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Assistant Manager - Tax

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Remote or Hybrid
Hiring Remotely in India
Senior level
Remote or Hybrid
Hiring Remotely in India
Senior level
Manage direct tax compliance, oversee transfer pricing documentation, guide on international tax matters, and enhance internal controls for tax processes.
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Description and Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Direct Tax Compliance & Reporting
  • Manage direct tax compliances, including filing corporate income tax returns, tax computations, and advance tax workings.
  • Prepare and review tax provisioning, deferred tax calculations, and tax disclosures for financial statements.
  • Handle direct tax assessments, queries, appeals, and responses to tax authorities.
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of TDS/TCS compliances, statements, and reconciliations.

  • Transfer Pricing Compliance & Planning
    1. Oversee and review end-to-end Transfer Pricing documentation, including Local File, Master File, Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR)
    2. Support transfer pricing, benchmarking, intercompany agreements, and global TP policies.
    3. Assist in planning and aligning intercompany transactions with arm's-length principles.
    4. Manage TP assessments, audits, and defense strategies
    International Tax & Cross-Border Advisory
  • Provide guidance on DTAA applications, withholding tax, PE risk, and global tax developments.
  • Assist in tax planning for cross-border transactions, repatriations, and intercompany flows.

  • Process & Controls
  • Implement and strengthen internal controls relating to direct tax compliance.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, Secretarial) to ensure accurate tax treatment of transactions.
  • Support tax technology improvements, automation, and ERP-based tax configuration

  • Advisory & Support
  • Provide day-to-day advisory on direct tax matters
  • Review contracts, invoices, and cross-border arrangements from a tax standpoint.
  • Assist in planning and optimizing direct tax positions within legal frameworks

  • Others :
    1. Working knowledge of SEZ's would be added advantage
    • Chartered Accountant (CA)
    • Minimum 5 to 7 years of post-qualification experience in tax.
    • Strong technical knowledge of Income tax .
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines
    • Prior experience in Big 4 firms preferred.

    About MetLife
    Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
    Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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    Top Skills

    Erp-Based Tax Configuration
    Income Tax
    Tax Technology Improvements

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