Senior Manager - Global Employer Service - Tax

Position summary

When you work for us, you commit to a career at one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. Looking for a rewarding career? Take a closer look at Deloitte & Touche ME. You'll understand that Deloitte is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Our region encompasses diverse tax laws and is part of what makes a career in tax with Deloitte & Touche Middle East a truly stimulating experience. With many corporations operating across several borders, your knowledge of tax will be key to making sure our clients stay on the right side of tax laws and minimize their tax costs. Your people skills will also be engaged as you form a close working relationship with clients, while your technical knowledge will be stretched as you develop expertise across the board in consulting, business, finance and law to craft commercially sound solutions. As you gain experience, you will do so with the full support of a firm that believes in helping you grow and providing you with the skills to succeed.

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most—for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

• Integrity
• Outstanding value to markets and clients
• Commitment to each other
• Strength from cultural diversity

During your tenure as a Manager in Global Employer Services, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Understands all aspects/provisions of global mobility programs, across the lifecycle of assignments and improves work efficiency, effectiveness, and client service by using common technology tools.
• Responsible for managing and growing existing client engagements, and acting as main point-of-contact for client regional/global mobility leads in regular updates and periodic presentations.
• Leads a team of experienced immigration professionals, overseeing distribution of work, reviewing and ensuring output is provided in a timely manner, is clear, succinct and accurate, while exemplifying leadership qualities and team spirit.
• Oversees onboarding and implementation for new clients, and considers ways to serve clients better throughout lifetime of engagements.
• Applies knowledge of current and proposed/pending immigration legislation, their implications, and understands implications for clients.
• Trains new team members in subject-matter expertise, client protocols and billing.
• Approves billing and invoicing, oversees team utilization and productivity, and ensures that client and internal protocols are adhered to.
• Manages ad hoc projects, both internal and client-facing, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Able to guide the team with experienced knowledge, and lead on drafting client advice, including ensuring that timely advice is disseminated to clients following any legal or regulatory changes.
• Guides team in applying service line-specific, Global Tax and Legal, and firm-wide agreed standard methodologies, policies, procedures, and tools.
• Understands the breadth of the firm’s activities and service lines, to ensure that Deloitte’s capabilities are leveraged to meet all the needs of clients.

Leadership Capabilities:

• Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values.
• Actively contributes to building the talent pipeline; creates a talent experience that attracts, develops and retains top talent and high performing teams
• Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates client needs and delivers superior results by leveraging each person’s strengths to build high performing teams across businesses and borders
• Builds deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact
• Translates broader strategy into a compelling team vision and goals; aligns the team and sets priorities to achieve objectives
• Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
• Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of immigration experience, preferably with at least five-six years in managing teams of five or more.
• Experience with a Big 4 firm, immigration firm, law firm, or in-house mobility department of a multinational company is required.
• In-depth, first-hand experience of a wide range of industries
• Extensive consulting and compliance experience.
• In-depth knowledge of immigration laws and regulations.
• Excellent project management and presentation skills required.
• Exceptional research skills and strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Preference will be given to Bilingual candidates (Arabic/English)

Deloitte in the UAE is part of Deloitte & Touche (M.E.). Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL).

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