Tax Specialist

The Opportunity

Tax Compliance and Filings

• Prepare and submit UAE corporate tax and VAT returns accurately within statutory deadlines.
• Manage tax payments, refunds, and registrations across group entities.
• Maintain complete, audit-ready supporting documentation for every filing and tax position.

Tax Accounting and Reporting

• Prepare current and deferred tax calculations, provisions, and disclosures for statutory and management reporting.
• Reconcile tax accounts and resolve differences with the Financial Reporting team.
• Support external audits on tax balances, judgements, and disclosures.

Advisory and Business Partnering

• Advise on the tax treatment of contracts, procurement arrangements, and new products or entities.
• Partner with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable on VAT and withholding treatment at source.
• Assess tax impacts of cross-border transactions, permanent establishment risk, and double tax treaty positions.

Transfer Pricing and Governance

• Support transfer pricing documentation, including local file and disclosure requirements.
• Monitor inter-company arrangements for consistency with the group’s transfer pricing policy.
• Maintain the tax risk register and escalate emerging exposures to Finance leadership.

Authorities, Advisors, and Change

• Manage tax authority correspondence, queries, and audits in coordination with external advisors.
• Monitor UAE and regional tax legislation and translate changes into practical business actions.
• Improve tax processes and controls through better data, documentation, and ERP automation.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of tax experience in a professional services firm or in-house corporate tax function.
• Professional qualification in tax or accounting, such as ADIT, CTA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or CA, or an equivalent degree.
• Hands-on experience preparing UAE corporate tax and VAT returns and supporting documentation.
• Working knowledge of tax accounting, including current and deferred tax under IFRS.
• Understanding of transfer pricing principles and documentation requirements.
• Strong analytical and research skills, plain-language communication ability, accuracy, confidentiality, and documentation discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UAE tax authority audits or dispute resolution.
• Exposure to technology, cloud, or large-scale infrastructure businesses.
• Experience with ERP tax configuration or tax reporting automation tools.
• Familiarity with wider GCC tax regimes and international tax frameworks.

Benefits

• The company describes an inclusive, innovative, collaborative, and high-performance working environment.
• Benefits include a competitive salary package, annual performance-based bonus, discount cards, family insurance, and learning and development access.