across tax processes.
**Finance Operations & Cross-functional Support**: Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities. Participate in finance transformation, ERP implementation, automation, and process improvement initiatives. Assist in preparation of MIS reports, management dashboards, and board or regulatory submissions. Partner with Accounting, Treasury, Business, and Compliance teams on finance-related initiatives and projects.
**Audit & Regulatory Compliance**: Support Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, and regulatory inspections. Ensure timely closure of tax and audit observations. Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all tax-related transactions and compliance activities. Ensure adherence to applicable tax laws, accounting standards, and internal governance policies.
The successful candidate will ensure zero material tax compliance defaults or regulatory penalties, deliver timely and accurate Direct Tax, GST, and TDS/TCS compliance, successfully manage tax notices, assessments, and litigation matters, maintain accurate tax provisioning and reconciliations, ensure timely closure of audit observations and regulatory actions, and drive automation and continuous improvement in tax processes.
**Requirements**:
- Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred
- 4–8 years of relevant experience in Direct Tax, GST, Tax Accounting, and Finance & Regulatory Compliance
- Experience in Financial Services, FinTech, Broking, NBFC, or Banking preferred
- Additional qualifications in Finance or Taxation advantageous
- Candidates based in Mumbai or willing to relocate encouraged to apply
