Senior Associate – Indirect Tax (GST & Customs) – Mumbai

Key responsibilities

• Handle client engagements related to Indirect Taxation, primarily GST and Customs.
• Manage end-to-end execution of assigned engagements, including preparation and review of GST returns, reports, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with clients’ finance and accounting teams to ensure timely tax payments, approvals, and statutory compliances.
• Maintain compliance calendars and track GST returns, payments, notices, and other statutory deadlines.
• Assist in GST audits, assessments, reconciliations, and other special tax-related assignments.
• Review client data to identify discrepancies, missing information, or potential compliance issues and escalate them to senior team members.
• Develop a good understanding of the firm's indirect tax services and identify potential opportunities for additional client support.
• Conduct detailed research on GST, Customs, and other applicable indirect tax matters.
• Analyse changes in tax laws, regulations, notifications, circulars, and judicial pronouncements.
• Prepare technical notes, client advisories, presentations, and other research‑based deliverables.
• Use internal knowledge platforms, external databases, and market information to provide accurate and practical tax inputs.
• Work collaboratively with team members to deliver assignments within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Support senior team members in managing client requirements and resolving technical issues.
• Contribute to improving team processes, efficiency, and overall service delivery.
• Share knowledge and best practices with team members.
• Keep updated with the latest developments in GST, Customs, and Indirect Tax regulations.
• Regularly update internal knowledge management databases with relevant tax updates and technical developments.
• Develop and circulate summaries of important regulatory and industry developments.
• Build knowledge of different industries and understand the tax implications relevant to various business sectors.
• Contribute to internal training sessions and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Represent the firm's Indirect Tax practice at external forums, conferences, seminars, and industry events.
• Develop and maintain strong professional networks with clients, industry professionals, and other stakeholders.
• Support preparation of content, presentations, articles, and other materials for external events and networking initiatives.

Required skills

• Taxation
• Custom
• GST
• Tax
• Indirect tax regulation
• Knowledge management
• Indirect taxation