Direct Tax Manager

We are currently partnering with a leading semi government organisation in the UAE to appoint a highly skilled Direct Tax Manager to oversee group-wide direct tax compliance, reporting, governance, and strategic tax initiatives across multiple entities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded tax professional with strong experience in corporate tax, transfer pricing, tax reporting, regulatory compliance, and tax process optimisation within a complex group structure.

The role is a 6 month contract but is renewable.

• Manage group tax provisions including current and deferred tax calculations in line with accounting standards and tax regulations
• Lead quarterly and annual tax reporting processes for consolidation and audit purposes
• Oversee end-to-end corporate tax return filings across all group entities
• Coordinate transfer pricing compliance including Master File, Local File, and CbCR documentation
• Support transfer pricing strategies and review intercompany transactions to mitigate risk
• Ensure compliance with local and international tax regulations and internal governance frameworks
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax changes and assess business impact
• Lead responses to tax audits and manage relationships with tax authorities and external advisors
• Develop and maintain direct tax risk frameworks, controls, and remediation plans
• Partner with finance, treasury, CFOs, and business leaders on strategic tax matters
• Drive process improvements, tax technology implementation, automation initiatives, and reporting enhancements
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and SLAs to improve compliance monitoring and operational efficiency

• Strong experience in direct tax, corporate tax compliance, and reporting within a large organisation or group structure
• Solid understanding of transfer pricing regulations and BEPS Pillar 2 requirements
• Experience managing tax audits, regulatory compliance, and tax risk management
• Exposure to ERP systems, tax technology tools, and process automation initiatives
• Strong analytical, commercial, and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across finance and business functions
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Experience working within multinational or shared services environments is highly preferred

We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in United Arab Emirates.