Tax Specialist

We are seeking a Tax Specialist to support the group's direct and indirect tax compliance, reporting, and advisory activities in the UAE and, where relevant, across the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia. The role handles day-to-day Corporate Tax and VAT matters, contribute to international tax matters such as Pillar 2 and transfer pricing, and the group's transition to the UAE e-invoicing mandate.

It sits within the tax function and works closely with finance, treasury, procurement, supply chain, legal, and commercial teams. The successful candidate will be comfortable owning deliverables end to end, working with external advisors.

• Prepare and support the filing of UAE Corporate Tax returns via Emara Tax, including supporting schedules, book-to-tax adjustments, and reconciliations to the financial statements.
• Maintain Corporate Tax registrations and ensure all entities met registration, filing, and payment deadlines.
• Assess and document the tax treatment of group entities and transactions, and track and correctly apply reliefs and elections (e.g., Small Business Relief where eligible, tax grouping, and transfer of losses).
• Monitor developments to the Corporate Tax regime (Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 and subsequent Cabinet and Ministerial Decisions) and assess their impact on the group.
• Support tax provisions, disclosures, and effective‑tax‑rate analysis for statutory and management reporting and assist with tax forecasting and cash‑tax planning.
• If needed, support corporate tax filings in other jurisdictions that the group operates i.e., Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia

• Own the preparation, review, and timely submission of periodic VAT returns via Emara Tax, including supporting workings and reconciliations to the general ledger and financial statements.
• Determine and document the correct treatment of standard‑rated, zero‑rated, exempt, and out‑of‑scope supplies, reverse‑charge transactions, imports, and designated‑zone movements.
• Manage input VAT recovery, apportionment methodologies where relevant, and VAT reconciliations and adjustments.
• Handle VAT registrations, amendments, deregistrations, refund claims, and voluntary disclosures, and manage the associated risk and penalty exposure.
• Review contracts, pricing, invoicing, and new business initiatives for VAT implications and advise stakeholders proactively.
• Design, document, and maintain VAT controls, processes, and a compliance calendar across all in‑scope entities.
• If needed, support VAT filings in other jurisdictions that the group operates i.e., Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia

• Support transfer pricing compliance, including the maintenance of Local File and Master File documentation, Country‑by‑Country reporting/notification obligations, and the related Corporate Tax return disclosures.
• Assist in reviewing intercompany arrangements for arm's‑length pricing and appropriate documentation.
• Contribute to OECD Pillar Two / UAE Domestic Minimum Top‑up Tax (DMTT) work streams for in‑scope groups including data collection for GloBE / effective tax rate calculations, safe‑harbour testing, and supporting the Top‑up Tax Return and GloBE Information Return process.
• Support the analysis of double tax treaties, withholding taxes, and permanent establishment questions on cross‑border transactions.

• Support the group's readiness for and transition to the UAE e‑invoicing mandate
• Support on the mapping of ERP and billing data to the FTA's mandatory data fields, master‑data clean‑up, and testing through the pilot and go‑live phases.
• Support to embed e‑invoicing into AP/AR and tax reporting processes and controls, and coordinate with IT and finance on system readiness.

• Research technical positions using primary sources (Corporate Tax, VAT, and Executive Regulations, FTA guidance and public clarifications, treaties,) supported by professional commentary, and document conclusions to a defensible standard.
• Support responses to Federal Tax Authority (FTA) audits, queries, and information requests, and assist…