Head of Taxation

Alpha Alternatives

Posted: 3 months ago
Openings: 10
Applicants: 0

Job Description

Alpha Alternatives is a multi-asset class alternatives asset management platform based out of India and Singapore, with ~20,000 crores of assets under management, and deep focus on alpha generation. We are passionate about finding alternative investment opportunities that can deliver superior risk-return characteristics. We operate across various alternative spaces like Equities, Commodities, Absolute Returns, Structured Credit, Fixed Income, Quant, and Infrastructure. Our products span across various investment structures such as NBFC (ND-SI), AIF (Cat II & III), PMS, RIA, and Gift City.

Our team consists of 220+ people who are vastly experienced across domestic and global hedge funds and financial institutions and have strong academic credentials at top universities. We are strongly performance driven and look for people who share a similar DNA.

We are seeking an experienced, driven and highly achieving candidate to lead the Taxation vertical of the Alpha group as Head of Taxation. The candidate will ideally be a qualified CA with 15-25 years of work experience in the Taxation team of leading organizations/Big 4s/reputed CA firms. The candidate is expected to have prior experience in at least one of the asset classes that we invest in. Meaningful exposure across asset classes will be an added advantage. The ideal candidate will have a rich experience of appearing before the Income tax and GST department for assessment and appellate related proceedings. The candidate shall be an integral part of all the F&A Leadership team and shall report to the Group CFO.

Key responsibilities for the role are as follows:
Evaluate and build water-tight tax compliance for all the existing and new initiatives (transactions / financial product / structure / geography) at the group level from a taxation perspective
Review tax accounting and lead the formulation and implementation of the taxation plan of the 20+ entities in the group
Lead monthly/quarterly/annual closures from a taxation perspective. Independently handle statutory and tax auditors for completion of quarterly and annual closings
Independently handle departmental audits, litigation and assessment and appellate proceedings.
Represent the firm in all taxation related proceedings. Handle all queries from Tax departments and collaborate with tax consultants to effectively conclude all proceedings
Acquire and demonstrate competence in relevant technical knowledge by keeping up to date on developments in the industry

Office location will be in Dadar, Mumbai. Candidates applying from cities other than Mumbai, shall have a clear conviction about moving to Mumbai before applying.