Sr. Manager / Assistant General Manager (Vat & Tax)

Job Description

Title: Sr. Manager / Assistant General Manager (Vat & Tax)

Company Name: Excellent Ceramics Group

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Manufacturing (FMCG), Manufacturing (Light Engineering and Heavy Industry), Tiles/Ceramic

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance

• Master's degree/MBA in Accounting, Finance or any other relevant field from top tier private and government universities.

• Professional qualifications such as CMA/CA partly qualified or Fully ACCA Qualified will be preferred.

• At least 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Manufacturing (FMCG), Manufacturing (Light Engineering and Heavy Industry), Tiles/Ceramic

• Minimum 10 years of prior experience, preferably in heavy & light industries in a structured corporate environment.

Excellent Ceramics Group is set to launch its premium tiles and sanitaryware brand, Milano, in the Bangladeshi market. To support this expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and result-driven VAT & Tax professional for Excellent Ceramics Group to oversee VAT and tax-related operations for the new brand.

The ideal candidate should be a passionate problem-solver and a keen influencer of stakeholders, aiming to enrich and strengthen the existing team while ensuring compliance, accurate reporting, effective tax planning, and smooth coordination of all VAT and tax activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, VAT, tax, and other legal requirements in Bangladesh.

• Oversee timely preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns and related schedules.

• Ensure accurate tax computation, tax provisioning, and reconciliation with financial statements in coordination with statutory auditors.

• Ensure correct deduction, deposit, and reporting of withholding tax on supplier/contractor/service payments including rent, commission, transport, professional fees, LC-related payments, and other applicable heads.

• Review contracts and agreements to ensure proper tax clauses and compliance risk mitigation.

• Implement strong internal controls to reduce errors, penalties, and compliance gaps.

• Ensure end-to-end compliance under VAT & SD Act, including monthly VAT returns, challans, VAT registers/books, and supporting documentation.

• Ensure readiness for VAT audits/inspections, departmental queries, and regulatory submissions.

• Import of raw materials, spare parts, and capital machinery (tax/duty/VAT implications).

• Lead preparation and representation for tax assessments, hearings, audit queries, and VAT inspections.

• Manage responses to show-cause notices, objections, appeals, and tribunal matters, coordinating with legal counsel/tax consultants.

• Support Supply chain for L/C related issue and arrange payment for vendors by deducting Tax & VAT and also submit TAX and VAT return to the Govt. body.

• Supervise all kinds of VAT related record for a month and prepare the reconciliation statement & compare with audit team.

• Calculate source VAT and prepare treasury challan for VDS Treasury Deposit.