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

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Associate to join their Indirect Tax practice in Dubai. The role entails assisting clients with tax disputes and audit readiness, leveraging extensive knowledge of UAE tax laws. Candidates must have at least 23 years of experience in indirect taxes, demonstrate strong analytical skills, and possess fluent Arabic. This position provides the opportunity to shape client relationships and drive new business opportunities within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 23 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients throughout the appeal process from preparing letters to tax authorities.
• Guide clients on their rights for tax litigation.
• Provide high quality service while maintaining budget constraints.

Skills

Knowledge about the tax litigation system

Analytical skills

Interpersonal and team working skills

Digital automation tools familiarity

Ability to train junior staff

Education

23 years experience in indirect taxes

Specialist knowledge with tax disputes

Job description

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & 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 crossfunctional business process 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.
• 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

• 23 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.

Required Experience

Senior IC