Global Indirect Tax Compliance Manager

About Finkraft

Finkraft is a fintech SaaS company building a Finance Operating System for Travel & Hospitality. We help large enterprises and ecosystem players manage invoicing, indirect taxes (GST/VAT), reconciliation, and compliance through deep, domain-led technology.

In India, Finkraft supports 1,200+ enterprises on GST automation. In the Middle East, we are building the next layer of infrastructure around UAE e-invoicing (DCTCE / Corner-5), PEPPOL interoperability, payments, and hospitality-specific compliance workflows.

Role Overview

This is a founder-led, high-impact leadership role focused on shaping how VAT and e-invoicing will actually work for the hospitality ecosystem in the UAE and GCC.

This is not a pure advisory or opinion-based role. You will work directly with the founder, product, and engineering teams to design real invoice flows, validate regulatory interpretations, influence product logic, and work hands-on with hotels, TMCs, and enterprises as UAE e-invoicing goes live.

The role can evolve as:

• Full-time leadership role
  

• Contract / advisory role
  

• Pilot engagement that grows into long-term ownership
  

Key Responsibilities

VAT & E-Invoicing Design (Hospitality Focus)

• Design VAT-correct invoice structures for:
  

  • Corporate hotel bookings
    

  • TMC-mediated bookings
    

  • MICE and group billing
    

  • Commissions, credit notes, and post-stay adjustments
    

• Interpret UAE e-invoicing (DCTCE / Corner-5) rules specifically for hospitality use cases
  

• Identify grey areas, risks, and likely audit failure points
  

Product & Market Validation

• Translate VAT and regulatory rules into scalable system and product logic
  

• Validate whether e-invoice → payment → reconciliation flows are tax-sound
  

• Act as the tax authority inside the product team, reviewing assumptions and designs
  

On-Ground Market Engagement

• Work closely with hotel finance teams during pilots
  

• Advise on VAT reclaim, disputes, and documentation readiness
  

• Support discussions with ecosystem partners including ASPs, TMCs, and advisors

Requirements

Required Candidate Profile

Experience

• 10–18 years of experience in indirect tax / VAT
  

• Background from Big4 (PwC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG) or
  

• Senior VAT / finance leadership experience in hospitality, travel, airlines, or TMCs
  

• Hands-on UAE VAT experience strongly preferred
  

Skills & Competencies (Must-Have)

• Deep understanding of UAE VAT law and its practical application
  

• Strong awareness of hospitality billing, commissions, and settlements
  

• Ability to convert regulation into repeatable, system-driven workflows
  

• Sound judgment on “theoretically correct” vs “operationally workable” solutions
  

• Comfortable operating in a founder-led, high-ambiguity environment