Assistant Finance Manager - Tax Operations

Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager - Tax Operations

Location: Bangalore

About Unilever:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

About UniOps:

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Job Purpose:

The mission of the Commercial Experience organization is:

•  Provide excellent services globally which enable Unilever to win in the market by

• Putting the business’ goals at the heart of what we do

• Leveraging cost-effective, best practice, global solutions across Unilever to meet users’ needs

• Making continuous improvement in both cost and service an integral part of our way of working

• Building a professional services organization that enables our people to give their best

• Developing win-win relationships with selected providers to meet our current and future requirements

Within the service catalogue of ComEx, the FoT Team is responsible for the management and delivery of Tax Accounting Services globally, both through third-party outsourced providers and through in-sourced operations. Unilever is a Global Company with operations in almost every country on the Globe. The main purpose of this role is to standardize the calculations and analytics, identify improvement areas and prevent financial leakages.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interactions with Brokers.

• Perform HS Classification, verifying SKU classification in SAP.

• Coordinating with various stakeholders for Data collection.

• Perform Value Uplift Calculations.

• Ensure effective operation of the 2-tier model.

• Good understanding of VAT/GST.

• Previous experience of Customs & Excise is desirable.

• Resolve Audit queries.

• Establishing good network with Stakeholders in local Markets and Third-Party Outsourced Provider

• Review existing processes and suggest improvements.

• Leading discussion with stakeholders.

• Excellent service delivery

Stakeholder Management:

• Support Local Business and Third Party Service Provider in obtaining required documents from Brokers.

• Co-ordinate with Country Finance and Customs team

• Work with IT team to ensure that tools function as required.

 Team Alignment:

• Should be a good team player

• Active involvement in team meetings

• Ability to work with Global stakeholders

Key Accountabilities:

• Follow local Customs requirements.

• Archiving of data from Brokers in the Data management system as per guidelines provided by Tax team.

• Provide suggestions for continuous improvement.

• Improve service levels, quality, KPIs and targets.

Qualification/Experience:

• University Degree in Accounts, Semi Qualified CAs or CMAs. Degree in Chartered Accountancy/Cost Accountancy is desirable.

• 4-6 years’ experience in Tax accounting (VAT or Customs).

• Strong R2R knowledge.

•  Good knowledge of SAP

• Ability to work in a team.

• Ability to adapt to changing situations.

• Ability to work with Technology and Automation.

Key Skills:

• Effective communications both written and oral

• Cooperates with team members responsible for other sub-functions and expertise areas in Comex

• Takes steps to resolve issues, does the required follow-ups.

• Team oriented approach

• Effective networking skills

• Ability to manage service providers

Standard of Leadership:

• Bias for Action

• Consumer and Customer Focus

• Accountability & Responsibility 

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