Job Description

Role Responsibilities

• The role will be to support and be part of the Service Delivery team for the Tax Engine application used in the India GST Reporting solutions/processes by ensuring compliance that includes data collation, data analysis, data validation, reports consolidation, reports validation and reconciliations.
• Work with the Tax Engine Service Delivery lead in identifying the activities to be performed by the Tax Engine Service Delivery team, which is currently handled by the Project team.
• Support the Tax Engine Service Delivery lead in coming up with a training plan, ensure the necessary tool sets are in place and make sure the training plan is executed smoothly and in a timely manner.
• Work on the activities directly identified/assigned and deliver them within the agreed timelines.
• Disseminate the knowledge on existing as well as ongoing changes happening in the India GST/GCC VAT/Tax Engine processes in an organized manner to the rest of the team members and bring them up to speed to perform the activities.
• Support the team in delivering the agreed processes, by assigning some of the processes to self to manage peak working load.
• To gain detailed understanding of the India GST & GCC VAT reporting process of the Bank and become an SME.
• To meet the timelines of all India GST/GCC VAT Deliverables without any deviation as there is a regulatory expectation in meeting the timelines by planning the activities/deliverables and assign them to the team accordingly.
• Provide the necessary updates to stakeholders/Project working groups on a regular basis.
• Engage in a positive and pro-active stakeholder management
• Interact with Key Project team members/stakeholders to understand Regulatory Impact / Changes
• Keep operating instructions\xe2\x80\x99 documents up to date.

Strategy

• Manage, coach, develop and support a team of high performing individuals.

Business

• Tax CoE is responsible for producing high quality, timely tax returns & tax reports for the Group and countries. Tax CoE covers financial tax reporting, tax compliance, tax controversy, tax forecasting, client tax reporting and transfer pricing processes

Processes

• Identify opportunities to remove process waste, engage in standardisation of various reporting packs and encourage, drive and support automation initiatives thereby reduce / remove the non-value adds in the process.
• Establish robust control and governance on the process
• Drive productivity and achieve cost efficiencies through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive a culture to capture appropriate metrics for tracking actual hours/ standard hours/ errors etc
• Ensure detailed documentation and it is up to date for all processes

People & Talent

• Manage, coach, develop and engage a team of high performing individuals.

Risk Management

• Delivery of standard reports as per the commitments in accordance to respective country compliance. Manage the process with no errors. Identify and raise any issues on timely manner.

Governance

• Stakeholder feedback on quality of analysis & decision support.

Key stakeholders

• Country tax team, Business and central finance, Business operations and internal tax reporting team.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Degree qualified with a preference in a Business, Finance, Accountancy, Law or Taxation from a reputed institution with 8+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience.
• Strong process & data analysis skills, ability to prioritise and manage work to defined time lines / budgets;
• Sound Knowledge on India GST/GCC VAT rules is preferable.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders;
• Confident and capable user of Micro Soft applications like Excel, Word, MPP. SQL knowledge is preferable.
• Ability to think laterally and critically, challenge status-quo and demonstrate innovative thinking.
• Good working knowledge of international banking products, systems and/or processes including a previous work experience in any data warehouse infrastructure is highly preferable
• Previous experience of regulatory reporting project would be an advantage
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Reconciliation
• Data Management
• Data Analysis
• Financial reporting
• Problem-solving skills
• Technology expertise

About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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