Deputy Manager - Finance and Accounting (Taxation)

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Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Management Accounting (COE) team as part of our risk, reinsurance, and capital business at Marsh. This role will be based in Mumbai / Pune. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Deputy Manger / Manager – Finance & Accounting (Taxation)

This role focuses on tax reporting, compliance, provisioning, and reconciliations, while supporting transfer pricing and financial reporting activities. It also requires strong stakeholder management, collaboration with global teams, and the ability to handle multiple deadlines in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate should be a qualified CA (or equivalent) with solid experience in taxation, accounting principles, data analysis, and communication.

What can you expect:

Tax Reporting and Tax Returns:

• Support the preparation, review, and filing of annual tax returns in compliance with local statutory and tax regulatory requirements.
• Support transfer pricing activities, including data gathering, analysis, and documentation.
• Contribute to the preparation and filing of group tax returns, as applicable.
• Ensure accurate tax computations through a strong conceptual understanding of tax principles and methodologies.

Closing the Books:

• Manage the quarterly and year-end tax provision processes in close coordination with Tax and Reporting stakeholders.
• Prepare tax calculation workpapers and related adjustments for statutory financial statements.
• Apply working knowledge of tax-related accounting standards, such as IAS 12 – Income Taxes, to tax accounting and financial reporting activities.

Reviews, Reconciliations and Project Support:

• Prepare and review return-to-provision calculations, analyzing variances between estimated and actual tax liabilities.
• Apply foundational accounting knowledge to support tax reconciliations, reporting, and close processes.
• Perform tax reconciliations between the books of account and tax authority records.
• Support tax-related or other relevant projects.

Stakeholder Management:

• Constant engagement with LEC & the team on updating and monitoring status of above activities
• Collaborate effectively with internal teams and Controllership to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant tax reporting and filing.
• Actively participate in regular meetings on operational and tactical discussions as required

What you need to have:

• Qualified CA (or equivalent accounting qualification) with either 5+ years of post-qualification experience
• Should be comfortable to work in 5:30am-2:30pm shift
• Expertise in interpreting taxation laws, accounting principles GAAP, and practices
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, global teams and cultures.
• Proficient in data analysis, summarising and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to coordinate, prioritize and manage multiple activities.
• Have the flexibility required to work in a dynamic environment under stringent deadlines.

What makes you stand out?

• Prior experience in a similar tax reporting profile will be an advantage
• Diploma in IFRS or US GAAP certification or any specialised certification in taxation
• System knowledge about Oracle, Essbase, Workiva and tax software
• Excellent analytic skills, dash board preparation & review, expertise in MS Office and Power BI

Why join our team:

• We help you do your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create innovative solutions and have impact on colleagues, clients, and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive, and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or collaborating onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person