Manager-Tax

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Group tax function, ensuring compliance with UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, Transfer Pricing and governance requirements.
• Manage external tax consultants, including deliverables, timelines, service quality and technical reviews.
• Review and approve VAT returns, Corporate Tax filings, Transfer Pricing documentation and tax advisory reports.
• Oversee tax registrations, deregistration, filings, payments, refunds and regulatory submissions across Group entities.
• Manage Transfer Pricing compliance, including related-party documentation, benchmarking studies and intercompany agreements.
• Provide tax guidance on contracts, restructuring activities, cross-border transactions and other complex business matters.
• Oversee tax accounting, including current and deferred tax provisions, reconciliations and financial statement disclosures.
• Lead tax support for external audits, regulatory reviews, tax assessments and stakeholder reporting requirements.
• Maintain the tax governance framework, risk register, policies, controls and compliance calendars.
• Drive tax digitalization, e-invoicing readiness, and process automation initiatives within SAP S/4HANA and Oracle FCCS.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation, assess business impact and implement required actions across the Group.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal, Procurement, and business teams to ensure compliant tax treatment and effective risk management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive tax experience within large multi-entity organizations, preferably in the UAE/GCC.
• Strong knowledge of UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, Transfer Pricing, tax governance and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience managing external tax consultants and reviewing complex tax filings, documentation and advisory positions.
• Good understanding of IFRS tax accounting, tax reporting, audits and tax technology platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle FCCS and compliance automation tools.