Tax & Legal Services - Tax - ITS/M&A - Senior Manager - Dubai

PwC Middle East; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in the UAE seeks a tax advisory professional to provide expert guidance in tax planning and compliance, particularly during mergers and acquisitions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, with a focus on delivering quality results through teamwork and strategic advice. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

Qualifications

• Ability to craft engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Application of systems thinking to identify problems/opportunities.
• Experience in directing teams through complex, challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax advice and guidance during mergers and acquisitions.
• Analyze tax implications of transactions and develop tax structures.
• Coach and motivate high-performing, diverse teams.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Coaching and Feedback

Relationship Building

Emotional Regulation

Job description

Description

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

Those in mergers and acquisition tax at PwC will focus on providing tax advice and guidance during mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions. Your work will involve analysing the tax implications of such transactions, developing tax structures, and assisting clients in navigating complex tax regulations to optimise tax outcomes.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Consolidated Tax Returns, Corporate Transactions, Creativity, Domestic Restructuring (Taxes), Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Post Deal Integration (Business Law), Professional Courage, Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA), Rapid Experimentation, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Service Excellence.

Job Posting End Date

August 21, 2025

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