Junior VAT Associate

Irwin & Dow

Dubai, UAE

Ref: NP447-740

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, an internationally recognised company within the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry, is seeking a Junior VAT Associate, to join their growing team. They are seeking an individual to support the finance team in ensuring that the company complies with al VAT compliance obligations. This is an opportunity for a recently graduated individual to join a company that offers fantastic career progression and a competitive salary.

As part of your role, you will be required to prepare and review VAT returns, across all jurisdictions where the company has a VAT registration. You will physically prepare and file all returns for approximately 40 registrations, across 20 countries, for 10 different companies, maintain accurate VAT records whilst ensuring they are up-to-date at all times, provide tax advice, perform VAT reconciliations and assist with the monitoring of VAT codes and customer details on the company’s ERP system. Your duties will also include preparing for audits both internal and external, continuously improving work processes and occasionally perform ad-hoc tax duties as and when required.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you will be Western educated and have a Bachelor’s Degree in either Finance or Accounting. It is essential that you are either studying towards, or have fully qualified in either CIMA, ACCA, CPA, CA or a tax related qualification. Experience in working within a similar role, or within a Pharmaceutical/FMCG company would be preferred. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills, coupled with the ability to handle a large amount of pressure and a heavy work load. Fluency in English is a must and it is essential that you are based in Dubai on a permanent basis.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.

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