Senior Consultant-Transfer Pricing

Typical Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Liberal Arts, etc.
• Potentially an advanced degree (ACCA, master’s degree, etc.)
• 2+ years’ experience in transfer pricing

Job Role and Responsibilities:

• Conducts transfer pricing analyses, including economic/benchmarking analyses, transfer pricing documentation and planning studies, functional analyses, and assisting clients with implementing OECD’s BEPS Action 13 requirements, among other types of projects
• Able to independently conduct benchmarking searches on external databases like Compustat, Orbis, Royalty – Stat, etc. 
• Prepares transfer pricing and tax proposals including writing, coordination, and interacting with clients 
• Delivers high quality transfer pricing and tax engagements in a timely manner
• Willing to assist with market building and client development activities
• Willing to travel for client meetings, etc. within the UAE (as required).
• Builds internal and external networks
• Coordinates with other offices in multi-firm engagements and reviews, collates, and prepares inputs for senior management review
• Ensures risk processes are adhered to; consults internally and with the risk team for engagement and or client processes that deviate from the standard 
• Completes engagement management tasks such as timesheets, client files, billing, collection, WIP review, payouts to other offices, multi-firm engagement documentation and closure of engagements on the system
• Communicates regularly with the partner / director on client, people, risk and practice management aspects and seeks inputs on all key decisions and issues

Relevant Skills and Behaviors:

• 2+ years’ transfer pricing experience
• Excellent project management skills, including coordinating with multiple member firms, meeting deadlines, working with and coaching associates, etc.
• Basic knowledge and experience in international corporate tax, tax due diligence, tax accounting, VAT, and other tax issues
• Basic experience in business development, client relationship and client management, including preparing action plans for business development and identifying opportunities for cross-selling
• Good risk management knowledge and application including documentation, ability to escalate issues quickly to risk management specialists for resolution, incorporating risk management into work environment such that it is a part of the inherent process of engagement delivery
• Basic to good practice management skills including debtors, timesheets, billing, follow up on recovery with clients

Person Specifications

Good academic record

Excellent oral and written communication skills (report writing, presentations)

Good interpersonal and teamwork skills 

Linguistic Skills

Fluent English – Verbal & written, Arabic skills are an added advantage