Consultant-Transfer Pricing

Department:  Tax – Transfer Pricing

Designation: Senior Consultant 

Reports to: Manager and above

Typical Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Commerce, etc.
• Potentially an advanced degree (ACCA, ADIT, master’s degree, etc.).
• 5+ years of 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. 
• Willing to perform other international corporate tax, tax due diligence, tax accounting, VAT, and other tax analyses.
• 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 or outside the UAE (as required).
• Provides technical guidance and training to junior team members.
• 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 Manager and above on client, people, risk and practice management aspects and seeks inputs on all key decisions and issues.

Relevant Skills and Behaviors:

• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• 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.