Group Tax Manager

We are seeking an experienced Group Tax Manager to lead the group's direct tax function. The role owns Qatar corporate income tax compliance for State and QFC entities, withholding tax, contract reporting and tax authority enquiries, and provides oversight of direct tax compliance for group entities in the region. The Tax Manager also leads quarterly corporate tax and Pillar Two provisioning, supports the group's OECD Pillar Two compliance, and manages transfer pricing and Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR).

The role works closely with Finance, external advisors and auditors, and supervises the Tax Officer.

• Own the preparation and review of annual corporate income tax returns for State of Qatar entities filed with the General Tax Authority (GTA) through the Dhareeba portal, and for QFC entities filed with the QFC Tax Department
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• Review monthly withholding tax (WHT) returns and payments for Qatar entities, and advise on the applicability of WHT to payments to non-residents and other specific transactions, including the application of treaty relief.
• Oversee other Qatar tax filings and obligations, including contract reporting to the GTA within statutory deadlines, and Tax Residency Certificate requests for WHT relief in other jurisdictions.
• Monitor changes in Qatar tax law, executive regulations and GTA and QFC guidance, and assess their impact on the group.

• Lead responses to GTA and QFC Tax Department enquiries, information requests and tax audits
  , including preparation of technical positions, reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Review tax assessments and manage objections and appeals within statutory timelines, working with external advisors where needed.

• Provide oversight of corporate income tax compliance for group entities and branches in UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  , and any other jurisdictions in which the group operates.
• Review returns, computations and payments prepared by local finance teams or external advisors.
• Track regional legislative developments, including new corporate tax regimes and domestic minimum top-up taxes, and assess their impact on group entities.
• Advise on the direct tax implications of new entities, branches, investments and restructurings in the region.

• Lead the preparation and review of quarterly and annual corporate tax provisions under IAS 12
  , covering current tax, deferred tax, uncertain tax positions (IFRIC 23) and the effective tax rate reconciliation.
• Lead the quarterly Pillar Two top-up tax provisioning process by jurisdiction, applying the IAS 12 mandatory exception for deferred taxes arising from Pillar Two, and prepare the related disclosures.
• Prepare tax disclosures for interim and annual financial statements, and liaise with external auditors on queries relating to tax provisions and disclosures.
• Support the group's compliance with OECD Pillar Two (GloBE) rules, including the Qatar Income Inclusion Rule and Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax, and qualified domestic minimum top-up taxes in other jurisdictions.
• Coordinate data collection, validation and GloBE calculations by jurisdiction, including Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour testing, covered taxes and GloBE income adjustments.
• Support the preparation of the GloBE Information Return (GIR) and local top-up tax returns and notifications, working with external advisors.
• Support the analysis and documentation of Pillar Two elections and maintain the group's Pillar Two methodology and audit trail.

• Manage the preparation and annual update of the group's Transfer Pricing Master File and Local Files
  , including…