Tax Manager

Job description / Role

Role Summary:

The Tax Manager, MEA will support the Middle East and African operations of GE Healthcare. The main countries in scope include UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and other Sub-Saharan operations. GE Healthcare has significant research and development, production operations, distribution and service functions worldwide.

Essential Responsibilities:

- The individual will work closely with the Regional Tax Director, other members of the Tax team including Regional and Business Tax Directors, functional teams (VAT, Transfer Pricing, Customs, Tax Operations, Treasury and Controllership), business stakeholders and PwC IST, in providing tax support on GE Healthcare's business in these regions.
- Work within broad cross-border teams to support and implement strategic tax initiatives including restructuring, commercial operations, tax minimization initiatives, and funding and cash repatriation strategies.
- Mergers & Acquisition tax support including due diligence and initial analysis of transactions/acquisitions. Support Regional and Business Tax Directors on business integration plans post-acquisition.
- Support on commercial deals including review of tax clauses in commercial agreements and analysis of withholding tax rules, PE & VAT issues.
- Support the tax compliance and reporting process including:

• Review of effective tax rates, together with tax reporting of transactions and cash tax forecasting
• Review of the annual tax returns (returns prepared by PWC IST).
• Review of operating margins for entities in scope, in relation to alignment with transfer pricing policies, and driving and coordinating actions.
• Support simplification initiatives driven by the Regional and Business Tax Directors including execution of simplification plans developed by the broader cross functional project team.
• Dealing with adhoc queries and supporting the broader tax team with the same, including technical research and analysis

Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent specialising in Taxation with at least five years relevant experience in a Professional Firm and Industry ("Big 4" preferred).

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UAE are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Desired Characteristics:

- Experience as a tax professional on multi-jurisdictional/international matters, preferably in the Middle East and African regions
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple tax jurisdictions on cross border projects including structuring, licensing, royalty and treaty issues
- Strong tax technical skills with good awareness of international tax concepts
- Experience of general due diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions
- Awareness of U.S. GAAP tax accounting an advantage
- Team player capable of organizing and leading projects to completion
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with thorough attention to detail
- Ability to project manage multiple projects and prioritise based on business needs, and able to execute within agreed deadlines
- Solid PC skills: experience with financial systems/applications preferred (i.e. Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, Business Objects, etc.), strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e.pivot tables, V-Lookup, & Macros)
- Desire and ability to learn quickly and work effectively under pressure
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Self-starter (with a can-do attitude) and independent thinker (able to make quick/reliable decisions)
- Ability to effectively network with a wide variety of organizations and people, especially supply chain, controllership and finance
- Adaptable/flexible: open to change (positive or negative) in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or ambiguous situations

About Us:

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

About the Company

GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company, dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming and oil and gas, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 300,000 people worldwide.

GE's Oil & Gas business is a leader in the development and delivery of advanced product and service offerings for the global oil and gas industry. As a consequence of the rapid expansion of its technology base, GE's Oil & Gas is capable of addressing the largest and most complex engineering and application challenges entirely from its own worldwide resources. So whether it's the world's largest LNG compression trains, re-injection of high sulfur gas, enhancing the safety and productivity of the world's oil and gas pipelines, or equipment for the production of oil and gas from harsh environments, GE is leading the charge.