Job Title:  Manager | Compliance, Assessment & Research, Advisory Services & Tax Controversy Management, Litigat

Revenue Position Monitoring

• Track monthly GST and VAT revenue collections.

• Analyse IGST settlement inflows and outflows.

• Assess alignment with the Finance Department's Budget Estimates (BE) targets.

• Provide variance analysis and actionable insights on monthly performance.

• • Develop revenue forecasts for Maharashtra using analytical models to provide short-term and medium-term projections, taking into account policy implications such as GST rate rationalization.

VAT/PT Analytics

• Analyse the impact of price and policy changes on petroleum and liquor revenues.

• Compare the consumption trends of Petrol, Diesel, and ATF products at both State and National levels, and evaluate tax rate differentials across neighbouring States to assess competitiveness and potential revenue implications.

• Integration of data from various sources for augmenting PT revenue.

• Identify causes of revenue loss and propose measures to enhance compliance and revenue performance.

Analytical Insights

• Generate insights on critical areas such as refund claimants, return non-filers, shortfall cases, and risky registrations.

• Identify trends, anomalies, and potential revenue risks through data-driven analysis.

Ad-Hoc Data Analysis

• Prepare and present data-driven narratives on GST performance and departmental initiatives for high-level meetings.

• Analyse ad-hoc datasets received from GSTN, such as OIDAR (Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval services) and Place of Supply (POS) discrepancies, outward remittances data from RBI, IGST reversals.

• Provide insights and highlight actionable findings for further investigation.

• Ad-Hoc Support: Provide any other work as required by the MGSTD.

Generate Actionable Cases for Assessment

• Design and refine parameters for Scrutiny, Audit, Issue-Based Audit (IBA), NGTP Visits, and NGTP Beneficiaries using information them portals such as BIFA, E-Way Bill (EWB), and BO System.

• ETU has developed parameters to flag potential cases; however, several newly introduced reports from these systems were not factored into the existing framework. Hence, there is a need to develop a comprehensive set of parameters leveraging all available reports to more effectively identify potential risk cases in the GST system.

• Track the effectiveness of each parameter and make data-driven improvements for future case generation.

Presentations for the Internal Review Meeting

• Prepare zonal review meeting presentations covering performance achievements vis-à-vis targets.

• Provide performance breakdowns based on officers’ contributions across key functional areas such as scrutiny, ITC blocking, special reference cases, non-filers, risky registration drives, and pending work items.

• Ad-Hoc Support: Provide any other work as required by the MGSTD.

Analysis of 1B & 1C Mismatch Cases

• Prepare analytical reports on:

o 1B cases: mismatches between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B tax liability.

o IC cases: discrepancies between GSTR-2B and GSTR-3B ITC claims.

• Highlight potential revenue loss and fraudulent ITC risks; support targeted enforcement actions.

System Monitoring

• Continuously monitor the PRAISE system for data integrity, accuracy, and completeness.

• Coordinate with GSTN to resolve data integrity issues.

• Review existing processes, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions to ensure accurate state share reporting.

• Support reconciliation efforts and recommend system enhancements for improved data visibility.

• Identify inconsistencies and coordinate with relevant stakeholders for timely resolution.

Monthly Major Shortfall Analysis

• Identify taxpayers with significant deviations in monthly tax payments compared to historical filings.

• Present findings in monthly review meetings chaired by the Commissioner State Tax.

• Share shortlisted cases with respective zones for further scrutiny and field-level action to improve compliance.

• Detect taxpayers who paid substantial tax in the same period of the previous year but have now filed zero payment.

• Highlight high-risk revenue leakage cases to support audit and enforcement prioritization.

• Conduct monthly analysis of TDS-filing entities (Govt, PSUs, Semi-Govt bodies).

• Prepare consolidated reports on TDS payments, filing patterns, and compliance behaviour to ensure timely remittances.

10. Like-to-Like & Sectoral Outlier Analysis

• Benchmark sector-wise performance and identify outlier taxpayers.

• Flag cases where state-assigned taxpayers report abnormally low tax compared to similar center assigned entities.

• Communicate actionable insights to zonal formations for review and corrective action.

11. Emerging Technologies and Al in GST

• Leverage advanced digital tools to simplify and modernize departmental processes, enhancing efficiency and data-driven decision-making

• Voice-Enabled Chatbot:

Develop and deploy a voice-based chatbot for users to raise queries and receive real-time spoken responses, improving accessibility and user engagement

• Al Training App and Voice Agents:

Implement Al-powered training applications and voice agents to ensure consistent and authentic dissemination of learning material. These solutions will reduce training costs, enhance accessibility, improve efficiency, and provide multilingual support to departmental personnel and stakeholders.