About the role: Our client is a multinational consultancy company, that is looking to hire a Senior Tax Consultant to be based in Dubai, UAE.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the preparation of multiple tax returns (withholding tax, VAT, corporate income) across different geographies (UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon)
- Working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure that entity tax certificates are renewed annually in a timely manner
- Working with clients to obtain withholding tax certificates for amounts withheld and requesting for the necessary tax credit from the tax authorities
- Supporting vendors (including related parties) to obtain withholding tax certificates from local tax authorities
- Leading the advance tax payment process and working closely with the local treasury team to adequately plan for cash outflows
- With support from external advisors, assist with the preparation of entity local file, disclosure forms, affidavit report, Country by Country reporting notification
- Assist in tax audit processes as needed in close cooperation with the Tax and Compliance Manager, Finance Director and Global Tax Team
- Responsible for the completion of the Tax Provision Packages in the Corptax tool, which reconciles local tax to US GAAP tax
- Ensuring a continuous audit-ready state, with readily available tax defence documentation for all taxes
- Leading and participating in local and global tax-relevant projects
- Work closely with Global Mobility tax team to mitigate personal/corporate tax risks
Qualifications:
- University degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent through experience
- CPA/CA or equivalent essential
- 5-7 years of experience working in Big 4 environment essential
- Experience working in the tax function in the Middle East for a large MNC group
