Tax & Capital Gains Valuation Expert

Overview

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and review valuations of businesses, shares, equity interests, assets, liabilities, and transaction-related items for tax assessment and capital gains purposes.
• Assess gains and losses arising from asset disposals, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, business transfers, and related-party transactions.
• Apply recognized valuation methodologies, including market approach, income approach, cost approach, discounted cash flow analysis, and comparable transaction analysis.
• Review financial statements, transaction documents, valuation models, assumptions, ownership structures, legal agreements, and supporting evidence.
• Support tax audits, assessments, technical reviews, and dispute resolution matters involving valuation issues.
• Provide technical input on complex restructuring, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing-related matters, and corporate transaction scenarios.
• Work with tax, finance, audit, legal, accounting, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Prepare clear technical reports, working papers, valuation review notes, and assessment documentation.
• Ensure valuation work is aligned with applicable tax laws, accounting standards, financial reporting requirements, and international best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Tax, Business, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial reporting, and valuation principles.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field is preferred.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Tax audit
• Tax advisory
• Valuation
• Transaction advisory
• Financial due diligence
• Transfer pricing
• Corporate restructuring
• M&A tax
• Regulatory or government tax review
• Proven experience in preparing or reviewing valuations for tax, audit, transaction, restructuring, or financial reporting purposes.
• Experience with corporate transactions, asset transfers, business combinations, restructurings, and related-party arrangements.
• Experience in a tax authority, regulatory body, Big Four firm, valuation advisory firm, financial institution, or large corporate tax function is highly desirable.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of valuation methodologies, including market approach, income approach, cost approach, DCF, comparable companies, and comparable transactions.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and International Accounting Standards, particularly:
• IFRS 13 — Fair Value Measurement
• IFRS 3 — Business Combinations
• IAS 36 — Impairment of Assets
• Understanding of the tax treatment of capital gains, asset disposals, business transfers, restructurings, and related-party transactions.
• Familiarity with transfer pricing concepts and OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines is preferred.
• Knowledge of Qatari Income Tax Law and Executive Regulations is highly preferred.
• GCC tax experience is an advantage.

Skills And Competencies

• Strong analytical, technical, and valuation review skills.
• Ability to interpret complex financial data, transaction structures, ownership arrangements, and legal documents.
• Strong understanding of the connection between tax, valuation, accounting standards, and financial reporting.
• Excellent documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to communicate technical matters clearly with tax, finance, audit, legal, and regulatory stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and ability to support technical positions with evidence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Preferred Certifications

• The following certifications are preferred but not mandatory:
• Accredited in Business Valuation — ABV
• Chartered Business Valuator — CBV
• Certified Valuation Analyst — CVA
• CFA
• CPA
• ACCA
• CA
• IFRS Certification
• Equivalent internationally recognized valuation, accounting, tax, or finance certification