Global Mobility Tax Senior Manager

Job summary

Cognizant manages an extensive global mobility program through its in-house global mobility team, working in collaboration with other support functions and external partners. The Global Assignment Centre of Excellence consolidates global mobility expertise and coordination skills to enhance corporate functional capabilities for deploying associates on international assignments and business travel. We seek an experienced global mobility tax professional with robust knowledge in expatriate tax, social security, short-term assignments, global mobility policy, global employment companies, and employer of record services to meet growing business needs (this role will initially be hired by CTS India, and may be requested to transfer to CTS GSL India).

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Advice and execution on global mobility, expatriate tax and social security, shadow payroll, cost estimates, tax return program management, employer of record, and global employment company arrangements
• Working with our STAP CoE team on fly-in / fly-out cross border assignments including cost estimates, tax cost accrual, shadow payroll and social security requirements, coordination with associates and business teams for India outbound and intra APJ assignments
• Assisting with due diligence for new assignment locations – Working with the GM Immigration & Relocation CoEs and Emerging Markets team and Corporate Tax team, plus other Corporate Function stakeholders to review global mobility, employment tax and social security requirements for new assignment locations
• Preparing India outbound assignment net pay program calculations and assisting with tax return program management
• Project work – assisting on tasks and projects at the direction of the Global Assignment leadership team, supporting other Corporate Functions as required
• Co-ordinating with the domestic talent management, payroll, immigration and other teams to support moves with global mobility tax implications
• Sharing knowledge and coaching re Global Assignment CoE colleagues and other internal stakeholders
• Cost saving initiatives – Identify and recommend all viable tax and social security reduction opportunities; work with Corporate Functions to implement where required
• Invoicing, fees & rebilling - Manage external vendor fees and billing processes relating to area of responsibility
• Liaising with professional advisers to obtain advice on global tax matters and effectively communicating the outcomes and resulting obligations; managing necessary actions on international cases through to completion.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Tax / accounting qualification
• 10+ years’ experience in expatriate taxation including work experience with a Big 4 accounting / advisory firm; or with multi-national company and / or consulting firm
• Experience of managing global expatriate tax and social security compliance processes on a day-to-day basis
• Current knowledge of overseas tax and social security requirements and expertise of relevant tax legislation with an ability to combine the technical knowledge with pragmatic and commercial judgement
• Any experience of working with expatriate moves in the Asia Pacific would be an advantage
• Knowledge of income tax, benefits, social security (provident fund) in India
• Practical experience of cross border stock compliance and preparing calculations for payroll instructions
• Good knowledge and practical experience of MS365 Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, CoPilot)
• Focused on problem solving approach to issues
• Attention to detail and the ability to focus on complex issues
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize, organize and deliver to tight deadlines
• Experience of working in virtual project teams across spread across multiple time-zones
• Energetic, strong team player, who is comfortable with a hands-on approach.
• First class communication and numerical skills; fluency in English is a must
• Must work well with cross-functional, culturally diverse teams
• Any European or Asian language skills beyond English (mandatory) would be a plus
• Thorough understanding and experience of expatriate tax concepts such as tax equalization, hypothetical taxes, shadow payroll, social security totalization agreements.
• Exposure to US tax return filings and associated tasks would be an advantage

La communauté Cognizant : 

Nous sommes une équipe de professionnels dont les membres s'apprécient et se soutiennent mutuellement. Nos collaborateurs sont les garants d'un lieu de travail dynamique, collaboratif et inclusif où chacun peut s'épanouir.

• Cognizant est une communauté mondiale qui compte plus de 300 000+ collaborateurs dans le monde entier.
• Nous ne nous contentons pas de rêver de façons idéales, nous apportons des améliorations concrêtes
• Nous prenons soin de nos collaborateurs, de nos clients, de notre entreprise, de nos communautés et du climat, en faisant ce qui est juste.
• Nous favorisons un environnement innovant où vous pouvez construire le plan de carrière qui vous convient.

À propos de nous : 
Cognizant est l’un des leaders mondiaux des services professionnels. Nous transformons les modèles commerciaux, opérationnels et technologiques de nos clients pour les adapter à l’ère numérique. Notre approche consultative, basée sur une connaissance sectorielle, aide nos clients à concevoir, développer et gérer des entreprises plus innovantes et plus efficaces. Basée aux États-Unis, Cognizant (membre du NASDAQ-100 et l’un des meilleurs employeurs du monde en 2024 selon Forbes) figure régulièrement parmi les entreprises les plus admirées au monde. Découvrez comment Cognizant aide ses clients à garder une longueur d’avance grâce au numérique sur le site www.cognizant.com.

Cognizant est un employeur soucieux de l'égalité des chances entre candidats. Votre candidature sera étudiée indépendamment de votre race, couleur, sexe, religion, croyances, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, origine, handicap, informations génétiques, grossesse, statut d'ancien militaire ou de toute autre critère jugé discriminant par les lois européennes ou françaises.

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Mentions légales : 
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