Job Description
Role: Direct Tax Specialist Location: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru Reporting to: Lead Taxation Team name: Corporate Finance & Accounts About the Team and the Role The Corporate Finance & Accounts team at Ather is responsible for ensuring financial integrity, robust internal reporting, book closure, statutory audits, and managing the end-to-end direct tax compliance, advisory, and litigation framework across the organization. This role is for a Direct Tax Specialist who will independently manage corporate tax compliances, foreign remittance tax advisory, transfer pricing, and direct tax litigations, while providing strategic advisory support to various business functions. Responsibilities Manage the end-to-end Direct Tax compliance cycle, including Corporate Income Tax returns, Tax Audit Reports (Form 3CD/3CEB), and periodic filing of TDS/TCS returns. Handle entire foreign remittance tax compliance, including advisory on withholding tax applicability under existing laws and DTAA, document reviews, and 15CA/CB certifications. Assist in preparing Transfer Pricing documentation (Master File) and reviewing arm's length benchmarking reports for inter-company transactions. Support internal reporting, book keeping, 26AS reconciliation, and book closure while closely collaborating with auditors on quarterly, interim, and final statutory audits. Provide advisory support to business functions regarding TDS masters, routine TDS queries, employee incentive reviews, and tax analysis for new domestic and international business models. Partner with the Team Lead on direct tax projects, monitor changes in tax laws impacting the sector, and proactively update the team on key developments. Manage direct tax litigations and assessments, including preparing data for submissions, closing departmental audits, and liaising directly with tax authorities. Assist in ERP and system developments to drive automated tax processes within the company. Experience and Qualifications A certified Char
