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Role Overview
During your tenure as an Assistant Manager, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:
- Apply knowledge and skills of relevant practices and processes (or relevant tax rules and regulations) in area of specialization to client problems.
- Present findings and recommend and implement advice independently relevant to tax and consult others as needed.
- Review written technical advice, reports, memoranda, and/or other deliverables relevant to tax laws and rules for adequacy of research conducted and appropriateness and accuracy of conclusions.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the key capabilities required to deliver a high-quality service experience to the client.
- Select appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing data, and develop informed recommendations.
- Interpret and synthesize data, exercise professional skepticism to challenge data, and identify meaningful insights to develop recommendations that most effectively support a client’s business objectives.
- Articulate how technology enables the business and communicate this effectively to clients while ensuring appropriate technologies and methodologies are used on projects.
- Assist clients in completing timely and accurate tax and financial filings/compliance activities to meet obligations.
- Identify and set timelines to the main tasks within the framework of the tax compliance work.
- Draft reports, identify key issues/risks, and propose solutions for clients on tax planning and implementation strategies.
- Prepare advice to clients on filing requirements and documentation, as well as the effects of tax advice for tax provisions.
- Identify and bridge gaps between the information provided by the client and information required by the tax authorities.
- Draft clear and succinct formal response letters or dispute application letters.
Leadership Capabilities
- Build your own understanding of our purpose and values; explore opportunities for impact.
- Demonstrate strong commitment to personal learning and development; act as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
- Understand expectations and demonstrate personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
- Actively focus on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
- Understand how your daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.
Qualifications
- 5 - 7 years of general tax experience, preferably with at least a year focused on taxation. Experience with a Big 4 firm, law firm, or large corporate tax department of a multinational company is required.
- Consulting and compliance experience is needed.
- Experience with inbound and outbound international tax is preferred.
- Excellent research skills and strong written and verbal communications skills required.
- Good knowledge of tax and business laws and regulations.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related field.
- Advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM preferred. CPA preferred.
- Fluency in English is a must. Fluency in Arabic is a plus.