International Tax Advisor

Spencer Ogden - UAE

Dubai, UAE

Ref: OP788-97

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

International Tax Advisor - MENA

This position requires an experienced tax professional who has an excellent knowledge of international tax strategy and planning, research, compliance, filing and tax audits, . Based in Dubai, the role will involve liaison with onsite external tax advisors across North Africa and Middle East. Key responsibilities will be international tax planning, compliance, accounting and audit defence functions and will be responsible for identifying and implementing international effective tax rate and cash flow savings opportunities, able to assist deal teams in all international tax aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganizations, able to manage international and external relationships whilst ensuring that the organisation's global tax compliance commitments are met.

- Overseeing the preparation, completion, review and submission of income tax returns
- VAT (and equivalent)
- Preparation for tax audits
- Compilation of data to support tax positions taken
- Management of transfer pricing
- Preparation and update of tax positions, assisting and review of international tax provisions and related accounting matters
- International tax structuring and planning
- Cross border transactions
- Researching and drafting various tax technical positions
- Providing tax subject matter expertise (in conjunction with external advisors) to the broader business
- Determining the tax compliance implications and strategic considerations
- Providing input from a taxation perspective into company policies which are being developed

Requirements

- Strong educational background in tax
- 3-5 years International Tax experience in public accounting (Big 8) plus corporate experience will be an advantage
- Strong international tax technical and accounting skills
- Strong analytical, verbal and written communication, people and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments at any given time, effective prioritize, manage others and meet deadlines
- Professional and committed attitude
- Strong project management skills 9.Highly motivated, aggressive, creative, articulate and result oriented
- Excellent English communication skills (both written and oral)
- Fluent/ Native Arabic AND French speaking
- Knowledge of MS Office
- Able to work independently and hands on
- Must be able to travel to various countries of operations

About the Company

Oil and Gas exploration is evolving on a global scale, putting the need for specialist talent at the top of the agenda. Its a vast, political, complex, heavily candidate-lead market with the emphasis on dynamic, multiple project opportunities, rather than the pre-recession security of long-term positions.

For businesses, the need to innovate in emerging, competitive markets has put the pressure on and with major oil companies selling off their assets to smaller independent operators, the games gained plenty of new players too.

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