Tax Manager

Overview

• Direct Tax & International Tax

• Aligning the Group's direct tax strategy across all jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical guidance on cross-border tax issues including permanent establishment exposure, treaty application, and withholding tax optimization.
• Evaluate and recommend tax-efficient holding and operating structures, conducting rigorous analysis of restructuring scenarios and their tax consequences.
• Advise on strategies to minimize the Group's effective tax rate.
• Drive compliance with direct tax obligations across the Group, including CIT filings, withholding tax returns, and advance tax payments (if applicable) in all operating jurisdictions.
• Monitor legislative developments globally and assess their impact on the Group's tax position, flagging risks and opportunities proactively.

• Pillar Two (GloBE)

• Support in the Group's Pillar Two compliance framework end-to-end, including GloBE information return preparation and qualified domestic minimum top-up tax (QDMTT) analysis.
• Model the financial impact of GloBE rules on all constituent entities and the consolidated group, identifying jurisdictions where top-up tax exposure arises.
• Evaluate the applicability of safe harbors - transitional CbCR safe harbor, de minimis exclusion, and substance-based income exclusion (SBIE) - and advise on optimization strategies.
• Assess the interaction of Pillar Two with existing deferred tax positions and advise on IAS 12 accounting implications (including the IASB's Pillar Two exception).
• Transfer Pricing
• Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive group-wide transfer pricing policy consistent with OECD guidelines and local country requirements.
• Review transfer pricing documentation - including master file, local files, and CbCR - ensuring accuracy and defensibility.
• Advice on intercompany pricing for transactions involving goods, services, IP, and financing, including the application of appropriate transfer pricing methods.
• Manage transfer pricing audit risk, coordinate responses to information requests and competent authority proceedings where applicable.

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring

• Lead tax workstreams on M&A transactions, including structuring, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration from a direct and international tax perspective.
• Identify and quantify tax risks in target companies; advise on deal terms, representations, warranties, and indemnities relating to tax.
• Evaluate holding structures, financing arrangements, and exit strategies to optimize the after-tax return on investments.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and corporate development teams to ensure tax considerations are embedded in transaction decision-making.

• VAT & Indirect Tax

• Provide VAT advisory support across the Group's operating jurisdictions, covering registration obligations, supply classification, input tax recovery, and cross-border transactions.
• Support in review monthly/periodic VAT return filings.
• Support VAT audits across multiple jurisdictions, preparing technical positions and liaising with tax authorities.
• Identify and implement enhancements to the Record-to-Report (R2R) process, improving the quality and efficiency of VAT data flows from ERP systems.
• Drive automation of VAT review and compliance processes using advanced tools; evaluate and deploy technology solutions to reduce manual effort and error risk.
• Assess complex VAT issues including place of supply determinations, reverse charge mechanisms, VAT grouping, and e-invoicing compliance where applicable.

• Governance, Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Prepare clear, concise tax reporting packs and regular updates for Group management, the CFO, and HQ, covering tax risk, effective tax rate, and material positions.
• Maintain and develop the Group's tax risk management framework, including documentation of uncertain tax positions and related provisions.
• Conduct internal tax training sessions for finance business partners, AP/AR teams, and other key stakeholders to build tax awareness across the organization.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders including tax advisers, auditors, and tax authorities across all jurisdictions.
• Provide regular updates to management and HQ for transparency and alignment.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation in tax reporting.

Qualifications, Exoerience & Skills

• Qualifications: Chartered Accountant (CA) / ACCA with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• Experience: 5 to 7 years in a similar role, with expertise in both direct and indirect taxation in the GCC region.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of tax regulations, automation tools for tax processes, ERP systems, and tax compliance best practices.