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JOB TITLE: Assistant General Manager - Indirect Tax - Mumbai, India
Hello, we’re L’Oréal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.
A Day in the Life
As the head of Indirect Tax for L'Oréal India, you will be the strategic leader for all indirect tax and customs matters across our diverse operations. Leading a team of dedicated professionals, you will be pivotal in ensuring compliance, optimizing tax efficiency, and providing expert guidance that supports our business objectives, including our manufacturing, R&D, and new Global Capability Center (GCC) operations.
You will:
- Lead Strategic Advisory: Develop and execute comprehensive indirect tax strategies, advising the business on the implications of new initiatives and navigating changes in Indian tax legislation.
- Oversee Compliance & Operations: Ensure robust and timely compliance with all Indian GST, Customs, and Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) regulations for import/export, manufacturing, and our new GCC.
- Manage Audits & Litigation: Act as the lead for all indirect tax and customs audits, assessments, and litigation with tax authorities, proactively managing risk and governance.
- Drive Team & Process Excellence: Lead and develop your team, fostering a high-performance culture while driving the digitalization and continuous improvement of tax processes and systems like SAP.
We Are Looking For
You are a great match for this role if you are a highly experienced and strategic tax leader with a proven ability to navigate complex regulatory environments. We are looking for someone with:
- A Qualified Chartered Accountant qualification.
- Deep Technical Expertise in Indian GST, Customs laws, Foreign Trade Policy, and legacy tax matters, ideally gained in a large multinational manufacturing (FMCG/Pharma) or top consulting environment.
- Strong Leadership Skills with a track record of managing and developing a team of professionals.
- Excellent Analytical & Problem-Solving capabilities to resolve complex tax challenges.
- Exceptional Communication & Stakeholder Management skills to collaborate effectively across the business and with external authorities.
What’s In It For You
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
- Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference.
WHO WE ARE:
For 115 years, L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world.
With our broad portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability commitments in our L’Oréal for the Future program, we offer every person around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility, while celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality.
Present in India since 1994, L'Oréal India is a 100% subsidiary of L'Oréal S.A. Today, L'Oréal India is present on all distribution channels with 27 brands, available in consumer channels (L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup); in hair and beauty salons (L'Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Kérastase, Redken); in selective distribution (Kiehl's, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent), CeraVe and La Roche-Posay in pharmacies and drugstores, and perfumes and make-up sold through L'Oréal International Distribution (Armani, Prada, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Victor & Rolf, Mugler, Azzaro, Maison Margiela, Cacharel, Guy Laroche, Urban Decay, Paloma Picasso, Youth To The People).
L'Oréal India employs more than 1,800 people in its head office in Mumbai, four regional offices, two production plants in Chakan (Maharashtra) and Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), two Research and Innovation centers in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) and one India Technology Hub in Hyderabad.
In India, L'Oréal's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are built around three pillars: empowerment, environment and education. In addition to the group's CSR commitments, L'Oréal's brands (L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Kérastase, Matrix, L'Oréal Professionnel) are also leading community impact initiatives in India.
L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.