Tax and Legal Services - Graduates & Undergraduates - 2015

Job description / Role

Tax and Legal Services-Graduates & Undergraduates - 2015 (Omani National)

PwC is the worldwide network of PwC firms constituting the world's largest provider of professional services, operating in over 150 countries from more than 700 offices worldwide. We are a network of firms with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.

PwC's clients range from some of the world's largest multinationals to small entrepreneurs. Our services are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client, taking into account their size, location and sector.Opportunities to grow as an individual, to work flexibly, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality, and value are a priority. At PwC, whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn and advance in your career.
As a graduate in the Tax and Legal Services practice of a PwC firm in the Middle East Region, you'll learn and develop the specialist skills our clients look for and value most. We will also support you in studying towards a relevant professional qualification.

A full-time graduate position in our Tax & Legal practice will provide you with the opportunity to work within a dynamic, fast growing business which is operating in a tax, legal & regulatory framework that gets ever more complex. You will also have the opportunity to work with a broad portfolio of clients across various industry sectors.

You could find yourself providing tax advice on: mergers and acquisitions, corporation tax, transfer pricing, treasury and finance, international structuring, succession planning, indirect tax, tax compliance, workforce structuring, reward and compensation frameworks, expatriate tax and international mobility.

You can start yourTax and LegalServices career in one of various locations across the Middle East Region. PwC firms are located in: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Territories and the United Arab Emirates.

To apply for positions in the following countries, you must be legally eligible to work without PwC sponsorship: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Territories.

For applications for positions in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, you may be able to be sponsored by the local PwC firm. It is your responsibility to check whether you are eligible to work in these countries.

Requirements

You will be required to demonstrate business level knowledge of English when communicating (both written and orally), as well as typically exhibiting the following knowledge and skills:

* Self motivation, confidence and a strong work ethic
* Successful performance within team environments, enjoying being part of a team
* Ability to work and deliver under pressure and within tight deadlines
* Strong data handling skills and the ability to gather information and present it in a professional manner
* Flexibility, adaptability and effective prioritisation skills
* Knowledge and experience of the Middle East Region is a definite advantage
* Flexibility to travel and to work at client sites during the week
* Verbal communication skills in Arabic are useful but not essential
* Strong IT & Microsoft office skills especially Excel and PowerPoint

We are looking for enthusiastic, driven graduates who are degree qualified (with a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree). Your degree discipline is not as important as your academic achievement and prior experience.

You'll need at least 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA, from any university and a graduate of 2014/2015.

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.