Tax Senior Officer

About the University of Sharjah

The University of Sharjah is committed to providing a world-class educational experience that prepares lifelong learners and leaders with integrated knowledge and skills. We are passionate about building a collaborative and sustainable environment that cultivates twenty-first-century skills and fosters pioneering research and scholarship. We seek to serve the current and future needs of our local community and beyond by offering innovative academic and professional programs.

Since its foundation in 1997, the University has successfully become one of the top Universities in the UAE and has managed to make its mark in the educational and research industry worldwide united by six core values:
Integrity and Ethics, Dedication, Inclusiveness, Excellence with limitless Drive, Accountability and Transparency, and Innovation and Creativity.

The University of Sharjah believes in the crucial role of scientific research in the development of the modern United Arab Emirates. Since its establishment, the university has put research at the top of its list of priorities. Part of the university's strategy is to promote research among faculty members in all colleges, with the aim of attracting outstanding faculty with impressive research accomplishments.

251-300 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023

Among the top 200 universities globally (176-200) in The World University Rankings 2023 by Subjects

Among the best #121 universities in Asia In News Best Global Universities Rankings 2022/2023

=89th in The Young University Rankings in 2022

#61 The Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2022

Among the top 10 best Arab universities The Arab University Rankings 2022

As the Tax Senior Officer and a member of the Finance Department team, you are expected to support the implementation and administration of the University of Sharjah's UAE tax compliance framework, with a focus on VAT and UAE e-Invoicing requirements, by executing tax compliance activities, preparing and reconciling tax data, monitoring compliance controls, maintaining accurate tax records and documentation, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders

• 1.Support the preparation and timely filing of periodic UAE VAT returns by preparing VAT return data, reconciliations, working papers, supporting schedules and documentation in accordance with the established compliance calendar.
• 2.Prepare and maintain detailed VAT schedules covering output VAT, input VAT, Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM), imports, adjustments, and other relevant transactions.
• 3.Perform monthly reconciliations between VAT return data, source transaction records, sub-ledgers, and General Ledger accounts, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate required corrections.
• 4.Review tax invoices, contracts, purchase and sales transactions, and supporting documentation to verify appropriate VAT treatment in accordance with approved tax guidelines, escalating complex or unusual tax matters to the Senior Tax Specialist.
• 5.Prepare quarterly residual input tax recovery calculations and annual adjustment workings in accordance with established methodologies, ensuring complete supporting documentation for review.

• 6.Provide hands-on operational support for the University's UAE e-Invoicing implementation and ongoing compliance, including customer and supplier master-data validation, mandatory invoice-field checks, tax-code mapping and transaction mapping.
• 7.Coordinate with Finance, Digital Technologies, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Accredited…