Consultant - Corporate Tax

KPMG UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant in Tax to join their dynamic team. This role involves assisting clients with corporate tax compliance and advisory services, ensuring high-quality deliverables while building strong relationships across functions. The ideal candidate will have a solid academic background, excellent communication skills, and experience in a Big 4 accounting firm. This position offers the opportunity to develop your expertise in tax principles and project management while working in a collaborative environment that values client relationships and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in corporate tax compliance or advisory, ideally at a Big 4 firm.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with domestic and international tax issues.
• Deliver high-quality tax engagements for review in a timely manner.

Skills

Tax Principles

Tax Accounting

Analytical Skills

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

Report Writing

Project Management

Education

Recognised Degree in Accounting, Tax, Business, Economics or Law

Postgraduate / Professional Qualification

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Department : Tax

Designation : Consultant

Reports to : Assistant Manager / Manager / Senior Manager - depends on project

Typical Experience / Qualifications :

Recognised Degree and / or relevant Postgraduate / Professional Qualification in Accounting, Tax, Business, Economics or Law related fields.

3+ years of relevant experience in the corporate tax compliance and / or tax advisory space. Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is an added advantage.

Job Role and Responsibilities :

• Assisting and advising clients (including other KPMG practices and offices) in connection with domestic Corporate Tax and international tax issues.
• Delivers high quality tax engagements for assistant manager / manager / senior manager review in a timely manner.
• Starts to build relationships with other functions and network offices, as well as lawyers, investment managers, and other relevant external contact networks.
• Coordinates with other offices in a multi-office engagement, and reviews inputs received from such offices such that the overall deliverable can be provided to senior management for review in a timely manner.
• Is aware of and ensures that risk processes are adhered to at all times; consults internally and with the risk team for engagement and or client processes that deviate from the standard.
• Maintaining relations with clients.

Relevant Skills and Behaviors :

• In-depth knowledge of tax principles.
• Knowledge of tax accounting.
• Build experience in business development, client relationship, and client management.
• Strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and a flexible approach, combined with the ability to work as part of multiple client teams simultaneously.
• Assist superiors in identifying targets; assist in preparing action plans for developing the client and implementation of the plan; able to identify opportunities for cross-selling work of other functions.
• Build risk management knowledge and application including documentation and learn to identify issues that need to be escalated for consideration to managers.
• Develop report writing skills including the ability to write tax reports and opinions.
• Develop project management skills including coordinating with multiple teams across various jurisdictions.

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.