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Tax Compliance & Advisory
- Provide expert guidance on Direct and Indirect taxation (Income tax, VAT/GST,customs, service tax) across SAMEA jurisdictions. Ensure all payments of statutory dues are made on time.
- Coordinate timely tax filings, assessments, audits, and reconciliations in liaison with in-country teams and external advisors with various teams.
- Track and assist in closing ongoing tax assessments, audits, and regulatory queries including legacy matters for SAMEA.
- Assist in maintaining compliance with Companies Acts, Central Bank, and Exchange Control regulations (FEMA, FX remittances, repatriations) independently or with the help of consultants/advisors.
- Interpret aviation-specific regulations (airport levies, different taxes, service charges) and translate them into actionable strategies and support Business teams to implement the same.
- Support transfer pricing policies, intercompany agreements, and international tax planning.
- Review contracts for applicable tax clauses and advise changes to the same,negotiate with Partners for the same for the interest
- Stay abreast of regional tax, compliance and regulatory developments and local and HQ finance teams informed of the impact on business
- Lead audit readiness and government inspection responses to ensure clean closures.
- Prepare and update a regional compliance calendar/dashboard, escalating issues proactively.
Business / Decision Partnering
- Serve as a trusted finance advisor to commercial, operations, and airport teams,enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Integrate financial insights into cross-functional initiatives across People, Travel,Cargo, Engineering, IT, and Airports teams.
- Evaluate and support business cases for submission to Regional or Head Office,ensuring governance, cost control, and tax risk mitigation.
- Oversee contract approvals and expenditure authorizations in alignment with Group policies.
- Monitor adherence to internal controls, asset safeguarding, and risk management protocols.
Operational Finance & Process Excellence
- Drive automation initiatives including AI-based reconciliations, invoice digitization,and predictive collections.
- Oversee A/R (customers) and A/P (vendors) processes and teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, timely reconciliations and maintaining cordial working relationships with them.
- Review and manage BSP and CASS processes with precision and timeliness and monitor GSA operations and settlement cycles for compliance and performance.
- Collaborate with shared service centres (GBS) and outsourced partners to ensure SLA adherence and operational efficiency.
- Ensure timely execution of core finance operations, including month-end close (WD+2), financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting, cost control, treasury & cash management, agent collections, payroll, supplier payments, and overall financial administration.
Skills: aviation,regional tax,taxations,tax,finance,samea,airlines,multi-country taxation,service industries,finance manager,travel,cost control,qualified chartered accountant,compliance,taxation,international tax
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