Senior Tax Advisor

Advanced Search; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Search in Bahrain seeks an experienced tax professional to deliver comprehensive tax advisory services in line with local laws. You will build strong client relationships, provide planning and expertise, and handle complex tax matters with innovative strategies.

Responsibilities include managing tax provision, audits, and leading the advisory team, while communicating changes in the tax environment to management and ensuring compliance across industries.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, finance, commerce or related field.
• Completed a professional qualification, such as CPA/ACCA/CA/LLB/LLM/LLD/JSD.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in the taxation field.
• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns.
• Good knowledge on business process.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of tax advisory services in compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise.
• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex tax returns.
• Identify risks, manage tax exposures, and mitigate tax risks by providing tax planning, structuring, and highlighting tax implications.
• Manage tax provision and tax compliance process.
• Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices.
• Manage and coordinate tax audits.
• Inform management of changes in the tax environment, as well as the ramifications of tax legislation changes.
• Manage and lead the tax advisory team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Results driven

Client focus

Deadlines

Work under pressure

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CA/LLB/LLM/LLD/JSD)

Job description

• Deliver a full range of tax advisory services in compliance with local laws and regulations.


• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise.


• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex tax returns.


• Identify risks, manage tax exposures, and mitigate tax risks by providing tax planning, structuring, and highlighting tax implications.


• Manage tax provision and tax compliance process.


• Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices.


• Manage and coordinate tax audits.


• Inform management of changes in the tax environment, as well as the ramifications of tax legislation changes.


• Manage and lead the tax advisory team.

In coordination with senior managers, directors and partners.

Supervisory responsibility

• Strong client relations and ability to perform new jobs.


• Recognize and evaluate the materiality and significance of tax related issues and recommend appropriate means for obtaining compliance.


• Ability to gain cooperation of clients in completing the audit and in implementing the recommendations contained in the audit report.


• Have responsibility and enjoy the challenges of various industries.

Competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities

• Excellent numeric and analytical skills.


• Result-driven and client focus.


• Ability to meet client deadlines.


• Ability to withstand work pressure.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, finance, commerce or related field.


• Completed a professional qualification, such as CPA/ACCA/CA/LLB/LLM/LLD/JSD.


• At least 5 years of professional experience in the taxation field.


• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns.


• Good knowledge on business process.