Santosh Sahoo

Results-driven Finance & Taxation professional with 17+ years of experience in Indirect Taxation, Accounts, Audit, Receivables, Payables, GST Compliance, and SAP-based Financial Operations. Currently working as Lead – Indirect Taxation (Finance & Accounts) at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AM/NS India), Paradeep. Proven expertise in GST compliance, tax reconciliations, statutory reporting, vendor invoice scrutiny, SAP transaction processing, and financial controls.

Adept at managing tax liabilities, return filings, audits, compliance requirements, and process improvements. Strong analytical abilities combined with hands-on experience in SAP, Tally, FoxPro, and JDA.

Lead – Indirect Taxation (Finance & Accounts) - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AM/NS India) - Paradeep

(2018-09)

• Computation and payment of monthly GST liabilities (CGST, SGST & IGST).
• Preparation and filing of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, ITC-04, GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C.
• Monthly reconciliation of GST GL balances, GST Credit Register and Electronic Ledgers.
• Purchase Register vs GSTR-2B reconciliation on monthly and annual basis.
• Preparation of ITC reversal statements for vendor payments exceeding 180 days.
• Providing GST reconciliation reports to management.
• Monitoring tax compliance and ensuring adherence to statutory requirements.
• Release of Purchase Orders (POs) and Work Orders (WOs) in SAP.
• Scrutiny and verification of vendor invoices, bills and supporting documents.
• Clearing GST-related open items and account reconciliations.
• Preparation of monthly Duty Drawback reports.

Officer – Indirect Taxation, Bills Receivable & Bills Payable - Balasore Alloys Limited - Balasore

(2016-10 - 2018-09)

• Managed VAT, CST, Excise Duty, Service Tax and Professional Tax compliance.
• Filed statutory returns and remitted tax liabilities within due dates.
• Posted CENVAT entries and maintained statutory registers.
• Prepared export documentation and proof of exports.
• Handled customer ledger reconciliation and debtor ageing analysis.
• Processed customer receipts through bill discounting and NEFT.

Finance Executive – Indirect Taxation - Essar Steel India Limited - Paradeep

(2014-04 - 2016-10)

• Managed indirect taxation compliance and statutory filings.
• Maintained tax registers and reconciliations.
• Assisted in invoice verification and financial reporting activities.

Commercial Executive – East Zone - Essar Steel India Limited - Kolkata

(2009-08 - 2014-03)

• Managed commercial operations and customer coordination.
• Maintained statutory forms (C Forms, F Forms, H Forms).
• Assisted in reconciliation and sales transaction verification.

Audit Assistant - Nishar & Kumar Chartered Accountants - Surat

(2008-08 - 2009-08)

• Conducted internal, statutory, tax and stock audits.
• Verified books of accounts, vouchers and supporting documents.
• Performed bank, creditor and debtor reconciliations.
• Assisted in preparing audit reports and client presentations.

MBA - Finance - Gandhi Institute of Management Studies, Gunupur, Odisha (2008)

Bachelor of Commerce - A.C. & A College, Sunabeda, Koraput, Odisha (2006)