Senior Consultant National Tax

Requisition Id: 1716062

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The opportunity : Senior Consultant-National-TAX-TAX - GCR - Global Compliance & Reporting - Pune

National :

National comprises of sector agnostic teams working across industries for a well rounded experience.

TAX - GCR - Global Compliance & Reporting :

Our globally coordinated tax professionals offer connected services across all tax disciplines to help the clients thrive in an era of rapid change. We combine our exceptional knowledge and experience with the people and technology platforms to equip clients in making better business decisions by bringing insights to the forefront. We help companies understand the tax policies and tax laws of governments around the world to plan and comply accordingly. Our teams leverage transformative technologies to deliver strategy and execution, from tax and regulatory obligations to operations and workforce management, to reduce risk and drive sustainable value.

We have competencies in Business Tax Services, Global Compliance and Reporting, Global Law, Indirect Tax, International Tax and Transaction Services.

Your key responsibilities

Technical Excellence

• Job Title Senior Consultant – Tax Technology & GenAI Solutions Function: Tax Technology Transformation (TTT) Location: Bangalore/ Pune (4 days working from office) Role Overview This role is intended for a Chartered Accountant with a strong background in tax advisory or litigation, who is interested in working at the intersection of tax practice and AI enabled solutions. The role focuses on applying tax reasoning, professional judgment, and compliance first thinking to the design, evaluation, and scaling of AI supported tax solutions. The individual will work closely with tax teams, technology teams, and product stakeholders to ensure AI outputs are accurate, defensible, and aligned with real tax practice, without compromising professional standards. This is not a core technology development role and not a pure tax execution role. It is a tax first role with AI enablement exposure. ________________________________________ What You Will Do Tax Advisory & Legal Reasoning
• Apply Indian Income tax law, rules, circulars, instructions, and case law to AI supported tax workflows
• Structure tax issues using issue based / IRAC style legal reasoning
• Review AI assisted tax outputs for: o Statutory accuracy o Professional defensibility o Practical advisory relevance
• Ensure outputs align with real world tax advisory and litigation standards You will not be ultimately signing off on this – but should be able to do initial checks on these concepts and pass on the insights to tax experts and give suggestions to developers before passing on the output for sign off. AI Enablement & Evaluation
• Work with AI and product teams to ensure tax logic and legal reasoning are correctly reflected in AI supported solutions
• Review and evaluate AI outputs for: o Legal correctness o Completeness o Risk of misinterpretation or hallucination
• Support refinement of AI usage through structured feedback and evaluation
• Apply judgment on where AI can assist vs where human review is mandatory Product & Solution Support
• Contribute tax practice inputs into AI solution design and enhancement discussions
• Translate practitioner pain points into clear functional requirements
• Support pilots, user feedback cycles, and controlled rollouts of AI enabled solutions
• Ensure consistency of tax logic and tone across AI outputs Knowledge & Content Governance
• Support use of tax knowledge assets (case laws, guidance, submissions, orders) within AI enabled platforms
• Apply discipline around: o Source reliability o Contextual relevance o Currency and applicability
• Support governance expectations around accuracy and traceability Stakeholder & Capability Enablement
• Work with internal tax teams, leadership, and technology stakeholders
• Support: o Internal demos o Training sessions o Practitioner facing explanations of AI enabled workflows
• Document best practices, evaluation approaches, and learnings Mandatory Experience (Non Negotiable) Candidates must have:
• CA qualification (or equivalent); strong preference for qualified CAs
• 3–6 years of experience in tax advisory and/or tax litigation
• Prior experience in Big 4, large CA firms, or reputed tax advisory practices
• Hands on exposure to: o Tax notices o Submissions o Assessments o Appellate or litigation related work This role requires thinking like a practicing tax professional. AI & Technology Expectations (Baseline, Not Deep Tech)
• Good working understanding of AI / Generative AI concepts
• Ability to: o Critically evaluate AI outputs o Identify legal and professional risks o Apply judgment instead of blind reliance
• Comfort working with AI assisted tools in a professional services environment
• Awareness of governance, review, and control expectations in AI usage Deep coding or system design experience is not required. Skills Required Core
• Strong grounding in Indian Income tax law and tax practice workflows
• Excellent analytical and structuring skills
• High attention to accuracy and defensibility
• Strong drafting and review capability (professional tone)
• Comfort with evolving, ambiguous problem statements Tools
• Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Comfort working in document heavy environments Ideal Candidate
• A CA from tax advisory or litigation looking to move into tax technology enablement
• Curious about how AI can support tax practice, without compromising standards
• Comfortable challenging AI outputs and applying professional judgment
• Process oriented, risk aware, and quality focused
• Strong ownership mindset Why This Role
• Allows CAs to apply tax expertise in an AI enabled environment
• Exposure to enterprise grade AI adoption in tax
• Improves consistency, quality, and scalability of tax outputs
• Creates a bridge between tax professionals and technology teams Experience & Background
• 3–6 years of experience in: o Tax advisory + technology o Tax research / knowledge management o Legal-tech / AI-driven professional services
• Prior experience in Big 4 / consulting / tax-tech platforms preferred
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (tax, tech, product) Ideal Candidate Profile (Soft Traits)
• Highly process-oriented and compliance-conscious
• Comfortable challenging AI outputs instead of blindly trusting them
• Curious about how GenAI actually works in practice
• Strong ownership mindset — treats products like their own
• Able to operate at the intersection of law, logic, and technology How This Role Adds Value
• Reduces time spent by tax professionals on repetitive drafting
• Improves consistency, quality, and defensibility of tax responses
• Enables scalable tax advisory through AI
• Acts as a translator between tax experts and AI engineers

Skills and attributes

To qualify for the role you must have
Qualification

• Chartered Accountant / Semi qualified CA

Experience

• CA - 2-3 years, Semi qualified 5-8 years

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.

What we offer

Fuelled by the brilliance of our people, EY has emerged as the strongest brand and the most attractive employer in our field, with market-leading growth over competitors. Our people work side-by-side with market-leading entrepreneurs, game-changers, disruptors, and visionaries. As an organization, we are investing more time, technology, and money than ever before in skills and learning for our people. At EY, you will have a personalized Career Journey and also the chance to tap into the resources of our career frameworks to better know about your roles, skills, and opportunities.

EY is equally committed to being an inclusive employer, and we strive to achieve the right balance for our people—enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing our people to build their careers as well as focus on their wellbeing.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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