Indirect Tax & VAT Specialist

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. 

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

• Prepare and review the VAT returns as per VAT regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Review Global Indirect Tax Returns as prepared by the One Service Provider for delegated portfolio of entities under various jurisdictions.
• Monitoring the quality of the indirect tax data and reports.
• Compliance with the legislative changes and ensuring that that the systems and/or business processes are updated based on the amendments in the VAT regulations.
• Prompt resolution of VAT related queries from other functions with the company and affiliates which are part of the KSA and Non-KSA VAT Groups.
• Participate in review of business contracts and providing inputs to the proponents from a VAT perspective.
• Liaison with legal team/external consultants on complex contracts in order to ensure compliance with the VAT regulations.
• Prepare presentation of monthly VAT return to senior management and ensuring that tax payments are made to ZATCA before the due date.
• Support Indirect Tax Audits as conducted by Internal/External Audit as well as ZATCA.
• Communicates risks and issues in a timely manner to senior management and/ or other functions within the company.
• Actively participate in training and coaching session in your development plan to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge.
• Support with Indirect Tax Automation projects in order to streamline existing process.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a Professional Qualification such as ACA, ACCA/CPA or equivalent.
• Conceptual understanding of accounting, business processes and VAT compliance and reporting regulations applicable in Saudi Arabia or GCC.
• Basic understanding of SAP. Preference would be given to candidates who have working knowledge of SAP.
• Candidate should have excellent hands-on experience of working on large data sets specifically in MS-Excel. Experience of working on automation through Tax Engines would be a plus.
• Fluency in English – written and spoken.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• 3-6 years of working experience on Global Indirect Tax-VAT.
• Previous experience working with Indirect Tax practice in Big 4 firms or indirect tax function in large multinational companies would be preferred.
• Professional certification in Indirect Taxes would be an added advantage.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.