Indirect Tax Role - Middle East/UAE Region (6-10 yrs)

Title- Indirect tax- middle east/UAE

Reports to: Senior Director - A&M Global Capability Center

Location: Gurgaon

Key responsibilities:

As a Manager within Middle East Indirect Tax practice, you will:

- Review and support in preparing UAE VAT returns.

- Prepare advisory memorandums on UAE VAT related matters.

- Prepare email advisories on UAE VAT related matters - Provided support for tax due diligences done by the Middle East team.

- Conduct VAT Health checks, indirect tax diagnostic reviews for UAE based clients.

- Assistance in obtaining UAE VAT refunds (preparation and review of refund files) - Handle registration, de-registration, tax grouping etc.

- Supervise, develop, mentor, and motivate our Associates and Senior Associates by actively participating in their advancement through on-the-job training, providing performance feedback, counseling, and fostering our team-based atmosphere.

- Manage workload and deadlines for Associates and Senior Associates with focuses on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the project team.

- Manage client calls to understand critical areas of importance and apply tax technical knowledge to specific client situations.

- Create deliverables that are concise, complete, and address the elements deemed critical by the client.

- Clearly communicate work plan, project objectives, and timelines to multidisciplinary project teams.

- Encourage open expression of ideas and opinions, actively seeks opportunities for others to share diverse experiences and perspectives.

- Build client relationships and demonstrate a working knowledge of client businesses; with opportunity to assume additional responsibility quickly.

JD - Manager, Indirect Tax - Assist with business development, including add-on work by creating business development resources and proposal materials.

Qualifications/ Ideal Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in accounting and/ or master's degree in accounting or taxation field

- 6+ years of relevant experience required, preferably in professional services firm.

- Prior proven experience leading and managing work streams and mentoring junior staff

- Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to articulate complex tax concepts, establish credibility and influence clients

- Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills

- Advanced user of all Microsoft Office products (with an emphasis on Excel)

- Ability to simultaneously work on several projects and effectively manage deadlines

- High motivation to learn and grow

- Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills