Assistant Manager - Taxation
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About the Role
Apparel Group is hiring an Assistant Manager - Taxation in Dubai to handle VAT compliance, advisory, and audit coordination across GCC. The role requires 5+ years of indirect tax experience and a professional qualification such as CA.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and submit VAT returns and related filings across GCC countries.
- Ensure timely VAT registrations, deregistrations, and ongoing compliance with local tax regulations.
- Maintain accurate VAT records, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for audits and inspections.
- Monitor VAT obligations and ensure adherence to statutory timelines and reporting requirements.
- Provide VAT guidance to business units on transactions, pricing, contracts, and new initiatives.
- Review customer and supplier agreements from an indirect tax perspective.
- Assess VAT implications of cross border transactions and intercompany arrangements.
- Support implementation of tax efficient processes while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
- Coordinate responses to VAT audits, assessments, and tax authority inquiries.
- Liaise with external consultants, auditors, and regulatory bodies on indirect tax matters.
- Prepare reconciliations, explanations, and documentation required for tax reviews.
- Identify VAT risks and support corrective and preventive action plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Taxation, or related field.
- Professional qualification such as Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred; ACCA / CPA / CMA is an advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in indirect taxation with strong hands on exposure to GCC VAT.
- Experience working in a multinational company, tax consultancy, Big 4 firm, or large corporate environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of GCC VAT legislation and indirect tax principles.
- Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and problem solving skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or tax platforms.
Full Job Posting
VAT Compliance & Regulatory Filings
- Prepare, review, and submit VAT returns and related filings across GCC countries.
- Ensure timely VAT registrations, deregistrations, and ongoing compliance with local tax regulations.
- Maintain accurate VAT records, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for audits and inspections.
- Monitor VAT obligations and ensure adherence to statutory timelines and reporting requirements.
Indirect Tax Advisory & Business Support
- Provide VAT guidance to business units on transactions, pricing, contracts, and new initiatives.
- Review customer and supplier agreements from an indirect tax perspective.
- Assess VAT implications of cross border transactions and intercompany arrangements.
- Support implementation of tax efficient processes while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
Audit, Authority Liaison & Risk Management
- Coordinate responses to VAT audits, assessments, and tax authority inquiries.
- Liaise with external consultants, auditors, and regulatory bodies on indirect tax matters.
- Prepare reconciliations, explanations, and documentation required for tax reviews.
- Identify VAT risks and support corrective and preventive action plans.
Process Improvement, Systems & Controls
- Review and strengthen indirect tax controls and compliance procedures.
- Support ERP and finance system enhancements related to VAT configuration and reporting.
- Assist in automation and digital initiatives within the tax function.
- Track changes in GCC VAT regulations and support implementation of regulatory updates.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Taxation, or related field.
- Professional qualification such as Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred; ACCA / CPA / CMA is an advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in indirect taxation with strong hands on exposure to GCC VAT.
- Experience working in a multinational company, tax consultancy, Big 4 firm, or large corporate environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of GCC VAT legislation and indirect tax principles.
- Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and problem solving skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or tax platforms.
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