Senior Manager - DT Litigation

Roles and Responsibilities: Manage multiple operations of the tax practice area and to deliver quality tax services.

Client Delivery

• Assist in CIT(A) / ITAT, preparing case for opinion, briefing counsel and Draft submissions for scrutiny & appeals in all matters relating to Corporate Direct Taxation.
• Explore alternative tax dispute resolution avenues.
• Assist in preparation of advance ruling application and provide support for representation before the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR).
• Assist in drafting and presenting applications to the competent authority for Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) under the tax treaties
• Assist counsels in preparing/representing appeals/petitions before high courts and Supreme Court.
• Planning & strategizing approach for litigation and exploring unique way to resolve tax disputes of clients. Innovating & enhancing processes to achieve commercial targets effectively.
• Demonstrating professionalism by working within legal and regulatory guidelines while remaining independent and objective at all times.
• Drafting Appeals for review by Partner/principal & attend hearing. Planning & Coordinating with clients for obtaining necessary documents. Attending hearings/ submission of appeal and proactively updating the client on a regular basis with regards to assignment development.
• Reviewing Notice/Orders and responding to them by way of the following: Analyzing available information & preparing checklist to acquire necessary data/documents from client. Researching & scrutinizing all aspects of the assignment with the team to ideate and provide optimal solutions.

Research & Technical Opinions

• Execute an exhaustive research for the clients in line with their expectations. Ensure usage of all tools (External market data/internal portals) to generate effective research.
• Undergo regular technical trainings/ knowledge sharing session within team to deliver effectively as well as efficiently.

People & Team Management

• Conduct regular connect sessions with team to identify areas of interest & expertise. Ensure task are equally & fairly allotted to the team.
• Design coaching programs to groom Trainee Articles. Promotes the Dhruva way using examples and incidents around the Dhruva values.

Knowledge Management

• Regularly update Knowledge management database with new updates. Share industry updates with the team and encourage sharing of best practices within team and across teams.
• Develop content for networking in external events & seminars. Share knowledge acquired from external forums with team members. Develops industry/ business and sector knowledge.

Brand Management

• Representing & endorsing firm's expertise and scope of service at various external forums. Interacting with peers and building a high-quality network in the industry.
• Publishing articles& research papers on regular basis. Sharing knowledge and learning at external forums to increase visibility and credibility.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Fully qualified CAs only. CA plus LLB preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Direct & International tax practice, mainly in handling litigation matters.
• Passion to work in direct tax field. Good understanding of tax laws.
• Good command over MS Excel - can use formulas and comfortable with computations
• Strong interpersonal skills (ability to liaise at all levels). Ability to communicate and interact with clients
• An energetic and innovative individual with entrepreneurial attitude and strong business acumen.
• Financial analysis and modelling skills with excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Stress resilient with ability to handle multiple simultaneous priorities
• Ability to work cooperatively as well as independently under pressure with close attention to detail.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to successfully adapt to changing priorities.