Tax & Legal Services - Tax - ITX Disputes - Senior Associate - Dubai

PwC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a professional with indirect tax expertise to assist clients with tax disputes and audits in Dubai. The role requires 2-3 years of experience in indirect taxes, specialist knowledge in tax litigation, and fluency in Arabic. Successful candidates will support clients throughout the tax audit process and help guide them in their rights regarding tax disputes.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in indirect taxes (VAT and Excise Tax).
• Specialist knowledge and experience with tax disputes and litigations required.
• Fluent in Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Support the tax function within the indirect tax business unit.
• Assist clients with tax audit and litigation processes.
• Provide high quality service deliverables.

Skills

Knowledge about the tax litigation system

Hands-on experience in guiding clients

Strong analytical skills

Interpersonal and team working skills

Arabic fluency

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

Summary: A career in our Middle East Indirect Tax practice, based in Dubai, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients with preventing, managing and resolving tax disputes with the tax authorities.

The PwC team has extensive experience working with tax authorities in the region and globally, with a thorough understanding of tax audit approach, tax assessment methodology and penalty regime application. Our team helps clients through the various interactions with the tax authorities, from the preliminary stages of filing a tax clarification request, during a tax audit and up to filing an objection or appeal.

You’ll support our clients with all aspects of audit readiness, voluntary disclosure and clarifications requests, assistance during tax audit and formalities of drafting and submitting a reconsideration and appeal letters to the relevant authorities.

Role Main Responsibilities

This role supports the wider tax function within the indirect tax business unit, along with large-scale, cross-functional business process reviews. In this regard, successful candidates must be able to demonstrate professional experience and / or a proven record of success with regards to the following :

• Knowledge about the tax litigation system and underlying procedures in the GCC, mainly the UAE.
• Adequate understanding of the UAE tax administrative penalties and application in different scenarios.
• Hands-on experience in guiding clients to understand their rights, available options for tax litigation and the processes involved for the resolution of their disputes.
• Assisting clients throughout the appeal process from preparing reconsideration / waiver letters to the tax authorities and appeals to Committees and Courts, both in Arabic and English.
• Experience dealing with legal counsels and coordinating with them throughout the appeal process with Committees and Courts is a plus.
• Advising clients on the tax controversy service offerings and ability to develop client relationships and driving new business opportunities.
• Providing high quality service deliverables while maintaining budgetary and time constraints.

General Role Responsibilities

• Strong analytical skills.
• Interpersonal and team working skills.
• Demonstrable relationship building skills.
• Familiar with digital automation and transformation tools.
• Ability to operate with a mindset that transcends cultural boundaries.
• Ability to train junior staff members promoting a learning culture.
• Be part of and contribute to the engaging working environment.

Job requirements

• 2-3 years experience in indirect taxes (VAT and Excise Tax) with a reputable tax or legal consultancy firm.
• Specialist knowledge and experience with tax disputes and litigations is a must.
• Arabic fluency is a must.
• Regional GCC VAT experience is a plus.

Education

Degrees / Field of Study required : Degrees / Field of Study preferred :

Certifications

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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