Tax & Legal Services - International Tax​/M&A - Manager

Line of Service Overview

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

The ITS/M&A unit specializes in advising multinational clients on complex cross-border transactions and tax structuring. Our focus is on delivering strategic solutions that optimize tax efficiency while ensuring compliance with evolving international regulations. The team provides end-to-end support on mergers, acquisitions, and integrations, including due diligence, tax modeling, and post-deal planning. By combining deep technical expertise in international tax with advanced analytics and technology, we help clients navigate intricate deal structures, mitigate risks, and unlock value.

Through global collaboration and thought leadership, ITS/M&A drives innovative approaches to meet the demands of today’s dynamic business environment.

As a Manager in International Tax Services / M&A, you will work as part of a team delivering and leading, on a day-to-day basis, complex cross-border tax advisory projects, including tax structuring and transaction support for mergers and acquisitions. The role involves advising inbound and outbound transactions, with prior outbound tax advisory experience considered a strong advantage, particularly in supporting international expansions and cross-border investments.

• Lead end-to-end tax advisory engagements, including due diligence, tax modeling, structuring alternatives, and implementation of roadmaps for regional and multinational clients.
• Translate complex international tax rules and local regulations into practical guidance, controls, and client-specific operating procedures for deal execution. This would include coordinating and collaborating with the regional / global network.
• Design and operationalize tax-efficient structures, coordinating stakeholders such as finance and legal teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing timely insights on evolving tax regulations and their implications for their business.
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams, coaching Seniors and Associates, embedding quality & risk management standards, and managing ambiguity to keep engagements on track.
• Support business development, including solutioning for RFPs, scoping statements of work, and collaborating across the regional / global network to build a healthy pipeline.
• Advise on outbound transactions, ensuring tax-efficient structuring for investments and expansions into foreign jurisdictions, while managing associated risks.
• Contribute to internal knowledge assets and client-facing materials, including playbooks, training, and thought leadership tailored to M&A and international tax in the Middle East.
• Monitor global and regional regulatory developments, proactively briefing clients and internal teams on implications for deal structuring from tax perspective.

• Demonstrated experience in tax advisory and international tax matters, including exposure to cross-border and outbound tax advisory, ideally with general familiarity with Pillar Two regulations.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Designations &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  strong knowledge of international tax principles, cross-border transaction structuring, and M&A tax considerations and well as proficiency in tax due diligence, deal modeling, and integration planning.

• Leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Problem-solving and strategic thinking under tight deadlines.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Fluency in English;
  Arabic is an advantage.
• Travel Requirements:
  Your flexibility to travel. This means we may require you to work away from your base office location on a regular basis and frequent overnight stays may be required. Where possible, we will take your preferences into account and strike a balance…