Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in Hyderabad, India(hybrid role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
The Tax Specialist, India & ANZ will oversee and manage all tax-related matters for IFF’s Food Ingredients business in India and ANZ ensuring compliance with local tax laws and regulations. This role will be responsible for tax planning, tax reporting, managing tax audits and providing tax advisory support to the business.
How you will contribute
- Ensure IFF tax compliance obligations for India and ANZ are met by supporting data collection, reviewing tax returns before submission, and partnering with tax advisors to ensure timely filing of the returns.
- Oversee the tax provision process for countries within your area of responsibility.
- Act as the primary tax point of contact for tax advisors and local tax authorities on tax audits and other tax-related matters.
- Partner with the business to provide tax advice and communicate changes in tax legislation and their impact.
- Identify tax efficiencies and planning opportunities and support their implementation.
- Support the transfer pricing team in monitoring transfer pricing policies, implementing transfer pricing processes, liaising with stakeholders on transfer pricing adjustments, and ensuring compliance with local transfer pricing requirements.
- Contribute to global tax planning initiatives and M&A projects.
- Recommend improvements to tax-related systems, processes, and internal controls.
- Identify tax risks and ensure compliance with IFF's tax governance and risk management frameworks.
What You Will Need to Be Successful
- B.Com/Chartered Accountant/Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification with 5 to 7 years of professional experience, including experience in an accounting firm and/or a multinational organization.
- Must have strong accounting and tax knowledge.
- Must have strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-country and cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing tax audits and supporting dispute resolution processes.
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines effectively.
- A proactive, adaptable, and results-oriented mindset with a willingness to embrace and drive change.
- A collaborative approach with a willingness to share knowledge and build strong partnerships within and beyond the tax function.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Strong experience in corporate tax compliance and reporting.
- Proven ability to partner with cross-functional and global stakeholders.
- Track record of driving process improvements and tax efficiencies.
Why Choose Us?
- Hybrid model(3 days/week).
- Training opportunities.
- Two-way transportation.
Important Information Regarding This Position
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- B.Com, Chartered Accountant, or Certified Public Accountant qualification
- 5 to 7 years of professional experience
- Experience in an accounting firm and/or multinational organization
- Strong accounting and tax knowledge
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience managing tax audits and supporting dispute resolution processes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
- Strong experience in corporate tax compliance and reporting
- Experience partnering with cross-functional and global stakeholders
- Track record of driving process improvements and tax efficiencies
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
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