Consultant - Tax

Tax

Consultant - Tax

• Chennai, India

Job ID: R-1102228

Apply prior to the end date: November 4, 2026

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What you’ll be doing...

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Tax professional to oversee and manage Direct and Indirect tax compliance, statutory reporting, and tax accounting operations across all applicable entities in India and the APAC region. This role involves maintaining full compliance with tax legislations, driving Transfer Pricing initiatives, and supporting local (IND AS) and US GAAP reporting while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and external advisors.

• Ensuring that statutory liabilities under Direct and Indirect tax legislations are properly computed, verified, and paid within statutory timelines and in compliance with internal policies and procedures for all applicable entities in India.
• Filing statutory returns accurately under Direct and Indirect tax legislations within specified due dates for all applicable entities in India.
• Coordinating with internal user groups and external tax consultants to complete and expedite tax assessments, tax audits, refund claims, responses to tax notices, appeals, and litigation for applicable entities in India.
• Maintaining appropriate statutory documentation and records as required under relevant tax legislations.
• Tracking amendments to tax legislations and ensuring their proper implementation across internal systems and compliance reporting tools.
• Providing continuous support to various tax projects in India as well as other entity initiatives across the APAC region.
• Ensuring compliance with Transfer Pricing legislation and implementing Transfer Pricing policies for applicable entities in India.
• Guaranteeing that all requirements for local GAAP (IND AS) and US GAAP reporting are fully complied with and implemented.
• Executing tax accounting, tax provisioning, and related financial reporting activities.
• Working closely with internal functional teams (such as Legal, HR, and Sourcing) to resolve tax-related queries and provide clear guidance.
• Supporting the Billing and Customer Support teams in the APAC region by addressing taxation queries and resolving customer-facing tax issues.
• Maintaining accurate reports, dashboards, and trackers for management review and strategic reporting purposes.
• Assisting during system migrations and new software implementations from a tax and regulatory compliance perspective.
• Adhering to and maintaining robust internal controls while performing all end-to-end tax compliance processes.

What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of tax experience in a reputed Corporate entity or Tax Consultancy firms .
• Graduates , Post graduates with accounting degree ,Professional qualification (CA),Advanced degree in Tax/ Finance or equivalent experience .Strong understanding of Indian tax laws (GST & Income tax), compliance procedures and good technical, research and analytical skills required.
• Good knowledge of Local GAAP ( Ind AS) & US GAAP.
• Specialized expertise in GST legislation along with a general understanding of income tax.
• Must possess strong oral & written communication skills in English (business standard).
• Good Computer & technology proficiency skills. Previous exposure to PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle is beneficial and an ability to learn quickly.
• Familiarity with the data requirements needed for the preparation and filing of tax returns.
• Result oriented and self -motivated worker.
• Ability to prioritize deliverables within competing timelines.
• Ability to build relationships and work cross functionally.
• Detail oriented.
• Comfortable in multitasking and managing deadlines in a timely manner.

Even better if you have one or more of the following

• A Master’s degree

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.

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