Job Description
Job Summary:
The Global Tax Director will:
a) oversee Agility’s tax compliance and new business projects, monitor new tax legislation, and implement tax efficiencies for the group, with a current focus on UAE Corporate Tax and OECD Pillar 2, and
b) manage the tax control framework and day-to-day tax activities and act as the Main Business Point of Contact for all tax matters for both internal and external stakeholders.
You are an experienced tax professional, with 10+ years’ tax experience and able to provide added value to the overall Tax department. The jobholder will be expected to deputize for the Global Tax Director.
Your Responsibilities- Manage the Group Tax control framework and day-to-day Tax affairs, including the group’s tax compliance, providing strategic direction, technical guidance, and acting proactively as the Business Partner for both Agility Corporate office and Agility’s global Businesses.
- You will be working on:
- the implementation of the UAE CT,
- the implementation of the OECD Pillar 2,
- designing and implementing Transfer Pricing optimizations,
- designing and implementing the Groups tax control framework,
- tax returns and related documents to ensure compliance,
- the preparation of worldwide transfer pricing documentation, including master file, local files, and country by country reporting, and
- any other requirements.
- Recognize technical tax issues, perform research and analysis to support management decision-making.
- Ensure appropriate tax advice is sought to identify risks, opportunities, and steps for implementation.
- Partner and manage the relationship with external tax advisors and Tax Authorities.
- Responsible to provide tax provisions and forecasts to facilitate the decision-making process.
- Pursues refunds, credits and incentives as the company moves into new markets or new locations to maximize tax benefits to the company.
- Works closely with the Corporate Team: Accounting, Legal, FP&A and the local Tax and Finance teams.
- Remain up to date with new legislation.