Tax Manager

Job description / Role

- To understand and comprehend Zakat, Tax, WHT and VAT regulation and guidelines.
- To prepare a summary of any updates on regulation and guidelines
- Understanding regulations and rules related to objections against GAZT assessments including, deadlines, formalities, communications, submissions, and the GSTC working mechanism.
- To prepare and review all GAZT filings in lights of the guidelines and regulations on a timely manner.
- To prepare and review all responses to GAZT queries for audits, assessments including inspections requirements.
- To coordinate with zakat/tax advisors to prepare full analysis of GAZT assessment and completion of appeals documentation in a timely manner.
- To prepare and review Zakat, and Tax provisions and deferred tax calculation and disclosures in Financial Statement.
- To ensure proper zakat and tax provisions are maintained all over the year.
- Assist in preparing AOP and Forecast numbers of Zakat and Tax charges on ongoing basis
- Provide advice to management on all Zakat and Tax and related inquiries.
- Collect sales/ purchasing contracts information and to ensure complete filing of that to GAZT through ERAD.
- Advanced Arabic language skills and proven ability to response to official communications with structured and organized manner.
- Establish communication with the company’s relationship manager at GAZT and align with him/ her in respect to all zakat and tax related matters.
- Maintaining full historical records of filings, proof of payments, reconciliations related to zakat and tax matters, and correspondences with GAZT, GSTC, and ADRC

Requirements

- Bachelor Degree in Accounting or relevant field;
- CA / CPA / CMA is desirable;
- Zakat, Tax, VAT and WHT knowledge;
- IFRS / SOCPA knowledge.

Preferred skills, abilities and languages:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities;
- European, UK, U.S, New Zealand, Australian Nationals are preferred.

About the Company

At Al-Asala Education and Training Company, we are working to provide comprehensive and undivided knowledge solutions that contribute effectively in shaping the characters of the next generation of leaders. Through building bridges, partnerships and international experiences with major academic institutions and local, Arab and international universities, we are committed, within our originality and vision system, to generating, sharing and integrating knowledge with our educational expertise to achieve sustainability and promote education. Professional and Knowledge Economy.