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JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

Implement the organisation's tax strategy to optimise the amount of tax the company pays and ensure it complies with all relevant local and international tax laws and regulations.

Responsbilities

• In this role that you are about to embark on, you are required to carry out the following responsibilities:
• Review and timely submit tax returns and other declarations for entities of all jurisdictions where the Group operates. This includes Corporate Income Tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other related filings such as the Economic Substance Declaration.
• Review transfer pricing documentation for filing and compliance purposes. This includes the local file, the master file, the Country-by-Country Report and Notification.
• Handle tax audit and investigation, tax dispute resolution to finalise the Group’s tax assessment up-to-date.
• Prepare, analyse and monitor annual tax budget and quarterly ETR reporting to achieve the optimisation of the Group’s effective tax rate.
• Render tax advice and support to business units and support functions within the Group to meet strategic and operational tax objectives.  
• Participate in the implementation of tax technology for global compliance purposes, such as GLoBE Information Return under BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2.
• Review and advise on commercial and legal contracts from a tax perspective.
• Evaluate and streamline activities, practices and transactions to ensure they comply with the relevant tax laws and regulations of the jurisdictions where the Group operates.
• Liaise with tax consultants, government authorities and various stakeholders on tax compliance and advisory issues.
• Render support on ad-hoc tax and related works such as M&A transactions, Advance Pricing Agreement, and other strategic initiatives.  

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or its equivalent.
• At least 8 years or more of working experience in a similar role.
• Possess adequate skills and have an extensive background in tax operations, preferably with a combination of in-house experience with a multinational enterprise and relevant Big 4 experience.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of corporate income taxes, indirect taxes and transfer pricing with familiarity with tax regimes and tax treaties in the Asian region and the UAE.
• Strong business acumen, commercial outlook and risk awareness.
• Hands-on approach with attention to detail and flexibility.
• Able to work under pressure and independently.