Indirect Tax - Consultant - Abu Dhabi UAE
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MENA Indirect Tax Consultant At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
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MENA Indirect Tax Consultant
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
The opportunity
EY is looking for a Consultant to join the Indirect Tax team to advise clients on VAT treatment of new and complex transactions and help resolve classification or other disputes and issues with the authorities.
Your Key Responsibilities
Client responsibilities
You are expected to work effectively as a member of a worldwide network of professional advisors, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
You must also collaborate with a team of VAT professionals to combine diverse cross-border transaction experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries.
Participating and assisting in preparing for meetings with management teams will be part of your role.
You will be assisting in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
You will also develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and build strong internal relationships within the VAT practice, Indirect Tax and across other service lines.
Technical Responsibilities
You must build a deep understanding of the Customs Law and its practical application across the countries.
You are expected to understand and apply the regional Free Trade Agreements and key customs concepts such as valuation, classification and origin.
You will be identifying and discussing VAT considerations for clients to be aware of in their outbound investments.
Engaging with colleagues in overseas offices to deliver VAT advice in respect of global jurisdictions will be part of your responsibilities.
You will also prepare for the potential introduction of VAT in the different countries and to discuss with clients how this may impact them as well as work with internal teams to provide indirect tax expertise for audit and transaction projects.
Skills And Attributes For Success
You must be able to build strong client relationships & excellently communicate in a range of situations in both written and oral English.
You should also be able to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
You are expected to be a client focused and commercially aware team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
You must also possess project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.
You should also be able to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.
Qualifications & Experience
- A degree in economics, finance, tax or accounting
- At least One year of relevant experience as Indirect Tax professional
- Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience
- Customs duty advisory experience is preferable, but we will also consider candidates with VAT/GST advisory experience
What We Look For
Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry.
An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.
What We Offer You
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences.
We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.
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Are you ready to shape your future with confidence?
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EY
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EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions.
Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.
Job Details
Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: http://www.ey.com Job Function: Finance Company Industry/
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