Vidhi Agroyee
New Delhi
Summary
CA with 19 years of post-qualification experience in Tax (Direct/Indirect Tax/GST). Tax Planning, Assessments, Audits, Compliance, Tax Disputes - Representations, Litigation. Worked with MNCs, Start-ups , Unicorns IT Companies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Snapdeal Limited, Now AceVector Group
10.2015 - Current
- Years plus post CA Qualification Experience in Taxation Matters (both Direct & Indirect Tax /GST Tax Matters)
- Expertise in taxation matters of E-Commerce , Information Technology Industry and oil field services, Executing overall strategies for Direct and Indirect Tax in Group
- Compliance & Audit Responsible for direct & indirect taxes
- Tax Planning & Strategy Development for Group Taxation Matters
- GST and Income Tax Assessments and replying to various notices received from various tax departments.
- Responsible for liasioning with Assessing Officers at various level in both Income Tax and GST Department
- Coordination with Tax Counsels and lead litigation matters
- Accounting entries and data flows related to tax in financial books
- Deciding upon appeals and other legal recourses arising from disputed audits/assessments
- Project & Initiative Assist & Drive management / tax driven projects & related requirements from tax
- Managing overall engagement/ relationship and terms & conditions with all tax vendors/ advisors Tax advice to internal customers on various matters, tax vetting of agreements, contracts, proposals, invoices and other misc
- Communications
- To advice business about the changes in the tax laws & to explore the possibilities for optimizing the effective tax rate for the company
- Effective working relationship relevant members of business and functional teams, other members of tax team and external service providers
- Assistance in advocacy efforts with industry bodies, Government and other stakeholders with respect to proposed changes in law and industry tax issues
- E-commerce specific tax implementations – Withholding Taxes of Sellers, HSN & Tax Rates implementation on Snapdeal and other group Company sites
- Tax Due Diligence
- Director General of Central Excise & Intelligence (DGCEI) Audits / CERA Audits / TRAN-1 Audit
Head
Software ONE India Pvt. Ltd, IDZ Card India
02.2014 - 10.2015
- Time Frame
- Establishment of SEZ unit (total saving approx.: service tax 620m INR, VAT 251m INR) incl. successful refund applications for service tax (approx. 232m INR)
- Completion of various tax assessment, tax audits and transfer pricing audits
- Successful completion of vendor due diligence in India
- Trainings given to sales organization on various tax issues / fundamentals of Tax Compliance work (daily tax business)
- Responsible for all tax related aspects
- Ensures compliance with local accounting, tax & legal requirements.
- Ensures to meet all timelines and on time payments for all tax related issues.
- Support local sales & marketing organization in all tax issues.
- Optimizing tax structures in sales, purchasing and corporate taxes and tax planning
- Responsible for preparing timely calculation, submission and payments of monthly reporting package according to corporate guidelines related to all tax issues.
- Responsible for monthly and yearly closing of tax statements
- Quarterly calculation of advanced taxes and its deposits tax planning for full year
- Responsible for establishment, implementation and compliance for all accounting policies, procedures and processes related to taxes.
- Contact person for local tax authorities.
- Responsible and reports all tax related activities for Income tax, TDS (Tax Deducted at Source), Service Tax, Sales / VAT
- Complies to directives of external finance consultants in respect of local legal requirements, including filing financial reports.
Sr. Senior Finance Manager
D DZ Card DZ Card India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 02.2014
- Finalization of Financial statements,
- Statutory Audits& Internal Audits /Transfer Pricing Audit, Preparation of Annual Accounts
- Authorizing payments and entries, Debtors/Creditors Management,
- Monthly MIS highlighting profitability and expense ratios, Fund Planning, Bank operations /Project Funding
- Filing of Service Tax Returns, TDS Returns
- Financial Reporting & General Accounting
- Annual Budget preparation for India Office and ensuring measures for controlling cost according to Budget.
- Pay Roll Processing, Salary Finalization, Preparation & compliance of Labour Laws like Provident Fund , ESIC
- Maintenance of Records related with Company Secretarial (CS) Work
- Preparation of Monthly/Weekly Reports for Head Quarters based at Thailand
- Fund and Cash Flow Management
- Worked on Income Tax assessments & Appeals of the entity
- SAD Refunds of INR 30 million
Tax Accountant
Schlumberger Asia Services Limited
11.2006 - 01.2011
- Time Frame
- Corporate Tax Return Filing of Project Offices of Foreign& Private Limited Company
- Expatriate Taxation
- Statutory & Tax Audit of above Companies
- Finalization of Income Tax Computations of Expatriates/Local Employees
- Review employee related withholdings & tax related issues
- Assistance / Providing Information up to Ist Level of Assessment
- Secretarial Requirement like Board Minutes Preparation, Company Records filing.
Trust Accountant
Patni Computers Private Ltd
06.2006 - 11.2006
- Preparation of financial accounts of UK trusts
- Participated in Balance sheet preparation process
- Worked on financial statements of UK trusts
Chartered Accountant
M/s Vishwanth Singh & Associates
08.2003 - 06.2006
- Annual Income Tax Returns of non-Corporate assesses (Indian as well as Expatriates)
- Performed tax audits
- Worked on Transfer Pricing for various clients
- Participated in assessments and tax appeals
- Opinion on issues relating to withholding tax
Education
Chartered Accountant - Taxation, Accounting,Management
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi11.2004
Company Secretary (Intermediate) -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Gurgaon03.2002
BBA - Management
VBRI
Udaipur 03.2000
Skills
- Compliance
- Tax Planning and Strategy
- Project Management Capabilities
- Proactive
- Business Oriented
- Deep Diving
- Strong Judgement
Timeline
Director
Snapdeal Limited, Now AceVector Group
10.2015 - Current
Head
Software ONE India Pvt. Ltd, IDZ Card India
02.2014 - 10.2015
Sr. Senior Finance Manager
D DZ Card DZ Card India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 02.2014
Tax Accountant
Schlumberger Asia Services Limited
11.2006 - 01.2011
Trust Accountant
Patni Computers Private Ltd
06.2006 - 11.2006
Chartered Accountant
M/s Vishwanth Singh & Associates
08.2003 - 06.2006
Chartered Accountant - Taxation, Accounting,Management
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Company Secretary (Intermediate) -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
BBA - Management
VBRI
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