Assistant Manager - Group Tax

Job Purpose
The main purpose of the role is to assist the Vice-President - Group Tax in
providing tax guidance and assistance to DP World's Head Office and DP World's
global business units over a broad range of UAE related tax matters, primarily
supporting all UAE Business Units on tax compliance & reporting due to the
introduction of Corporate Income Tax and Transfer Pricing rules in the UAE.
Key Accountabilities
* Assist in preparing and ensuring that all UAE entities and businesses are ready for the UAE Corporate Income Tax legislation going 'live' from ‎1 st of January ‎2024.
* Assist in overseeing that all UAE CIT compliance related obligations and CIT payment/accrual obligations are dealt with accurately and in time by all UAE based DP World Business Units/Legal entities (approx. ‎100 legal entities currently).
* Assist in providing tax technical input on all UAE CIT related questions raised by UAE (Finance) colleagues in the wider DP World Group
* Manage and support the initial preparation of UAE Tax packs in Oracle TRCS including opening tax balances and support the recurring review of UAE entities tax packs during HY and YE close.
* Provide assistance and support on all UAE Transfer Pricing related matters as are referenced to be announced to be embedded in the UAE Corporate Income tax legislation'
* Support all UAE Business Units on their respective ESR reporting obligations in the UAE.
* Provide support to the Group Tax team on Pillar ‎2 - Global Minimum tax - related compliance requirements, which are expected to be embedded in the UAE Corporate Income Tax legislation for DP World's UAE entities, and possibly the wider DP World group depending on the legislative details (to be announced).
* Support the wider Group Tax team in DP World's global bi-annual tax reporting process, by reviewing and evaluating all tax schedules, tax packs and related documents received for the monthly, interim as well as the year-end reporting cycle;
* Provide wider support on global transfer pricing matters as and when so required.
* Assist with the on-going training & education to relevant Finance staff within DP World Head-Office and other UAE Business Units
* Support creating a centre of excellence for all UAE CIT and Pillar ‎2 related matters for peers within DP World Head-Office, and all other colleagues within the group.
* Assist in reviewing and recommending software options related to UAE CIT return submissions (and possible Pillar ‎2 reporting if available on the market).
* Assist the Vice President - Group tax as well as other Group Tax team members with any other tasks/on-going projects as so assigned in relation to the UAE CIT obligations and Pillar ‎2 obligations for the DP World group, such as updating of applicable corporate tax rates, introduction of further UAE legislative changes and amendments to the global Pillar ‎2 framework.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
* Chartered Accountant from tax service line of a Big ‎4 firm, ideally CTA qualified.
* Approx. ‎5-‎7 years post qualification experience in tax reporting and compliance, with a preference for in-house experience in tax compliance with a global multinational.
* Proven Experience in preparing Corporate Income Tax returns and related computations.
* Proven experience managing Tax reporting and consolidation (under IFRS preferably), so as to be able to retrieve & understand relevant data for Corporation Tax return preparation purposes.
* Strong Excel skills and relevant experience in retrieving data from ERP such as Oracle Fusion (FCCS, TRCS).
* Experience working in the Middle East would be advantageous.
* Good communicator with solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Good commercial awareness and understanding of business needs.
* Fluency in English, Arabic would be a plus.