JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Company Overview
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions: automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.
Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.
Overview of the Role
The Senior Tax Analyst - Group Tax Operations is charged with executing tax compliance, tax reporting, tax accounting, and audit readiness tasks. The role plays a crucial part in ensuring accurate tax compliance and reporting, maintaining robust documentation, and supporting audits. The analyst works closely with Finance teams, external advisors, and Group Tax to align with corporate governance policies and strategic objectives.
What You Will Do
Tax Compliance
- Prepare CIT/Zakat returns
- Maintain tax compliance calendar
- Accurate preparation of CIT/Zakat returns
Tax Accounting & Reporting
- Prepare tax provision schedules and supporting calculations
- Reconcile tax balances with general ledger
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting requirements
- Assist in financial statement tax disclosures
- Accurate reconciliations
- Clean tax balance sheet accounts
Audit Readiness & Documentation
- Maintain organized tax documentation repository
- Prepare audit-ready files including computations and supporting schedules
- Support internal and external audit queries
- Complete documentation
- Smooth audit process
Liaison with Group Tax
- Act as the operational point of contact between local Finance teams and Group Tax
- Provide required tax schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to Group Tax
- Ensure alignment with Group Tax policies, reporting standards, and compliance frameworks
- Support implementation of Group Tax initiatives, templates, and governance requirements
- Escalate tax risks and significant matters to Group Tax in a timely manner
- Timely and accurate reporting to Group Tax
- Alignment with Group Tax standards
- Positive stakeholder feedback
Data Analysis & Reconciliation
- Analyse tax data and reconcile differences between tax reports and financial records
- Identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions
- Support tax-related financial analysis
- Reduced reconciliation variances
- Improved data integrity
Group Tax Operations Support
- Maintain tax trackers, dashboards, and compliance schedules
- Support system-based tax processes and workflows
- Coordinate with Finance and other stakeholders to resolve tax-related issues
- Efficient operational workflow
- Strong cross-functional collaboration
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to enhance tax operational efficiency
- Support automation initiatives and system improvements
- Contribute to continuous improvement of tax processes
- Improved process efficiency
- Reduced manual adjustments
Required Skills to Be Successful
- Strong analytical and reconciliation abilities
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Must possess tax audit experience
- ERP/SAP expertise - must
- Tax audit background - must
- Strong hands-on automation implementations for tax compliance and audit readiness
What Qualifies You for the Role
- Certified in Tax, Finance, or Accounting
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Understanding of tax compliance and accounting principles
- 5+ years of experience in tax compliance, reporting, or Group Tax Operations
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- ERP/SAP knowledge
- Background in tax auditing
- Experience in automation implementations for compliance and audit readiness
Candidate Experience
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
