Overview of the role

The Senior Tax Accountant will support the Tax Back-Office of the Al-Futtaim Group on tax operational matters including preparations of Direct and Indirect Tax Returns.

The successful candidate will work closely with Group Tax in carrying out their responsibilities.

What you will do

Monthly Tax Returns Preparation

• Prepare monthly VAT and WHT returns in of difference regions and process for submission to the governing bodies and liability settlement

Tax Compliance

• Maintain regulatory compliance and updating the monthly calendar and tracker to ensure correct and timely filing of all Tax Returns based on country specific tax calendars and review complex income Tax Returns

Tax Accounting

• Support the Tax Back-Office with the tax provision tracking and tax balances on general ledger

Tax Document Management

• Ensure all documents are collected on a central database and handle requests for information

Tax Audits

• Provide coordination support during tax audits to the Tax Manager

Automation

• Provide active support to the Tax Back-Office in resolving VAT system issues in close coordination with IT and Assistant Financial Controller.
• Support the Streamlining processes identified through automation

Tax Reporting

• Prepare adhoc requests as per management request

Other Key Responsibilities

• To liaise with relevant managers and stakeholders to ensure full collaboration and understanding on critical topics.
• Contribute to the improvement of the solutions and business processes.
• Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge, management skills and domain expertise by using continuous learning & development tools.

Skills

Required skills to be successful

• Accounting skills
• Project management skills
• SAP Knowledge preferable
• Ability to work on various on-going projects with good organisational and time management skills
• Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Analysis and troubleshooting

What equips you for the role

• Tax, Finance Degree, Regional tax knowledge would be a plus
• 3 - 5 years of GCC Tax experience
• 1-2 years in an international Finance environment