Jigar Haria

Associate Director, Regional Tax - Amea @Kellogg Company

Mumbai, IN

Manage regional and local jurisdictional tax reporting (US GAAP ASC 740 and local STAT), internal and external tax compliance obligations and mitigating tax risks across the AMEA region.• Corporate tax compliance: Review and manage tax return compliance for the region, including coordination with local country CFOs and external service providers. • Transfer pricing: Ensure global policy is implemented and followed across the region and assess the impact of it on tax reporting packages. Ensure accurate and timely compliances with local service providers. Conduct regular functional interviews to align existing TP model with the functions performed by various entities within the group.• Audits: Managing tax audits and providing regular status updates to the global teams. Work closely with consultants and internal stake holders to submit relevant responses / submissions.• BEPS 2.0 – Assessing Pillar 2 implications and applicability to Kelloggs AMEA entities, this includes: charging mechanisms, preliminary top up tax calculations, integrating legal entity US GAAP reporting packages into Pillar 2 calculations, and training sessions to local teams• US GAAP ASC 740 reporting: Manage delivery of quarterly and year end ASC 740 tax provision packages, regional effective tax rate analysis, coordination of FIN 48 uncertain tax positions including technical memorandums, and valuation allowance analysis for deferred tax asset recognition. Led the delivery of deferred tax remediation with external service provider through tax basis balance sheet implementation and internal tax controls documentation for Sox 404 compliance. Stakeholder management, including Global Head of Tax, AMEA Tax head and AMEA CFO. • Treasury - Work closely with Treasury teams in the region and US on various cash / capital projects to evaluate the best and tax optimal repatriation / financing strategy in different countries