General Accounting Specialist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This role exists to provide assistance to the General Accounting Business Partner in overseeing the regulatory compliance of assigned country. Responsible to ensure that the underlying company policies and procedures, comply with the various regulatory laws and standards including tax, corporate, bank and insurance requirements. This role helps monitor compliance of all accounting related activities for the country to avoid exposure primarily related to taxes. The Regional Finance Team will maintain ownership of execution and implementation of the company policies e.g. Treasury and Accounts Payable related policies are coordinated with ICA to ensure compliance requirements are fulfilled.

Role accountabilities:

• Monitor period-end closing activities for India and BV such as true-up computation, income and deferred tax accrual computation and posting, and BS reconciliation. 
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual computation and filing of tax returns such as TDS and VAT for IN. 
• Annual filing of Income Tax return based on audited FS for IN. 
• Prepare manual invoices for statutory purposes to ensure compliance with applicable IN tax laws. 
• Monitor IN compliance requirements related to LEI, STPI returns, SEZ returns, RBI returns and ROC filings. 
•  Prepare tax data tool for IN and BV to provide Group Tax with complete information of relative tax computation and possible exposure. 
• Compile supporting documents for submission to satisfy audit inquiries by IN tax authorities. 
• Manage complete resolution of income tax notices from IN tax authorities by close coordination and providing full cooperation during the audit process. 
• IN internal audit preparation and timely coordination with different accounting functions for the audit requirements.
• File application for GST and SEIS refunds to IN tax authorities. 
• Prepare TB, provide supporting schedules, and close coordination with all the accounting functions to provide external auditor’s requirements for the annual FS audit with a goal to finish the audit before the set deadline. 
• Provide necessary training to GSSC AP to familiarize the team with IN tax rules related to invoice processing. 
• Monitor AP entries related to correct application of TDS rates to avoid incorrect remittance of taxes.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant professional experience (7 years or more) in finance and preferably with strong tax/compliance background 
• Experience of working in a medium/large organization in a compliance related role 
• Good time management skills and keen to details 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Proactive and can work independently 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment 
• Able to build and manage stakeholder relationships 
• Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions 
• Strong planning, organizational and project management skills 
• Culturally adoptive 
• Well-developed verbal and written English 
• Excel & ERP proficient will be a plus

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.