International Tax Manager - Sharjah based

A global energy business are looking to recruit an International Tax Manager to join their Sharjah based team. The aspects of the role are to support the delivery of the tax and transfer pricing (TP) strategy for the group.
Accountabilities:

• Proactively partner with business teams to deliver commercial, practical and forward-looking tax advice for international projects throughout their life cycle. This covers all taxes including direct, indirect and employment taxes for new bids, new country entries, strategic initiatives, ongoing contracts, corporate structuring and other ad-hoc tax advice.
• Review and assess all material transactions from a tax perspective and ensure that tax risks and mitigations are effectively communicated to management and the relevant risk committee(s).
• Assist in the review and development of the group's TP policies, supporting current tax strategy across the group. Ensure that TP policies are understood and properly implemented by the business units.
• Assess, update and develop the group's TP Master File and other TP master documentation, ensuring it effectively supports the group's tax strategy.
• Support the business units with their preparation of local TP documentation, reports and disclosures, ensuring consistency with the group's TP master documentation. Support the business units in engaging and working with external TP advisers. Monitor the preparation and completion of local TP documentation by the business units.
• Support tax planning activities, e.g. recharging central costs, APA applications, new country entries, new bids, tax management of ongoing projects, etc. Proactively assess tax and TP risks and opportunities for the group and ensure these are effectively communicated to all stakeholders. Provide support on tax and TP audit and controversy matters.
• Support the half-year and year-end tax provision process and compliance / reporting cycle.

Actively support the development and enhancement of processes, systems and controls:

• Implementation of Tax Governance Standard;
• Maintenance of the Group Tax Risk Register;
• Generally, identify and implement tax process improvements including automation.

Skills and qualifications:

• International tax professional with good working knowledge of all taxes - direct, indirect and employment - and transfer pricing.
• Degree level education, professional qualification to UK Chartered Institute of Taxation ATII, UK Chartered Accountant, or equivalent.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in industry or in practice (Big 4 preferred).