IN_Senior Associate_M&A Tax_M & A_TRS_Kolkata

Job Description & Summary 

A career within Merger and Acquisition Tax, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage M&A Tax to enhance their customer experiences 

*Responsibilities:  

M&A Tax & Regulatory practice provides end-to-end solutions for different types of domestic and cross-border transactions including mergers, demergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, inbound and outbound advisory, transaction and business model structuring, due diligence and family arrangements. 

The tasks, roles and responsibilities pertaining to the job role of an Assistant Manager/ Senior Associate will include the following: 

• Assist seniors in the preparation of client deliverables 

• Conducting research on various issues involved and analysing & evaluating implications thereof 

• End-to-end execution of client deliverables, ensuring quality and timeliness 

• Conducting due diligence on targets 

• Client relationship management 

• Interaction with Government authorities 

• MIS management 

• Effective implementation and review of work programmes. Updating the Manager / Associate Director proactively on various work related issues. 

• Coordinating with the Manager/Associate Director on planning and management of assignments 

• Conducting research on a particular industry to uncover M&A target companies; analysing the market and looking for other relevant potential values that can be generated through M&A transactions. 

• Assisting the team while preparing for pitch presentations/decks for the prospective clients. 

• Coordinating and conducting due diligence; analysing target company information and preparing due diligence reports.  

• Responsible for implementation of scheme(s) and petition filing for the clients. 

• Assisting the managers in multiple valuation analyses and in preparing financial forecasts related to a M&A transaction; presenting recommendations to managers. 

• Advising clients on tax-efficient restructurings. 

• Ensuring quality and promptness in execution of client deliverables. 

• Working on developing and maintaining client relationships. 

• Responsible for gaining a strong understanding from his/her seniors of typical integration activities, risk assessment and developing mitigation strategies as they relate to people, process and technology for the integration as well as market and customer facing operations. 

• Attending and participating in the internal L&E sessions. 

• Supervising the work of Analysts and Senior Analysts 

*Mandatory skill sets  

Working in this discipline will see an Assistant Manager / Senior Associate working on engagements and teams (sizes of which will vary depending on client/project). 

To qualify for the same an Assistant Manager will need: 

• To be a Qualified Chartered Accountant with 3-5 years of relevant experience 

• Thorough technical knowledge of Direct Tax and Corporate laws 

• Strong technical knowledge of Stamp Duty, FEMA and SEBI Regulations 

• Working knowledge of valuation parameters & methodology 

• Other prerequisite skills include: 

• Demonstrating innovative and critical thinking in providing solutions to client queries & managing projects 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Strong analytical and numerical skills 

• Well-rounded commercial and economic awareness and understanding of the financial markets 

• Good interpersonal and networking skills 

• Passion for client servicing 

• Number crunching ability 

• Excellent eye for detail 

• Efficiency in MS office and report writing skills 

• Motivated, creative and decisive in approach to problem solving 

• Ownership and responsibility of clients/tasks delegated 

*Preferred skill sets  

Merger and Acquisition tax 

*Years of experience required  

• Minimum 3 – 5 years of Direct tax experience  

*Education Qualification   

• Chartered Accountant