Tax Manager

About Gloria Jeans

The role

Tax responsibilities

• Own transfer-pricing policy and documentation for intercompany goods, sourcing margins, royalties, management fees, and financing.
• Assess the UAE corporate tax position, including free-zone treatment of qualifying income.
• Manage group tax and VAT compliance calendars and ensure timely, accurate filings.
• Calculate and forecast the effective tax rate; own deferred tax, provisioning, and statutory disclosures.
• Manage tax audits, authorities, external advisers, risk register, and tax exposure.
• Assess tax implications of headquarters relocation and operating-structure changes; advise the CFO and leadership team.

What the employer is looking for

• At least eight years of tax or accounting experience in a multi-jurisdictional business.
• Strong transfer-pricing experience and working knowledge of UAE corporate tax and free-zone regimes.
• Experience managing corporate tax and VAT compliance across multiple jurisdictions; CIS experience is ideal.
• Professional qualification in tax or accounting, with Big Four or equivalent training.
• Experience with deferred tax, tax provisioning, statutory disclosures, and effective tax-rate forecasting.
• Ability to manage advisers, audits, and regulatory enquiries; advanced Excel skills; clear, quantified financial analysis.

Tools and languages

• SAP, 1C, and Power BI experience is advantageous.
• Fluent English is required; Russian and exposure to Russian, Kazakh, or Belarusian tax systems are advantageous.

First-year outcomes

• Map intercompany flows and quantify current transfer-pricing exposure.
• Establish a complete compliance calendar and close documentation gaps.
• Formally assess the UAE corporate tax position and integrate effective tax-rate forecasting into the planning cycle.

What the employer offers

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, relocation and visa support, private medical insurance, annual leave, and learning and development.
• International exposure across four tax jurisdictions and direct ownership of the group's global tax framework.