QATAR, DOHA, SAUDI ARABIA JOB VACANCIES








ITS Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager

Ernst & Young

Doha, Qatar


As an International Tax Senior, you\'ll demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effectively apply your tax knowledge to client situations, developing and delivering innovative tax planning ideas with timely, responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations. You\'ll also thoroughly and accurately analyze information and prepare quality, practical and creative approaches tailored to a client\'s tax and economic situation, arriving at appropriate conclusions. Your remit will include managing the work of client service team members and participating in and contributing to attaining team goals. 

Client responsibilities
• Participate in international tax engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships with other members of the international tax team and across other services

People responsibilities
• Contribute to performance feedback for junior staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining international tax professionals
• Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• A bachelor\'s degree with strong academic credentials - accounting, business, finance or a related field desirable. MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus.
• Relevant professional qualification such as CTA, ADIT.
• Min four years post-qualification experience
• Experience of cross-border taxation
• Big 4 or similar consulting experience in a mature market preferred

Additional skills requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Well-developed analytical and research skills and an ability to draw conclusions from often equivocal or conflicting data
• The ability to manage a project efficiently
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
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TT Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager

Ernst & Young

Doha, Qatar


As a Transaction Tax Senior, you\'ll join an integrated global network of talented advisors working in a dynamic, fast-moving and commercially-driven environment. In your role, you\'ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships and identify and escalate opportunities for Ernst & Young on existing engagements. You\'ll make a technical contribution to projects and deliver work of a high standard that complies with our Quality & Risk Management guidelines. As part of an engagement team, you\'ll help clients understand and address the tax implications of the transactions that are strategically important to them - acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, restructurings or initial public offerings. You\'ll also be actively involved in the development of ideas to help clients mitigate transaction risk, enhance opportunity and negotiate effectively.

Client responsibilities
• Participate in Transaction Tax engagements focusing on tax due diligence, tax structuring, SPA and tax model review etc.
• Work effectively as a member of a worldwide network of professional advisors, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Collaborate with a team of Transaction Tax professionals to combine diverse cross-border transaction experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries 
• Participate and assist in preparing for meetings essential to the transaction process, e.g., meetings with the management teams of the buyer, seller or target or with their other advisors and providers of finance
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within the Transaction Tax practice and across other service lines 

People responsibilities
• Contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining Transaction Tax professionals
• Maintain an educational program to develop your technical and personal skill
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• A bachelor\'s degree with strong academic credentials - accounting, business, finance or a related field desirable. MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus.
• Relevant professional qualification such as CTA, ADIT.
• Four years post-qualification experience
• Experience within M&A and cross-border taxation
• Big 4 or similar consulting experience in a mature market preferred

Additional skills requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Well-developed analytical and research skills and an ability to draw conclusions from often equivocal or conflicting data
• The ability to manage a project efficiently
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
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Tax Senior

Ernst & Young

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Tax Senior - Jeddah

As a Business Tax Advisory Senior, you\'ll make a technical contribution to business tax advisory client engagements and internal projects. You\'ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You may participate in researching tax issues, preparing written communications, helping clients with responses to tax authorities, and assisting clients in maximizing tax credit claims and improving their tax function. Working with supervision, you\'ll contribute to presenting our work and its findings to clients. With a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, you\'ll escalate issues as appropriate. Collaborating closely with colleagues, you\'ll determine whether work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality and Risk Management (Q&RM) guidelines. As an influential member of the team, you\'ll help to create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Client responsibilities
- Participate in business tax advisory engagements
- Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
- Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
- Build strong internal relationships within the business tax advisory team and across other services

People responsibilities
- Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
- Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining staff
- Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
- Commercial, legislative and industry knowledge
- Ability to apply Q&RM procedures
- Relevant public accounting or industry experience
- Professional accountancy qualification [recruiter to describe specific requirements] or working towards gaining one
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
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VAT Senior

Ernst & Young

Khobar, Saudi Arabia


Our indirect tax professionals help clients identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet their compliance obligations as well as achieve their business goals and provide pragmatic commercial help so clients improve their day-to-day compliance with indirect tax obligations. This includes improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. They advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) and customs duty impinge on the client’s global supply chain and financial and accounting systems.

