Senior Consultant - VAT

About This Role

About BDO

BDO UAE provides audit and assurance, advisory, tax and business outsourcing services to companies across all sectors of the economy.

As one of the world’s leading audit and accounting organizations, we have clients of all types and sizes, from large corporate organizations to private businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals across various industry sectors.

From a global beginning in 1963 with five firms, today BDO extends across 166 countries and territories, with 115,661 people working out of 1,776 offices.

About the job

BDO UAE is looking for a Senior Consultant for their dynamic VAT function. The role entails the following:

• Responsible to complete allocated complex VAT advisory and compliance assignments/tasks
• Lead the allocated assignments which includes being the key contact person for the allocated assignments
• Coordinate with clients in respect of allocated assignments at the start of the allocation and prepare detailed project plan and communicate / agree on dates and schedules with the client.
• Understand the client's requirement in detail. Discuss with colleagues, organize ideas logically and present thoughts rationally and confidently.
• Guide and train sub-ordinates on both technical and operational matters
• Review of deliverables to ensure quality deliverables are delivered to Managers/Partners for review
• Demonstrate effective two-way communication and skills to resolve the issues and guide other team members to in these aspects.
• Be a team player, treat everyone equally & respectfully. Be open to accept the work. Support senior colleagues in the allocated work. Demonstrate the ability to handle multiple engagements. Demonstrate the ability to find a solution of any technical or project management issue faced. Demonstrate and encourage collaboration.
• Identify VAT advisory issues and draft technical positions for review of Managers/Partners
• Review reports and communicate findings and recommendations to the client and agree with them.
• Follow the evolution of the client’s needs, commercial focus and business objectives, and timely anticipate issues and questions. Propose relevant services and solutions before being asked. Seek opportunities. Start looking for ways to exceed client expectations, offer your view-point, display a high level of commitment and technical knowledge.
• Take ownership of self-assessment, ensure to complete appraisal at the end of each file, quarter & year, be receptive and accept constructive feedback. To lead self by being open to constructive feedback and showing improvements on the points communicated by senior team members.
• Provide continuous feedback in a timely manner to the engagement team members.
• Follow and make others understand BDO core values; Ownership, Collaboration, Respect & Ethics and demonstrate exceptional client services (ECS). Actively promote the brand visibility externally and increase market exposure whenever possible. Uphold the brand values at all times.
• Ensure continuous professional development. Identify your key technical improvements areas and put efforts to develop required skills.
• Contribute effectively in the organized training sessions and help in engaging other audience to achieve required results.
• Contribute effectively with valuable inputs in any technical matters discussed within the teams. Extend support to junior team members or others in any technical issues faced.

Key Attributes

• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Confident and comfortable in client interactions
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Able to assimilate and communicate new information (e.g. legal and practice developments) quickly and accurately
• Able to draft proposals, reports and other documentation to a high standard as per the internal guidelines
• Flexible - able to adapt quickly to market and practice changes

Key Experience Parameters

• The applicant should have experience 3-4 years of experience in the established VAT/GST consulting practices
• Knowledge of Bahrain and Oman VAT is an advantage

BDO's Story

The BDO story is truly remarkable one, built on solid foundations laid by our visionary founder. BDO is fundamentally a people-centric business with a proven track record of exceptional client service.

In 2018, we unveiled our leadership ambition: “Our Dream” - emphasizing that it’s time for BDO to lead— for our people to lead, each of us in our own right. Whether in our markets, through innovation, or as future advisors, our purpose, or “WHY,” drives us forward.

Our WHY is “People helping People achieve their Dreams”. Our “WHY” defines our identity – serving as our motivation and guiding principle. This principle is at the heart of BDO because people’s dreams matter to us.

We are driven to help our colleagues, clients, and communities become their fullest. At BDO, a career is distinguished by our unique culture—a fusion of people, passion, and results that defines and shapes everything we do.

What It's Like to Work at BDO UAE

While many accounting firms offer professional services, few match our rich culture of opportunity, personal fulfillment, and long-term growth.

We are dedicated to the sustainable development of our people, respecting their talents and fostering their growth. Accountability and personal responsibility are encouraged at all levels, supported by structured career planning and training.

Our global culture respects local cultural nuances and strives to be ethical, socially, and environmentally responsible everywhere we operate.

At BDO UAE, our diverse team is united by a shared ambition to make a meaningful impact and become the industry’s top choice.