International Tax Advisory - Manager or Senior Manager - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

at  EY

Our globally coordinated tax professionals offer connected services across all tax disciplines to help our clients thrive in an era of rapid change. We combine our exceptional knowledge and experience with the people and technology platforms that make us an ideal partner for all their tax-related needs. In Tax, we equip clients to make better business decisions by bringing insights to the forefront. We help companies understand the tax policies and tax laws of governments around the world to plan and comply accordingly.
Our teams leverage transformative technologies to deliver strategy and execution, from tax and regulatory obligations to operations and workforce management, to reduce risk and drive sustainable value. Tax has six sub-service lines which cover a wide range of issues: Business Tax Services, Global Compliance and Reporting, Global Law, Indirect Tax, International Tax and Transaction Services and People Advisory Services.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

If you are a client driven, strategically and commercially aware, excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral, enthusiastic with flexible attitude to work and a strong motivator, you will be perfect for the role.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be managing the successful delivery of international tax engagements and assisting partners / directors with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships. You will be contributing to building and maintaining key client relationships by delivering exceptional client service and collaborate with a team of International Tax professionals across the MENA region and globally to combine diverse cross-border experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries.
You will be expected to work as part of a multi-jurisdictional / disciplinary team within tax and across other service lines (including working with colleagues from Transfer Pricing, Transaction Tax, Indirect Tax, People Advisory Services etc.) in terms of pursuing, managing and delivering engagements and assisting in managing engagement economics by organizing staffing, tracking fees and communicating issues to project leaders. You will build strong internal relationships within international tax team and across other service lines and you will counsel and develop more junior staff through delegation and on the job training.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Tax, Economics, Accounting or Finance and an approved professional qualification or equivalent (e.g. ADIT / ATT / ACCA / CPA / ACA / CA / LLB or MBA, or MA, MSc or PhD in fields listed above)
• 5 – 8 years of relevant tax experience
• Broad exposure to international taxation with focus on inbound and outbound investments.
• Familiarity with topics such as double taxation issues, cross-border taxation, permanent establishment issues, withholding tax, and corporate tax assessments. Alternatively, you should have experience with buy-side or sell-side advisory transaction tax advisory.
• Strong managerial, organisational, project management, analytical and verbal/written communication skills
• Proven track record with a leading professional services firm
• Experience of managing a team and/or mentoring and developing more junior team members