Policy & Legislation Advisor

Overview

Legislative Framework Assessment

• Conduct research and identify best practices in the field of Tax treaties, laws and guidelines to identify improvement areas in ZATCA’s current legislative framework
• Support preparation and implementation of action plans based on feedback from top management regarding improving current Tax legislative framework
• Communicate with taxpayers, if needed, via discussion groups to elicit input that will aid in the development of legislative documents
• Develop/Update Tax legislative documents ensuring alignment to ZATCA guidelines and standards as well as conducted research input and internal feedback
• Prepare documents that need Governor approval and ensure all feedback is appropriately integrated prior submission to final approval and sign-off
• Analyze implications on ZATCA legislative framework resulting from changes in related tax treaties, laws and guidelines and develop list of amendments to be applied
• Prepare proposals and recommendations for implementation including issue overview, objectives and analysis results ensuring ZATCA strategic objectives and requirements are addressed
• Prepare list of necessary or useful research resources and present to Director for approval

Legislative Framework Development and Update

• Review and update frameworks, identify internal/external involved parties and ensure that all changes communicated properly
• Define list of policies, regulations, and guidelines to be developed or amended based on research and internal and external expert feedback
• Develop scope of work, methodology, work schedule and team members for the studies of legislative issues and clarify communication imperatives for smooth collection of data, discussions, and validations
• Conduct workshops with legal, policy and subject matter experts for input related to the development of legislative documents and intervene for further clarification if needed
• Update guidelines and policy documents based on research findings and updated policies and review ZATCA business requirement documents to ensure compliance

Legislative Framework Implementation and Communication

• Publish approved legislative documents in official journal and communicate changes to concerned stakeholders through publications and press releases to ensure awareness of all internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure that newly updated/developed Tax-related legislative documents are adequately conveyed to relevant stakeholders, and accordingly evaluated
• Prepare guidelines for the implementation of tax laws including tax rulings and interpretation bulletins and set coordination standards for tax law queries resolution in coordination with related stakeholders
• Manage the development of periodical reports highlighting impact of new legislative documents, implementation issues, lessons learned and improvement actions
• Prepare tax technical presentations and training material
• Organization and Operations
• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner

Education

Experience

Customer Focus - Proficient