COE Statutory Financials & Taxes Compliance India Manager

Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) in India is hiring a COE Statutory Financials and Taxes Compliance (COE) Manager who are specialized in Statutory Taxes such as GST filing and refund, Withholding Taxes on onshore and offshore obligations (TDS and TCS), Corporate Income Tax, handling Tax disputes on various Taxes and etc. This position support all the Statutory Compliance tasks for SBD Group of entities in India and is based in Pune.

This role offer exposure and learning opportunity for candidate to work with Leadership team in process improvement and other value add activities on top of the routine statutory compliance tasks which are essential for the candidate to develop knowledge and skills to grow for next level career development which is India COE Leader and this role is expected to manage a small team in India.
This role is required to work with various stakeholders such as Business, Corporate Tax, Shared Service Team and other external professional advisors to complete the tasks and report to South Asia COE Statutory Financials and Taxes Compliance Leader based in Malaysia.

About the Roles:
Accounting:
- Manage and maintain Accounting Policies and Controls. Ensure alignment with the COE Technical Accounting directions, as applicable.
- Prepare reconciliation US GAAP reporting to Statutory financial statement adjustments and maintain transparency and visibility in the statutory financial statement.
- Work with Business and Shared Service Team ensuring all accounting records documentation are maintained in proper manner for statutory auditing purpose.
- Supporting annual External / Internal audit and provide related supporting documents
- Support Corporate Annual Reporting Package and Assist Corporate tax in maintenance statutory chart of accounts for taxes purpose
Indirect Tax
- Responsible for all monthly and annual GST filing include GST refunds.
- Performing reconciliation of Balance Sheet balances in GST filings to ERP.
- Escalate issues identified and recommend action plan through routine filing task. Support leadership team and work with stakeholders in resolving issues
- Travel to Tax Bureau on indirect tax audit, if required.
Direct Tax
- Responsible for income tax filing on quarterly and annual basis. Work with external professional firm in reviewing tax adjustments.
- Responsible for all monthly direct taxes filing such as Withholding Taxes (TDS/TCS) and etc.
- Manage & monitor tax expenses deductibility, ensuring company compliance with local tax regulation, highlight any non-compliance tax risks to Company.
- Supporting corporate tax department in Transfer Pricing preparation
- Monitor and track intercompany transactions ensuring all transactions appropriately supported by contracts and other legal documentation.
- Travel to Tax Bureau on Direct tax audit, if required.

Other Compliance Area
- Prepare statistic, other report requested by local governmental agencies on monthly basis, if required.
- Other statutory compliance activities assigned by Leader.
Key Requirements

- Bachelor degree or above, majoring in accounting / Finance and Accounting Professional qualification (CA) is preferred.
- At least 10 years working experience in Accounting and Statutory Compliance works in US/European MNC working environment with manufacturing and commercial business experience involving domestic sales & export.
- Prior Audit experience from Mid-Tier or Big Four Accounting firm is an advantage.
- Knowledge of accounting standards (such as Indian GAAP, IND_AS) and local taxation regulation.
- Good command of English, both written and spoken.
- Good knowledge of MS Office with advanced skills in Excel and Powerpoint.
- Knowledge and experience in ERP system. SAP and Oracle HFM is a plus
- Strong sense of accountability personality
- Good interpersonal & influencing skills to interact with all levels of the organization
- Highly organized with the ability to complete multi-tasks in a timely manner
- High team spirit and commitment, systematic and target-oriented working style
- Must possess high level of integrity and a positive working attitude