Assistant Manager - Taxation

• *Role: Assistant Manager –US Taxation**

• *About Skillmatics**

Skillmatics is a global brand that develops innovative educational games, art \& craft activities, learning resources and STEM toys that build core skills in children through the joy of play. We have been growing exponentially since we launched in 2017 and have hit several milestones:

· Sold 20M\+ units across 35\+ countries.

· Hit the No 1 Rank on Amazon USA across the entire Toys \& Games category multiple times.

· Bestselling brand on Amazon with 500,000\+ global reviews with an average rating of 4\.6 Stars.

· Offline roll out across 30,000 global retailers including Walmart, Target, Hamleys \& Smyths.

· Awarded Startup of the Year by Shri Piyush Goyal and Global SMB of the Year by Amazon.

· Featured in Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in Asia for five years in a row (2022\-2026\) and TIME’s Fastest Growing Companies in India (2026\).

· Raised $25 Million in venture capital from marquee global investors (Sequoia and Sofina).

· Founder was featured in the Economic Times 40 under 40, Hurun’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs under 35, ICAI’s 40 under 40 \& Forbes 30 under 30 Entrepreneur List.

· Team of 300\+ across California, Texas, and Mumbai.

Our family businesses are market leaders in the global packaging industry with 12 manufacturing facilities based in India and revenues of over $300 Million. This gives us a unique competitive advantage from a supply chain perspective as we are fully vertically integrated. We have leveraged this to build a product development process that is 5X faster than incumbent brands in the category.

• *The Role**

• *Key Responsibilities**

• Assist in the preparation and filing of US Federal Income Tax Returns and related tax compliance forms for US entities.
• Assist in US Sales Tax compliance, including preparation and filing of sales tax returns, reconciliation of taxable sales and tax collected, and review of marketplace and e\-commerce transactions.
• Assist in UAE VAT and UK VAT compliance, including preparation and filing of VAT returns, input/output tax reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Support tax compliance activities, reconciliations and return preparation for other international jurisdictions, as required.
• Review financial statements, trial balances, general ledger data and supporting documents for tax reporting purposes.
• Perform tax reconciliations between accounting records, tax workings and returns filed.
• Maintain tax compliance calendars and ensure timely completion of return filings and tax payments.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants and internal Finance and Accounting teams for data collection, clarification of queries and resolution of tax\-related issues.
• Assist in responding to tax notices, information requests and other compliance\-related queries.
• Maintain proper documentation, workings and records to support tax filings and audits.
• Research applicable tax laws and regulations and assist in identifying changes affecting tax compliance.

• *You’re a good fit if you:**

· CA Inter or Chartered Accountant (CA) Fresher.

· Basic knowledge of US Federal Tax, US Sales Tax, UAE VAT and/or UK VAT will be an advantage.

· Candidates who have handled or assisted with international tax compliance for clients during their **articleship, internship or post\-qualification experience** will be preferred.

· Practical exposure to tax return preparation, filing, tax reconciliations and compliance documentation will be an added advantage.

· Good working knowledge of MS Excel and ERP.

· Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn international tax regulations.

· Good communication skills and the ability to coordinate with internal teams and external consultants.

· Ability to manage multiple compliance deadlines and deliver accurate work within stipulated timelines.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Provident Fund

Application Question(s)

• Current CTC and Expected CTC
• Notice Period
• Total years of experience

Work Location: In person