Saurabh Keshan

About Saurabh Keshan

CA with around 9 years of experience in managing Direct, Indirect & International taxes for IT and FMCG companies located in India, USA, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland & Denmark. Key area of expertise includes timely compliance, tax optimization, Litigation, and process automation. Proven record of timely reporting, managing high-volume data, and stakeholder management. Recognized and awarded for achieving operational excellence, generating significant business impact of around 2 million USD, and receiving positive feedback.

Experience

1. Tax Manager

   Unilever

   Jul 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   I am leading an 8-person team comprising of charter accountants, responsible for tax compliance across the US, Canada, and Nordic countries. Over a 3-year period, we achieved substantial reductions in overhead costs by insourcing various tax functions like indirect tax, quarterly provisioning.• Quarterly Calculation of tax provisions including deferred tax for countries like US, Canada, Norway, Finland, Sweden & Denmark. Overall ETR reduction by solving long pending data quality issues which led to increased tax deductions.• Reconciliation and analysis of high-volume and high-value data.• Managing all the Direct tax-related payments and ensuring correct and timely accounting of the same. No instances of delay in any tax payments during the last 3 years.• Ensuring all the filings are done on or before time with zero instances of delay.• Ensuring all backups, approvals, and supporting are maintained for SOX and internal control. No observation noted by Internal & External Auditors during last 3 years.• Calculation of various workpapers like State wise Inventory, state-wise interest, and Royalty expenses, UNICAP adjustment, apportionment factor, etc.• Responsible for the preparation of VAT/GST/HST/QST/PST/SUT returns for US, Canda & Nordics countries. Over the past 3 years uncovered old recoverable indirect taxes, resulting in a cash refund of approximately 500K Euros.• Collaborating closely with external consultants to implement changes in tax like rate change, new tax, etc. in SAP. • Collaborating closely with vendor master team to setup WHT rates for new vendors during onboarding.

Education

• Millia Convent English School

  CBSC | Secondary

• Calcutta University, Kolkata

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting

• ICAI

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting, Finance & Taxation

  2010 — 2015

• Millia Convent English School

  CBSC | Higher Secondary, Commerce, Accounting, Math

Skills

• Income Tax
• Taxations
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Auditing
• Corporate Finance
• Account Reconciliation