Antony Thomas
Bangalore
Summary
Senior management professional with 18+ years of experience, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
BINDZ Consulting Now CBIZ India
Bangalore
06.2024 - Current
- Handling a team of 13 members including Manager, Assistant Manager and Senior Associates responsible for administrative as well as compliance functions.
- Managing the review of 1120, 1065, and 1120S federal and state tax returns, and communicating status updates to US counterparts. Regularly monitoring team engagement and providing updates to the client.
- Assessing candidates' technical skills and knowledge through interviews (Level 2)and providing feedback to the Talent Acquisition Team.
- Serving as a bridge between the client and the Project Management Team by understanding the client's requirements and providing them with the right candidates.
- Supporting the team's professional development by understanding their training requirements and facilitating engaging and informative training sessions
Tax Manager
SAPRO Consulting Private Ltd
Bangalore, India
12.2022 - Current
- A team of 12 members, including 4 Assistant Managers and 8 Senior Associates, is responsible for administrative functions such as WFH and leave approvals.
- Partnering with professionals to develop and achieve their yearly performance goals. Advocating for promotion eligible candidates by creating and presenting business cases that demonstrate their value to the organization.
- Managing the review of 1120, 1065, and 1120S federal and state tax returns, and communicating status updates to US counterparts. Regularly monitoring team engagement and providing updates to the client.
- Assessing candidates' technical skills and knowledge through interviews and providing feedback to the Talent Acquisition Team.
- Serving as a bridge between the client and the Project Management Team by understanding the client's requirements and providing them with the right candidates.
- Supporting the team's professional development by understanding their training requirements and facilitating engaging and informative training sessions.
Tax Manager
PWC SDC (Kolkata) Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, India
05.2020 - 11.2022
- Managing group of 12 team members and coaching them for success.
- Setting-up Calls with US counter parts before starting engagement and understand the scope of work, number of resources, timeline etc
- Communicating to Engagement team regarding returns progress
- Performs review of workpapers, Federal and State returns
- Exposure in Form 1120, 1065, 5471, 5472, 8865, 8858 and State returns (both 1120 & 1065)
- Facilitate tax technical training to Associate and Senior Associate groups.
Assistant Manager Tax
Grant Thornton India LLP
Bengaluru, India
08.2018 - 04.2020
- Understand and gather the data from the client for US tax compliance and prepare
- Prepare Engagement Letter based on Client requirements
- Analyze the filing requirements of GILTI/FDII and prepare schedules accordingly
- Review & Finalize the Federal and State tax returns for Corporation, Partnership and S-Corporation and International forms (5471 & 5472)
- E-file the returns and provide paper file instruction to client
- Contact IRS/state department and respond to the notice/communication
- Due Diligence of US Tax returns and advise the client what steps need to be taken
- Provide training to Associate/Consultants on US tax technics.
Tax Manager
PWC SDC (Kolkata) PVT Ltd- Bangalore office
Bengaluru, India
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Managing team members and coaching them for success
- Communicating to Engagement team regarding returns progress
- Reviewing Partnership (Form 1065) returns and work papers
- Schedules kick off calls before starting the engagements
- Worked on Partnership returns and International forms (8865 & 8858).
Senior Associate
Grant Thornton SSC India Pvt Ltd
Begaluru, India
07.2013 - 05.2017
- Review of Federal and State tax workpapers and returns
- Worked on Corporation and Partnership returns
- Form 5471 & 8865
- Scheduling calls with US team and understand the scope of business, timeline etc.
Assistant Manager
EXL Services India Pvt Ltd
Kochi, India
10.2007 - 06.2013
- KPMG's clients are mainly the reputed corporate and Partnerships in US
- The tasks of preparation of returns for each corporate or partnership is assigned to the Q Center as different projects by KPMG
- Assessment of client requirement
- Management of team and team performance
- Assigning work to the team and ensuring timely completion of the task in the most effective and efficient manner
- Continues interaction with the client and top level officers in order to deliver high quality output Preparation and review of US tax returns (Partnership & Corporations).
- EXL Services is a professional services firm dedicated to finance & accounting outsourcing (FAO) and analytics which draw upon best-in-class processes, a continuous improvement focus, offshore talent, and enabling technologies, to optimize our clients finance functions and transform operations. They were engaged in the outsourcing engagements from KPMG, which is the biggest client of EXL
Education
MBA - Finance
Annamalai University
BCom - Computer Application
University Institute of Technology - Keral University
Plus Two - undefined
Leo XIII Higher Secondary School
Alleppey, IndiaSSLC - undefined
St. Michael's High School
Alleppey, IndiaSkills
- Corporate returns - 1120, 1065 ( RRE & OP) & 1120S
- State Returns - 1120, 1065 & 1120S
- GoSystem, CCH Axcess, CaseWare, OIT
Timeline
Senior Manager
BINDZ Consulting Now CBIZ India
06.2024 - Current
Tax Manager
SAPRO Consulting Private Ltd
12.2022 - Current
Tax Manager
PWC SDC (Kolkata) Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 11.2022
Assistant Manager Tax
Grant Thornton India LLP
08.2018 - 04.2020
Tax Manager
PWC SDC (Kolkata) PVT Ltd- Bangalore office
05.2017 - 08.2018
Senior Associate
Grant Thornton SSC India Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 05.2017
Assistant Manager
EXL Services India Pvt Ltd
10.2007 - 06.2013
SSLC - undefined
St. Michael's High School
Plus Two - undefined
Leo XIII Higher Secondary School
BCom - Computer Application
University Institute of Technology - Keral University
MBA - Finance
Annamalai University