Deals Tax (VAT) Manager

Job description / Role

Tax and Legal Services - Indirect Taxes - Deals Tax (VAT) - Manager - Beirut

Line of Service
Tax

Specialism
International Tax Services

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
A career in our regional Middle East Deals Tax (VAT) practice will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction, pre and post completion. We conduct pre-deal and confirmatory due diligence, execute large-scale transactions, and support complex divestitures, restructuring and separations on a wide range of functional and cross-functional areas.

Our team helps our clients optimize cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges related to indirect taxes. You'll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and reporting value added tax projects.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Please apply if the above required Job Requirements are satisfied.

Responsibilities:

This role supports the wider tax function within Deals Tax/M&A and will be
based in Lebanon supporting Deals Tax (VAT) across the GCC (predominantly KSA and UAE), along with large-scale, cross-functional business process reviews. You will experience the complete deal cycle, from due diligence to negotiations, Day One planning, and business optimization. In this regard, successful candidates must be able to demonstrate intimate abilities with, and/or a proven record of success including:

- Leading teams across the deal spectrum (due diligence, integration, separation, etc.);
- Planning and overseeing integration and separation projects, including Day One readiness and execution, business process, and dependency and risk management;
- Building relationships and communicating effectively to positively influence peers and stakeholders;
- Scoping, planning, and managing client engagements and economics; and,
- Contributing to solution development, including sales and delivery content, thought leadership, and client qualifications.
- Leading large teams and multiple clients simultaneously;
- Leveraging prior M&A experience;
- Demonstrating proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving ability;
- Taking initiative and working with ambiguous, changing requirements and constraints in a fast paced environment actively;
- Possessing thorough project management skills and ability to structure work;
- Having robust interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work well with others effectively in teams; and
- Communicating effectively in written and oral formats to various situations and audiences.

Requirements

Job requirements:

- 3-5 years experience in VAT with a reputable tax consultancy firm (preferably Big4)
- Specialist knowledge and experience with M&A VAT deals is a must
- Regional GCC VAT experience is a must
- Based in Lebanon and willing and able to travel within the Middle East as required
- Arabic fluency is a plus

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.