Job Description
The Role:
The Head of Tax will be responsible for leading all tax activities of company: tax compliance, tax planning, investment tax structuring of corporate transactions, tax risk management and tax reporting. He/she will discharge his/her responsibilities under the coordination and supervision of the Chief Finance and Planning Officer.
Responsibility:
- Tax Strategy - Overall tax philosophy and approach to tax compliance, tax planning and tax risk management. Define strategic tax objectives, key tax related tasks and areas of focus.
- Tax Planning - Anticipated deals, investment projects, business reorganizations and other material transactions. Changes in tax legislation. Court practice as well as industry specific regulations.
- Tax Risk Management - Proper tax risk management standards, policies, and procedures.
- Tax Reporting - Group tax accounting and reporting policies.
- Support to Business Development / M&A Activities - Support to Business Development and M&A activities during pre-development or pre-acquisition phase (i.e. due diligence process, business evaluation, competitive bidding).
- Tax Compliance: Ensure fulfillment of tax law provisions relevant to Qatar and all the Countries to which company extend its operations; analyze and verify, in collaboration with the tax departments of Business Units (subsidiaries, associates, Joint Ventures), the tax treatment of significant budget items.
- Coordinate tax functions of company’s Business Units, to the extent allowed by the corporate governance arrangements, ensuring adherence to Company’s tax strategy and policies.
- Stay abreast of evolving global tax environment and ensure compliance.
Skills
Education /Experience Requirements:
- University degree in Law, Finance and/or Business Administration from a recognized University.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in international tax of which 4 years should be in a similar position/responsibility.
- Exposure to international companies with large complexity and to multicultural environments.
Preferred:
- Masters in international Tax and/or Business Administration from a recognized Management School.
- Minimum of 4 years’ exposure to global power/water/renewable sectors
- International tax experience developed within BIG 4
- Knowledge and/or exposure to Qatar or other Gulf regions.
Job Details
- Job Location
- Doha Qatar
- Company Industry
- Business Consultancy Services
- Company Type
- Recruitment Agency
- Employment Type
- Full Time Employee
- Monthly Salary Range
- Unspecified
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
