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Aishwarya Sivakumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Chartered Accountant with 9+ years of experience in international and domestic (India) taxation, accounting and auditing. I have taken up positions of high responsibility in Big 4 consulting firms. top MNCs and high-growth start-ups. I am focused on continuous learning, professional and personal growth.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager-International Taxation

ShipBob Inc.
05.2024 - Current
  • Handled the direct and indirect tax compliances for ShipBob Inc across countries like India, UK, Australia, Spain, Mexico and Canada
  • Coordinated with a team of lawyers and filed a Voluntary Disclosure with the Australian Tax Authorities for self assessment of unpaid GST
  • Brought about changes to the invoicing system of ShipBob Inc to ensure it is compliant with the rules laid down by the Tax Authorities of various countries and thereby pose minimum risk for customers in claiming input credits.
  • Ensured timely payments and filing of returns in accordance with the laws of various countries while liaising with external consultants
  • Assessed the tax exposure for proposed expansions in Mexico from the perspective of Sec 321 of the US Customs Code
  • Assessed the PE and VAT exposure for ShipBob Inc in countries where they had business operations
  • Finalized and passed journal entries and performed reconciliations for tax accounts of ShipBob Inc and its international subsidiaries.
  • Worked on Form 5471 (International Tax Return-USA)

Assistant Manager, Taxation

Hindustan Unilever Limited
10.2020 - 05.2024
  • Handled the direct tax, transfer pricing and indirect tax operations for Unilever Sri Lanka
  • Involved in the end-to-end implementation of the tax centralization project from the data owners for Unilever USA, Egypt and Sri Lanka
  • Managed a team of chartered accountants
  • Responsible for tax data reconciliations to ensure data sanity and identified areas of deficiencies
  • Identified areas of improvement in the process for Sri Lanka and Egypt and identified gaps leading to significant tax savings.

Senior Executive, Taxation

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited
01.2019 - 10.2020
  • Handled the entire direct tax operations for Cognizant India
  • Prepared and finalized tax computations and Returns of Income for Cognizant India and its associated enterprises in India
  • Involved in computing the Transfer Pricing Margins and other adjustments for all the global associated enterprises
  • Involved in computation of advance tax and deferred tax.

Deputy Manager

Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP
04.2018 - 01.2019
  • Extensively worked on permanent establishments and other aspects of international taxation on numerous assignments, with specific focus on the impact of Multilateral instruments and other Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("BEPS") Action Plans
  • Worked on various litigation and advisory assignments for industry giants
  • Prepared and reviewed numerous Returns of Income and tax computations.

Senior Consultant

Ernst and Young LLP
09.2013 - 04.2018
  • Extensively worked on Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements ("DTAAs") and analyzed withholding tax implications from the perspective of various DTAAs
  • Worked on advisory engagements involving mergers
  • Worked on complex tax rules such as "General Anti-Avoidance Agreements", "Place of effective Management" and "Income Computation and Disclosure Standards"
  • Worked on financial statement audits involving complex analysis under IGAAP.

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
01-2016

Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT)
07-2018

Diploma in IFRS (DipIFR)
06-2019

Bachelor of Commerce -

Madras University
Chennai
04-2013

High School Diploma -

DAV Sr Secondary School
Chennai
03-2010

Skills

  • Project Management
  • MS Excel
  • SAP
  • NetSuite
  • Cohesive documentation/Memo writing
  • Time management
  • Leadership

Interests

Reading, Writing/Blogging, Singing

Other Achievements

  • EY- "Excellerator" Award (For efficient completion of audit of a large (oil and gas) company)
  • Received appreciation from a large client for excellent tax advice
  • Certified Content Writer

Timeline

Manager-International Taxation

ShipBob Inc.
05.2024 - Current

Assistant Manager, Taxation

Hindustan Unilever Limited
10.2020 - 05.2024

Senior Executive, Taxation

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited
01.2019 - 10.2020

Deputy Manager

Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP
04.2018 - 01.2019

Senior Consultant

Ernst and Young LLP
09.2013 - 04.2018

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT)

Diploma in IFRS (DipIFR)

Bachelor of Commerce -

Madras University

High School Diploma -

DAV Sr Secondary School

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