Ref: RP805-1376

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As Tax Manager for Egypt you will oversee all tax aspects of IBM's operations in the country. This includes the regulatory requirements as well as supporting our business activities (including sales and distribution, services delivery and international shared services centres).

You will deal with all the Corporate Income Tax, Withholding Tax and VAT / GST compliance matters, including having responsibility for the relationships with external service providers and controlling the engagement to manage the submission of tax returns and making of tax payments. You will coordinate tax audits and the relationship with the tax authorities. You will liaise closely with finance and accounting staff both locally and in IBM Centres of Excellence. Furthermore, you will pro-actively identify weaknesses in current processes and identify solutions, to ensure that tax processes are in place and deliver the correct output.

The management of our various business units will seek your expert advice on tax questions in both a domestic, i.e, Egypt and a cross border context. In the area of tax planning you will be part of the IBM Global tax team , supporting major international M&A transactions and other strategic initiatives.

Having a commercial outlook, a strong business acumen and an awareness of risk would be to your advantage. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure will nicely round off your profile.

We offer interesting and diverse professional challenges, the opportunity to be part of a highly talented global team and of course a competitive compensation package.

If you would like to see your future in a dynamic, international environment, then we look forward to receiving your complete application.

Corporate Income Taxes:
- Review tax returns and facilitate tax payments.
- Provide guidance to IBM's Accounting-function on tax adjustments (permanent/timing), review tax calculations for US-deferred taxes according to FAS109 and review tax account reconciliations.
- Prepare tax-reports to US-tax department, where applicable.
- Prepare and update Egypt's transfer pricing documentation in cooperation with the Tax Centres of Excellence.
- Liaise with tax authorities to ensure adequate documentation for tax audits is prepared and stored and manage audits with the assistance of external service providers.

Withholding Taxes:
- Be responsible for the withholding tax process supported by IBM's in country Accounting-function, e.g. dealing with technical enquiries to ensure correct rates are applied to domestic and cross border services.

VAT / GST:
- Review VAT returns and VAT payments.
- Ensure adequate documentation for tax audits is prepared and stored
- Liaise with Regional VAT team on international projects

Business Support:
- Provide tax advice and counsel to IBM management and business units
- Review contract proposals and provide tax position in association with the regional and worldwide tax functions
- Track legislative changes in Egypt and pro-actively inform local management, finance and regional tax function
- Liaise with the regional and worldwide tax functions on international projects
- Manage Egypt's tax aspects of acquisitions and divestitures

Controls:
- Maintain tax processes, identify weaknesses and implement solutions
- Act as SOX- process owner for tax processes
- Manage Egypt's tax adviser engagements

Requirements

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 7 years' experience in Corporate Income Tax, Withholding Tax and VAT / GST compliance matters
- Arabic & English: Fluent

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- At least 9 years' experience in Corporate Income Tax, Withholding Tax and VAT / GST compliance matters

About the Company

For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region's technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

Reinvention is a keyword in the company's history and, today, IBM is much more than a "hardware, software, services" company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company.

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