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Summary

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

• In this role that you are about to embark on, you are required to carry out the following responsibilities:
• Review and submit tax returns and other declarations timely for entities of all jurisdictions where the Group operates. This includes Corporate Income Tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other related filings such asthe  Economic Substance Declaration.
• Review transfer pricing documentation for filing and compliance purposes. This includes the local file, master file, 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 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 purpose 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.