Associate/ Senior Associate - Transfer Pricing - Center of Excellence

Location: Reliable Tech Park, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

About the role: 
As a part of the Transfer Pricing organization, this role is an exciting opportunity to support the implementation of a newly created global transfer pricing shared service center. The transfer pricing team is responsible for general TP support and the timely preparation of TP reports for various group entities worldwide with the assistance of third-party service providers. 
The Transfer Pricing candidate is a subject matter expert in this area and ensures that the transfer pricing reports are prepared in compliance with international tax guidelines. This incumbent will be responsible for assistance in the Company’s transfer pricing computation, documentation, and planning. They will play a key role in liaison and will interface with internal/external business partners to address transfer pricing- related matters, such as intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, intangible goods, intercompany services arrangement, and intercompany financing arrangement. S/he will be handling the transfer pricing compliance for Holcim group companies including the Local Files, Master File, and Country-by-Country reporting (CbCr).  In addition, they will also assist in audit defense and participate in projects such as legal entity rationalization, business expansion, operational excellence through automation, and process improvement to provide inputs from a transfer pricing standpoint. Critical areas of responsibility include: 
•    Cross functional coordination with stakeholders in different regions for collation of information required for preparation of TP financial analyses and compliance reports
•    Prepare TP documentation and internal policies and procedures in compliance with OECD and local regulations, including financial analyses and write-up
•    Detailed understanding of the business profile and functions, assets and risks of group entities
•    Monitor and analyze existing and proposed tax legislation and regulations, identify issues or opportunities, and develop and implement appropriate global transfer pricing strategies
•    Recognize the key capabilities required to deliver a high-quality deliverable
•    Review and support on filing and submission of local files, TP forms, CBCR and CBC notifications, etc in various relevant jurisdictions 
•    Coordination with the external consultants for review and finalization of
contemporaneous TP reports, benchmarks and external certifications.
•    Analyzing the benchmark studies, identifying and reviewing the need for new benchmark studies, external and internal comparable.
•    Co-ordination and assistance in obtaining Transfer Pricing (‘TP’) certification including Form 3CEB in India from the external consultants.
•    Coordination and assistance in filing in-house Form 3CEAA (Master file in India by designated Indian constituent entity), Form 3CEAB (Intimation by designated Indian constituent entity) and Form 3CEAC (intimation by all the Indian constituent entity) as required by the Indian Income tax Act, 1961.
•    Provide support and guidance related to country-specific TP documentation, tax audits, WHT calculation and interpretation of tax treaties. 
•    Assist in managing transfer pricing audits for all foreign and domestic jurisdictions and liaise / prepare audit responses
•    Work in a diverse, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and dynamic environment to provide support on TP related topics for the Holcim group.
•    Provide support on key projects (such as TP planning for post-merger and acquisition) by performing factual reviews, financial analyses, contracts reviews
•    Pro-actively suggest areas for process improvements, automation and drive implementation of approved changes with a consistent and proactive approach. 
•    Assist with quantitative analysis and modeling with respect to tax planning/ policy setting projects.

Who you are:

• Graduation in Commerce or related field. Post graduation/ Inter CA will be preferred.
• Min 1 to max 4 yrs experience in transfer pricing, benchmarking work and a fair understanding of CEB forms
• Excellent communication and presentation skills