QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of work experience, having exposure to personal tax affairs of internationally mobile executives and related payroll withholding issues
- Strong individual tax technical knowledge
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business management, accounting, or a related field
- Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Microsoft office suite
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to handle large volumes of data is preferred, but not required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You will be based in our Gurugram office, and will be working with with the Transferee Tax team in Gurugram and London. The Group is responsible for the tax consequences relating to international mobility for more than 500 active transfers each year. They are led by the Leader of Transferee Tax based in London, and has 24 team members split across Gurgaon and London.
In particular, the Transferee Tax Group provides counsel to firm leadership and to individual transferees and ensures that tax expertise is used to deliver a high value strategic international mobility programme to the firm. The group also facilitates the international transfer of Partners and other staff by communicating the tax consequences of international mobility to transferees and assisting their transition into the new tax and delivery system. They deliver operational excellence in terms of tax support, approach and services for participants in the firm’s mobility programs and are also involved in monitoring and managing the tax implications of international business travelers. In addition to this, this group collaborates with other firm functions in a close virtual team (e.g. with Mobility, Benefits, Payroll, Accounting and Finance, Legal and Human Resources) as well as with sending and receiving offices and external advisors.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
You will work with the Transferee Tax team members across London and Gurgaon and play an active role to support the successful transfer of firm members across different offices and between countries.
Your responsibilities will include coordinating with local offices, payroll teams, the Mobility team, and external tax advisors to minimize disruption for colleagues and ensure their transfers are as seamless as possible. This will involve working with the tax advisors for year-end compliance for each location, which includes finalizing the authorization list, providing compensation details, resolving any compensation-related queries, and ensuring the timely filing of tax returns and tax reconciliations.
You will be in charge of reviewing payroll delivery and accounting according to our mobility policies, ensuring compensation items are correctly booked, and preparing compensation packs for external tax advisors based on your review. This role will also include assisting with the review and reconciliation of income tax and gross-up tax calculations on mobility allowances. You will manage tax risk and compliance across the firm's functions by supporting a thorough internal health check process for mobility-related transactions. Additionally, you will assist with reviewing the social tax position based on the combination of the receiving and sending countries and the type of move involved.
Furthermore, you will coordinate the management of external tax advisors, ensuring service authorizations and maintaining a high standard of advisor services. Your role will involve coordinating with various stakeholders, including local payrolls, external advisors, the Partner Accounting Team, and the Compensation group, to ensure effective communication and collaboration throughout the process.
