Senior Consultant-Transfer Pricing

Typical Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Liberal Arts, etc.
• Potentially an advanced degree (ACCA, master’s degree, etc.)
• 2+ years’ 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.
• 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 within the UAE (as required).
• 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 partner/director on client, people, risk, and practice management aspects and seeks inputs on all key decisions and issues.

Relevant Skills and Behaviors:

• 2+ years’ transfer pricing experience.
• Excellent project management skills, including coordinating with multiple member firms, meeting deadlines, and working with and coaching associates.
• 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.
• Basic to good practice management skills including debtors, timesheets, billing, and 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.

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