UAE and GCC Tax Manager, Vice President
Dubai, Dubai, UAE/Dubai
Listed on 2026-01-02
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Finance & Banking
Financial Compliance
Team / Role Overview
The Tax manager is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within the field and contributes to the directional strategy by applying it to the job and the business. This position requires strong communication and diplomacy skills to guide, influence, and convince others, especially colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. They will provide advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business.
Whatyou’ll do
- Oversight and management of all direct and indirect tax processes and reporting in UAE, Qatar and Iraq.
- Management of tax consultant and tax authorities’ relationships for UAE, Qatar and Iraq.
- Management of tax audits, investigations and tax litigations for UAE, Qatar and Iraq.
- Act as business tax advisor for GCC countries (UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).
- Review local tax law changes and implications for GCC countries and inform senior management.
- Timely execution of tax payments/filing and preparation for UAE, Iraq and Qatar.
- Implementation and management of tax GRC and related controls.
- Review the bank’s tax position and identify opportunities for optimisation.
- Direct/indirect tax accruals, contingent tax reserves and effective tax rate management for UAE.
- Review tax rules and compliance, implement changes, and maintain ongoing processes.
- Review and assess notice orders and negotiate with tax authorities.
- Manage tax balance sheet accounts including deferred tax assets, FIN 48 reserves etc.
- Assist with execution of global/cluster tax requests for GCC countries.
- Advisory to business and functional teams on tax implications for UAE and GCC countries.
- Coordinate and prepare transfer pricing documentation.
- Strong understanding and proven experience of UAE and GCC tax laws and regulations.
- Experience with in a banking organisation would be preferential.
- Preferable to hold an accounting qualification.
By joining Citi Dubai, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you and your family to be well, live well and save well.
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