As an Indirect Tax Senior, you\'ll join a globally-integrated team helping leading organizations to operate more effectively in moving goods around the world. You\'ll contribute technical skills to team assignments and advise on ways to implement strategies that help clients manage duty costs. For example, by utilizing free trade agreements, special programs, and transactional structuring. You will be involved in VAT Impact and Readiness assessments for both tax administrations and taxpayers and be closely involved in VAT implementation projects in the GCC region. We are looking for an experienced indirect tax advisor to join our team based in Al Khobar to help drive the indirect tax practice forward.

Job purpose: To contribute to the efficient and successful delivery of indirect tax services to the client 

Your client responsibilities
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
• Responsible for day-to-day delivery of client liaison
• Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio

Your technical responsibilities 
• To prepare for the potential introduction of VAT in the GCC and to discuss with clients how this may impact them
• To be part of a team responsible for advisory work on VAT impact assessments, VAT readiness programmes and VAT implementation projects
• To develop and lead VAT training programmes for both internal EY teams and externally to tax administrations and the business community
• To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) Customs Law and its practical application across the GCC member states
• To understand and apply the regional Free Trade Agreements and key customs concepts such as valuation, classification and origin
• To identify and discuss VAT considerations for clients to be aware of in their outbound investments
• To engage with colleagues in overseas offices to deliver VAT advice in respect of global jurisdictions
• To work with internal teams to provide indirect tax expertise for audit and transaction projects

Your people responsibilities
• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
• An Indirect Tax Professional with at least three to five years’ experience
• Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience.
• VAT advisory experience is essential. 

Skills
• Client focused and commercially aware with ability to build strong client relationships
• Excellent communicator in range of situations in both written and oral English
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Ability to plan and prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
• Arabic language skills preferred

Additional qualifications (certifications and/or licences if applicable)
• A bachelor\'s degree in a relevant field (MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials
• ACA/CA/ Law qualification / CTA (or equivalent tax qualification)
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
Apply Now

VAT Manager

Ernst & Young

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Our indirect tax professionals help clients identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet their compliance obligations as well as achieve their business goals and provide pragmatic commercial help so clients improve their day-to-day compliance with indirect tax obligations. This includes improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. They advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) and customs duty impinge on the client’s global supply chain and financial and accounting systems.

As an Indirect Tax Manager, you\'ll join a globally-integrated team helping leading organizations to operate more effectively in moving goods around the world. You\'ll contribute technical skills to team assignments and advise on ways to implement strategies that help clients manage duty costs. For example, by utilizing free trade agreements, special programs, and transactional structuring. You will be involved in VAT Impact and Readiness assessments for both tax administrations and taxpayers and be closely involved in VAT implementation projects in the GCC region.

You\'ll also help clients proactively manage the risks of global trade, improve international trade compliance and increase supply chain effectiveness. Your proactive, pragmatic and integrated strategies will help our clients to achieve their potential in today\'s global environment.

Job purpose
• To lead the efficient and successful delivery of indirect tax services to the clients 
Client responsibilities 
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
• Responsible for day-to-day delivery of client liaison
• Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio
• Work effectively as a member of a worldwide network of professional advisors, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Collaborate with a team of customs and international trade professionals to combine diverse cross-border transaction experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries 

Technical responsibilities 
• To prepare for the potential introduction of VAT in the GCC and to discuss with clients how this may impact them
• To be part of a team responsible for advisory work on VAT impact assessments, VAT readiness programmes and VAT implementation projects
• To develop and lead VAT training programmes for both internal EY teams and externally to tax administrations and the business community
• To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) VAT Framework Agreement Law and its practical application across the GCC member states with particular emphasis on an EU intra state model that will apply in the GCC
• To identify and discuss VAT considerations for clients to be aware of in their outbound investments
• To engage with colleagues in overseas offices to deliver VAT advice in respect of global jurisdictions
• To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) Customs Law and its practical application across the GCC member states
• To understand and apply the regional Free Trade Agreements
• To understand and apply key customs concepts such as valuation, classification and origin
• To work with internal teams to provide indirect tax expertise for audit and transaction projects

People responsibilities
• Help people to develop through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training customs and international trade professionals
• Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• A bachelor\'s degree in a relevant field (MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials
• ACA/CA/ Law qualification / CTA (or equivalent tax qualification)
• A Senior Indirect Tax Professional with at least five to seven years’ experience
• Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience.
• VAT advisory experience is essential. 
Additional qualifications (certifications and/or licences if applicable)

Skills
• Client focused and commercially aware with ability to build strong client relationships
• Excellent communicator in range of situations in both written and oral English
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
• Arabic language skills considered an advantage but not necessary
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our 167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality, which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
Apply Now