EY UAE - Tax Quality - Manager

EY; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UAE seeks a Manager in Tax Quality to lead quality and risk management across client engagements in the UAE. Based in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, you will guide teams, oversee policy updates, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with the General Counsel’s Office and Risk Management.

You will manage diverse projects, drive continuous improvement, and leverage data/technology to raise standards across the tax quality function.

Qualifications

• University degree in legal or risk management disciplines.
• 7+ years of related work experience in quality, legal, compliance, risk management, or internal audit.
• Good command of English, written and spoken.
• IT-literate with ability to learn new systems and tools.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented with focus on risk management and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate advice to client teams on quality, compliance, or risk matters.
• Review engagement acceptance assessments and collaborate with client-serving teams for approvals.
• Conduct periodic policy and guidance reviews and produce guidance on concerns.
• Create and develop processes governing quality and risk-management matters.
• Deliver training to the business.
• Lead contract reviews from risk perspective and participate in negotiations.
• Manage short- and long-term projects on demand.
• Support change management initiatives and guide stakeholders through change.
• Pursue efficiencies in process design leveraging technology and AI.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Quality management

Risk management

Policy development

Contract reviews

Change management

Training delivery

Stakeholder management

Arabic language

Education

University degree in legal/risk

Tools

Power BI

Job description

EY UAE - Tax Quality - Manager Role

Dubai/Abu Dhabi

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

About MENA Tax Quality (TQ)

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions include fourteen countries.

MENA TQ’s primary focus and responsibility is to support our client teams with provision of timely, quality advice and guidance to enable them to deliver high-quality work, manage risk effectively, innovate, develop business, maintain market presence, and remain in compliance with regulatory, legislative, and internal EY requirements continuously and consistently.

Another of our priorities is to work closely with Global Tax Quality and other MENA business functions such as Risk Management, General Counsel’s Office, Operations, and the wider EY network in delivering and supporting a variety of global and local priorities and initiatives.

We support client teams throughout the entire engagement lifecycle as necessary, provide them with tailored training, communicate messages of importance and act as a vital part of consultation network between client teams and other business units.

In addition to defined core TQ responsibilities, we get involved in specialized projects, assist with development and updates of policies and guidance as part of global and local efforts, and support the MENA Tax and Law practice in the execution of different strategies and developments.

The opportunity

An opportunity has arisen to join the MENA Tax Quality team as a Manager. As a key member of a small, but highly experienced team, you will have many opportunities to utilize and acquire a variety of skills and experiences while supporting different projects and initiatives. You will have responsibilities across a diverse quality and risk management-related project portfolio and will provide timely and practical support on diverse business matters. You will be working closely with the entire TQ team with the General Counsel’s Office and Risk Management teams.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate advice to client teams in response to procedural, policy, or other quality, compliance, or risk-management-related matters.
• Review client and engagement acceptance assessments and collaborate with client-serving teams toward approvals.
• Conduct periodic policy and guidance reviews and produce guidance on matters of concern.
• Create and develop processes and protocols governing quality and risk-management matters.
• Curate and deliver training to the business.
• Conduct contract reviews from a risk identification perspective and participate in related negotiation efforts.
• Lead and manage ongoing short- and long-term projects on demand.
• Support change management initiatives and guide constituents through meaningful change.
• Regularly pursue efficiencies in process design or redesign while leveraging technology and AI.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with a variety of internal stakeholders.

Skills and attributes for success

• University degree and/or professional qualification in legal and risk-management-related disciplines.
• 7+ years of prior related work experience, preferably in quality, legal, compliance, risk management, or internal audit functions.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.
• IT-literate and confident working with technology in general, with the ability to promptly learn new systems and tools, detect issues, and initiate their resolution.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make sound observations and recommendations.
• An eye for detail, with a focus on continuous improvement and risk management in an enabling manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively partner and collaborate with other functions on various initiatives.
• Able to balance the need to be approachable and supportive with the requirement to be resolute and resilient in challenging situations.
• High degree of flexibility, professionalism, and integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results, be solution-oriented, and lead colleagues through complex and high-risk situations.

Ideally, you’d also have

• Good command of Arabic, both written and spoken.
• Experience working with Power BI or other analytics platforms.
• Ability to be future-focused and adapt to new and developing areas of the business.

What we look for

• Someone who has a deep understanding of the consultative approach toward internal clients and stakeholders, with proven ability to influence others and build strong relationships, thrive in a dynamic, global, multicultural organization, and think creatively.
• The candidate should be comfortable working on several initiatives simultaneously with different members of the TQ team and other stakeholders.
• Experience with, or awareness of, the regulatory environment and requirements.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability‑related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

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