Based in Chennai, India the Tax Associate will support tax compliance and advisory services for GP Strategies’ operations in 22 countries located EMEA. This is a unique opportunity to join a small in-house team of experienced tax professionals providing exposure to international taxes within a growing multinational organization.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support accurate and timely tax reporting under US GAAP for EMEA, in line with accounting policies.
  • Support all local statutory tax accounting obligations for subsidiaries within EMEA for forecasts, quarterly and year-end provisions, and tax balances in local statutory accounts.
  • Support all corporate income tax, VAT, GST, and other tax compliance obligations and filing requirements, including support of audits which may arise. Specifically:
    • EMEA VAT returns preparation and reconciliations to the ledger
    • Analysis for the UK tax computations
    • Corporate income tax returns support in all other jurisdictions within EMEA
    • iaise with in-country accountants and external advisors within EMEA
    • Support the calculation of UK quarterly instalment payments (QIPs)
    • Obtaining Tax certificates of residence
    • Payment requests to the Cash team for VAT, CIT and other tax payments according to statutory deadlines
    • Tax account general ledger reconciliations
  • Support adhoc tax projects as needed including due diligence activities for potential acquisitions.
  • Ensure tax adherence to SOX 404 and internal control requirements of the Company.

Essential Requirements

  • A qualified accountant or equivalent and have a thorough knowledge of UK corporate tax and VAT. Knowledge of other jurisdictions is a bonus.
  • You will have experience gained in a large corporate or leading accountancy firm with a keen an interest to pursue a career a tax.
  • An organised and methodical individual, with attention to detail and ability to plan and organise work effectively.
  • Excellent communicator, both verbally and written, adopting the most appropriate medium for the situation.
  • Strong excel skills.


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