Head - Direct and Indirect Tax
BASF
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Posted on Mar 31, 2026
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About The Role
- Ensure 100% regulatory compliance of GST, Income tax & Transfer Pricing
- Manage tax litigations and tax risks in business operations.
- Strive for tax optimization and tax saving opportunities.
How You Will Do It
- Advise the management on tax impact, transaction methodology for key projects, business model changes, acquisition, or divestiture
- Hold governance role for ensuring and documenting related party transactions are being executed at Arm’s Length basis
- Drive projects to minimize tax risks and create tax related opportunities
- Ensure strong representation of BASF at all stages of assessment proceedings and expedite speedy disposals
- Ensure timely completion of tax audit, returns and Transfer Pricing audits
- Manage quarterly advance tax computation and payments and meeting income tax officials regarding advance tax queries.
- Manage quarterly tax provisions and aligning it with auditors for the purpose of their review.
- Ensure filing & review of monthly GST returns, ISD returns, Job worker returns, VAT assessments, VAT audits on pan India basis.
- Ensure collection of eligible tax refunds in case of exports of goods & services
- Analyze various business transactions/exception reports/monitor GST dashboards for effective utilization of tax credits
- Implement best practices and tax automation technology in tax management and reporting
- Coordinate with global and regional tax colleagues on various tax issues.
What We LookFor
- Education: Chartered Accountant
- Working Experience: 15 years+ (experience with MNCs in Manufacturing Industry & /or Big 4 audit firms is a must)
- Technical & Professional Knowledge: GST, Direct Taxation, DTAA & Transfer Pricing regulations
Work Location
- Godrej One - Mumbai
