Senior Manager - VAT

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JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Brief Description Detailed Description

• Manage all matters relating to Tax advisory and compliance across the Group.
• Liaising with Finance and Commercial teams to effectively manage the Tax consequences associated with engagements and activities undertaken by the Group across the region, including new product offerings, transactions and restructures.
• Liaise with Finance and the business to identify VAT savings opportunities and tax risks or exposures (if any).
• Implementing appropriate modifications to existing business practices and enhancing record keeping practices to ensure compliance with relevant Tax and Tax Procedures Laws.
• Responsible for overseeing the preparation and lodgment of Value Added Tax and Corporate Tax returns for the Group Companies, including ensuring that the returns are complete, accurate, and lodged and paid in a timely matter.
• Management of VAT audits and reviews as they arise and ensuring timely responses to Tax Authority requests. Implementation of changes identified as a result of Tax Authority audits or reviews (if any).
• Lead discussions and responses to queries relating to Tax with Tax Authorities, including liaising with Senior Finance and MBC Legal in relation to Tax Authority dealings and communications.
• Provide guidance and assistance to Finance in relation to day-to-day Tax management, including coaching and development to improve the Group’s knowledge and competencies related to Tax.
• Assist in implementing robust indirect tax policies and procedures relating to compliance and advisory to improve
• Controls and minimize Tax risks

REQUIREMENTS

Job Requirements

• Extensive Tax advisory and compliance experience in multiple jurisdictions, including 8+ years of experience working in Tax for a large public accounting firm and / or for a multinational Corporate Group.
• Experience preparing and lodging multiple VAT Returns, including VAT Group returns, on an ongoing basis.
• Experience in reviewing annual Corporate Tax returns.
• Proven background and understanding of Finance, Accounting and Tax practices and principles.
• Strong working experience in financial analysis, auditing and reporting.
• Ability to travel on an as needed basis (including to KSA).
• High level of accuracy with proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to meet deadlines in a time sensitive environment

ABOUT THE COMPANY

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

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