Associate, SaT

About the Role

As a Consultant, you will help the team deliver and contribute to profitable growth by ensuring client engagements are executed efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Responsibilities:
• Conduct engagements in a professional manner, in accordance with client expectations and contract terms.
• Preparation and filing of individual tax returns, e-TDS returns.
• Drafting and filing submissions before tax authorities.
• Representation before tax authorities.
• Advising on outbound/inbound structuring in connection with employee movement.
• Working knowledge of immigration and provident fund in connection with expatriates.
• People Responsibilities:
• Exhibit a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Work constructively with the team to evaluate and improve personal and team performance.
• Contribute and leverage knowledge from individuals, databases, and other sources.
• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Operational Excellence / Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
• Participate in executing work within a group by assisting in delivering work effectively.
• Team with tax professionals to provide comprehensive tax solutions.
• Ensure assigned work areas are executed in accordance with the work program, firm methodologies, guidance, and professional standards.
• Use electronic working papers, including various software applications and knowledge sources, efficiently for research.
• Acquire and demonstrate competence in technical knowledge and compliance processes by staying updated on trends, developments, and technical authorities.
• Apply technical knowledge to moderately complex situations.
• Analyze and convert data into a tax product (advisory/compliance), ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Thoroughly check documents and make them available for tax inspections, where applicable.
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude.
• Maintain the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.
• Contribute to the team's overall success by:
• Developing a thorough understanding of EY's methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery.
• Keeping team members informed of work status.
• Actively seeking assignments when unassigned.
• Proactively seeking opportunities to provide tax services.
• Challenging traditional procedures.
• Attempting to find new approaches.

Skills and Attributes For Success

• Good Communication skills (Written & Oral)
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Strong Analytical/Numerical ability
• Enthusiastic and Self Starter
• Team Player
• Ability to grasp details
• Good time management skills

Qualifications

• A certified CA
• 0-1 year of relevant experience

Ideally you’ll also have

• Good interpersonal skills
• Highly flexible, adaptable, and creative
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)

What We Look For

People with the ability to work collaboratively to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.