Manager Tax

Job Description

Accountabilities

• Monitoring updates on tax laws and multilateral tax initiatives and ensuring compliance with them;
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders with regard to evaluating and advising on changes in the tax landscape and managing Etihad’s responses (strategic and operational) to such developments.
• Managing tax audits, reviews, disputes and other risks globally, preparing adequate documentation in response, and reporting internally as necessary.
• Working closely with multiple teams, such as Financial Reporting & Control, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Treasury, Revenue Accounting, operational business units, etc. to ensure complete and accurate tax reporting.
• Maintaining internal records and complying with ‘ICFR’ and other internal governance obligations.
• Developing/updating Etihad’s tax policies in light of operational changes and global developments.
• Lead on evaluation and implementation of the OECD’s BEPS Pillar 2 regime within Etihad, including developing processes and templates, and, thereafter, liaising with colleagues in Financial Reporting & Control and other stakeholders in preparing periodic current tax and deferred tax disclosures for interim and statutory financial reporting, preparing tax computations, returns, Top-up-Tax calculations and GloBE Information Return (GIR) for submission to the respective regulatory authorities;
• Developing/updating Etihad’s Transfer Pricing policy, ensuring compliance, including managing benchmarking projects with external consultants and making necessary submissions, including Country-by-Country-Report, Master File, Local Files and related Notifications in all relevant jurisdictions.
• Ensuring performance of Etihad’s direct tax compliances including computation of tax, payment of tax, and filing of returns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with Chartered Accountant (or other relevant professional qualification (e.g., CA, ACA, CPA, CTA) preferred) with 5-7 years of experience in tax advisory and compliances;
• Experience in providing taxation advice to business units, including conducting research and providing practical written advice including reviewing contractual agreements, including those governed by English contract law, and making recommendations;
• “Hands-on” experience in international tax advisory and compliances, including preparation, review and submission of returns, dealing with tax authorities, etc.;
• Confidence and experience in operating in an international business environment (for example, having worked for a multi-national company or international advisory firm);
• Experience in dealing with requests from, or audits conducted by, tax authorities.

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