Group Taxation Manager

About The Role
Food People is working with a semi-government entity in the UAE looking to onboard a Group Taxation Manager in their HQ to effectively plan, manage, control, and optimize Group and Divisional specific tax regimes according to
regulatory and governance standards

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership concerning tax planning, compliance, and control across all company operations
  • Manage compliance with tax law across the Group, including corporate tax, transfer pricing, PAYE, indirect taxes, indirect tax VAT & direct tax
  • Identification and evaluation of tax risks and the deployment of efficiency mechanisms
  • Implementation of systems and processes to monitor and mitigate identified taxation risks
  • Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of company tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms
  • Optimisation of taxation expenses by identifying areas of tax savings and integration of tax planning within strategy formulation
  • Monitor current and impending legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management
  • Create strategies to capitalise on changes to taxation legislation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies
  • Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all taxes
  • Provide support with various internal audits and special tax-related projects
Key Ingredients
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, and a master's would be highly desirable
  • Over 10 years of Taxation experience in US/Asia/Europe in addition to the Middle East is required
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally and globally very often
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with prior experience in reporting to senior leadership and external stakeholders 
  • Arabic is a plus
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