Senior Tax Consultant

Overview

About Integrity Accounting Services

Role Summary

Corporate Tax Filing & Compliance

• **Lead the full Corporate Tax compliance cycle**
• for a portfolio of Integrity Accounting Services' UAE and multinational clients, including registration, return preparation, review, and timely submission via the EmaraTax portal.
• **Prepare and file Corporate Tax returns**
• (CT Form), tax adjustments, schedules, and supporting workpapers in accordance with FTA requirements and statutory deadlines.
• Compute taxable income, apply allowable deductions, exempt income, interest limitation rules, tax loss relief, and group relief / tax grouping provisions.
• Manage interactions with the FTA: clarifications, voluntary disclosures, reconsiderations, refund applications, and audit responses.
• Maintain compliance calendars and ensure no missed filings, penalties, or late submissions across the client portfolio.

QFZP Assessment & Filing

• **Perform comprehensive Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP) eligibility assessments**
• , including evaluation of qualifying activities, excluded activities, adequate substance, de minimis thresholds, and audited financial statements requirements.
• **Prepare and file QFZP elections, declarations, and Corporate Tax returns at the 0% qualifying income rate**
• , with full supporting documentation.
• Advise Free Zone entities on structuring qualifying vs. non-qualifying income streams, transfer pricing alignment, and substance requirements to maintain QFZP status.
• Document QFZP positions and prepare defense files to withstand FTA scrutiny.
• Monitor changes to Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2023, Ministerial Decision No. 265 of 2023, and subsequent guidance affecting Free Zone taxation.

Corporate Tax Advisory

• Advise clients on taxable person classification, exempt persons, small business relief, participation exemption, and foreign permanent establishment rules.
• Provide opinions on tax treatment of restructurings, mergers, demergers, business transfers, and cross-border transactions.
• Monitor FTA guidance, Cabinet Decisions, and Ministerial Decisions; translate technical updates into actionable client recommendations.

Transfer Pricing

• Lead end-to-end TP engagements: planning, benchmarking, documentation, and dispute defense.
• Prepare and review Master File, Local File, Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR), and the
• Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form filed with the CT return
• , in line with UAE TP rules and OECD Guidelines.
• Conduct functional, asset, and risk analyses; design and defend intercompany pricing policies for tangible goods, services, financing, IP, and cost-sharing arrangements.
• Perform economic analyses and benchmarking studies using TP Catalyst, RoyaltyStat, Bloomberg, or Capital IQ.
• Support Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs), and TP audit defense before the FTA.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, tax directors, and finance teams across industries (real estate, financial services, trading, holding structures, oil & gas).
• Manage engagement economics: scoping, budgeting, billing, WIP, and recovery.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships; identify cross-selling opportunities across the firm's CT, VAT, ESR, audit, and accounting service lines.

Team Leadership

• Coach and review work of junior consultants and associates at Integrity Accounting Services on filings, QFZP assessments, and TP documentation.
• Contribute to internal training, technical updates, and thought leadership (articles, webinars, client alerts) on behalf of the firm.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Law, Economics, or related field. Master's in Taxation or LLM is a plus.
• Professional qualification: ACA, ACCA, CPA, CTA, ADIT, or equivalent.
• ADIT (Transfer Pricing module) strongly preferred.
• Minimum
• 6–8 years
• of corporate tax and transfer pricing experience, ideally with a Big 4 or reputable tax advisory firm.
• **Proven hands-on experience filing UAE Corporate Tax returns via the EmaraTax portal**
• and managing a portfolio of CT compliance clients.
• **Demonstrated experience performing QFZP eligibility assessments and filing returns at the 0% qualifying income rate.**
• Solid grasp of
• OECD TP Guidelines, BEPS Actions 8–10 and 13, Pillar Two (GloBE)
• rules, and double tax treaties.
• Hands-on experience preparing Local Files, Master Files, CbCR, and TP Disclosure Forms.
• Proficiency in TP benchmarking databases (TP Catalyst, RoyaltyStat, S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg).
• Strong financial statement analysis skills; advanced Excel.

Preferred Skills

• Deep experience with Free Zone structuring across DMCC, JAFZA, ADGM, DIFC, RAKEZ, and other Free Zones.
• Exposure to international tax structuring, permanent establishment analysis, and treaty interpretation.
• Familiarity with Pillar Two implementation and Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) modeling.
• Working knowledge of UAE VAT and Economic Substance Regulations (ESR).
• Arabic language skills (advantageous, not mandatory).

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical, drafting, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple filing deadlines under tight timelines.
• Commercial mindset with a client-service orientation.
• High integrity, discretion, and professional skepticism — qualities that mirror the firm's name and values.

What We Offer

• Competitive tax-free salary with performance bonus.
• Medical insurance, annual flight allowance, and end-of-service benefits per UAE Labour Law.
• Sponsored professional development (ADIT, CTA, technical CPE).
• Clear progression path to Manager / Senior Manager within Integrity Accounting Services.

How to Apply

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