Regional Tax Manager

Job description / Role

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will be solely responsible for managing the regions compliance with domestic and global tax regulations, as well as leading the Group tax strategy, while providing tax support on commercial transactions as a business partner.

Client Details

Our client is a well known & respected global consultancy firm, who have been involved in numerous instantly recognisable projects.

Description

* Create, implement and further develop regional tax strategy
* Lead all regional tax matters including corporate tax, international tax, VAT, withholding tax, including structuring, compliance and risk mitigation
* Identify strategic and tactical tax issues for the business and provide and implement appropriate (technical) solutions within the boundaries of law / regulations and in accordance with group tax strategy
* Implementation of transfer pricing methodologies, as appropriate.
* Monitor and execute tax related compliance with various stakeholders (Country by Country reporting, Economic Substance rules)
* Key contact management with tax advisors and local tax authorities
* Monitor, quantify and report uncertain tax positions and tax risks including preparation of tax position papers, where required
* Oversee calculation of tax provisions for quarterly reporting to the Group and for statutory reporting
* Report to internal stakeholders on (expected) tax metrics, both on actuals as well as plan based
* Manage a remote, outsourced tax team

Job Offer

In return my client can offer a hugely competitive package, of between 30,000 & 40,000 AED per month, in addition to a discretionary bonus scheme and a strong benefit package.

Requirements

The successful candidate will most likely come from a Big 4 Tax background, or alternatively have experience with an Engineering related consultancy business.

They will also demonstrate;

* Experience within medium / large business
* Expert knowledge of Middle East and relevant tax regimes
* Detailed experience of international tax, including transfer pricing, double tax treaties, permanent establishments, withholding tax
* Practical experience of managing tax risks
* Detailed knowledge on VAT application
* Strong management and team leadership experience
* Experience of leading major change programs
* Ability to manage relationships with Exec / Board stakeholders
* Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions
* Experience in design & engineering industry would be beneficial

The successful candidate will likely also be;

* Fully qualified with both Accounting (or by experience) and Tax professional bodies.
* Big 4 (international) tax experience in Middle East or a mature market.
* Arabic language skills are preferred but not necessary.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.