Central Finance | Value Added Tax | Manager

at  Deloitte

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or any other equivalent degree
• 6-7 years’ experience in Indirect Taxes; out of which atleast 4+ years should relate to working on VAT in an in-house Tax function in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
• Should have extensive working experience in VAT Laws of KSA and UAE; and basic knowledge of VAT of other Middle East countries
• Highly motivated with a desire to work hard and exceed objectives/expectations
• Keen attention to detail and is adaptable, flexible and able to work under pressure
• Ability to develop, coach and motivate junior members of the team
• Good with preparing and presenting dashboards and presentations
• Experience working in a Big 4 firm (advantageous but not necessary)
• Excellent communication and ability to interact with multiple senior stakeholders
• English language fluency required, Arabic language is preferred

During your tenure as a VAT Manager, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Provide support / advise the business lines on different transactions from a VAT perspective
• Proactively identify the risk / exposure during the review of business transactions
• Review the VAT filings across the Middle East before submission with the Tax Authorities
• Undertake regular review of transactions to ensure compliance and readiness for potential Audits in the future
• Assist in identifying VAT on cross-border transactions considering the provisions relating to zero-rating, reverse charge mechanism, etc
• Create VAT awareness within different finance teams
• Conduct training sessions to enhance the knowledge of the finance teams
• Provide advise to the Management on the VAT implications at the time of new business initiatives, restructuring of business model, etc
• Monitor the VAT developments / changes and advise the finance teams regarding it’s impact
• Provide support during IT implementation projects from a VAT compliance and governance perspective
• Provide advise to business finance teams relating to tax provisions
• Assist in preparing / reviewing information during an Audit from the Tax Authorities
• Maintain compliance tracker and monitor on a regular basis
• Prepare a tax process review document which needs to be implemented and followed by all entities
• Assist Tax Director in implementing the Tax Governance Framewor

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• Lead the way
• Serve with integrity
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During your tenure as a VAT Manager, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Provide support / advise the business lines on different transactions from a VAT perspective
• Proactively identify the risk / exposure during the review of business transactions
• Review the VAT filings across the Middle East before submission with the Tax Authorities
• Undertake regular review of transactions to ensure compliance and readiness for potential Audits in the future
• Assist in identifying VAT on cross-border transactions considering the provisions relating to zero-rating, reverse charge mechanism, etc
• Create VAT awareness within different finance teams
• Conduct training sessions to enhance the knowledge of the finance teams
• Provide advise to the Management on the VAT implications at the time of new business initiatives, restructuring of business model, etc
• Monitor the VAT developments / changes and advise the finance teams regarding it’s impact
• Provide support during IT implementation projects from a VAT compliance and governance perspective
• Provide advise to business finance teams relating to tax provisions
• Assist in preparing / reviewing information during an Audit from the Tax Authorities
• Maintain compliance tracker and monitor on a regular basis
• Prepare a tax process review document which needs to be implemented and followed by all entities
• Assist Tax Director in implementing the Tax Governance Framework