Regional Accounting & Tax Manager

Henkel; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Regional Accounting & Tax Manager to safeguard financial integrity, ensure tax compliance, and support governance across the region. You will partner with senior stakeholders, guide tax strategy, and drive process improvements to meet evolving regulations.

You will lead complex projects such as tax optimizations, reporting, audits, and cross-functional collaborations with Finance and business teams to align accounting, tax, and operations.

Job description

About this Position As our Regional Accounting & Tax Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring financial integrity, tax compliance, and effective governance across the region. Acting as a trusted business partner, you will oversee regional tax and accounting activities, support strategic business initiatives, and drive process improvements to ensure compliance with evolving regulations. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, lead complex projects, and contribute to the organization's continued growth and operational excellence.

What you´ll do

• Drive tax optimization initiatives and identify opportunities to leverage available tax incentives and efficiencies across the region.
• Ensure full compliance with direct and indirect tax regulations, including corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, and other local tax requirements.
• Serve as the key point of contact for tax authorities, external advisors, audits, inspections, disputes, and tax-related inquiries.
• Lead accurate and timely tax reporting, filings, and disclosures for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert tax guidance to the business and support the implementation of tax policies, processes, and governance standards.
• Partner on strategic projects, including investments, mergers, acquisitions, legal entity restructurings, and system
• implementations, to assess and manage tax implications.
• Strengthen and monitor tax-related internal controls to ensure compliance, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Stay ahead of regulatory developments and lead the implementation of new tax requirements across the region.
• Collaborate closely with Finance and business teams to ensure alignment between accounting, tax, and operational objectives.
• Support regional accounting activities, financial reporting requirements, and continuous process improvement initiatives.