Tax Advisory Specialist

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
IFS - Finance

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

The tax advisory specialist acts as the primary contact for the business, providing tax advice on various matters such as contracting, VAT implications, and credit note approvals.
They manage FATCA/CRS requests, handle US compliance, and assist with economic substance reporting.

The tax advisory specialist prepares WHT relief forms/templates.

Additionally, they provide tax training and guidelines to the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Point of contact for the business for tax advice: Contracting (CIT, WHT, VAT implications), VAT on invoicing, credit note approvals
- Manages FATCA/CRS requests and other US compliance (including check-the-box elections for ME Group)
- Preparation of necessary WHT relief forms/templates (including obtaining TRCs if relevant) for prompt payments
- Assists with economic substance reporting
- Provides tax training and guidelines to the business
- Including such other duties that may be assigned to you by your manager (do not remove)
- Understanding of tax laws and regulations.
- Ability to analyse financial data and identify tax issues and opportunities.
- Detail-oriented and accurate in preparing and reviewing tax-related documents.

Requirements

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact with clients and other departments within the company.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of tax preparation and research software.
- Adherence to ethical standards and integrity in dealing with sensitive financial information.
- Financial management
- Cash management
- Tax Management
- Risk management
- Strategic thinking
- Relationship management
- Communication
- Leadership
- English; Arabic preferred
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics or related fields is required.
- A minimum of 5 Years

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.