EY Doha GCR Senior Consultant

EY; Doha; On-site; QAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Doha is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead our MENA Tax - Global Compliance & Reporting team. You will manage complex client engagements, apply tax rules, and help grow our GCR practice across borders.

The role requires strong leadership, Arabic and English proficiency, a related degree, and 4+ years of tax experience in a professional services environment. You will coach juniors, implement quality guidelines, and build client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, taxation or related field.
• MBA, master’s or professional qualifications (CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent).
• 4+ years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, ideally in a large professional services firm.
• Strong managerial, organizational, and project management experience.
• Proficiency in Arabic is preferred; fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex client engagements and drive growth of the GCR practice.
• Manage day-to-day client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, and ensure high-quality services.
• Establish processes, identify risks, and drive performance-improvement solutions.
• Supervise teams, coach juniors, and maintain Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills

Tax compliance

Client management

Team leadership

Arabic language

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

MBA / professional qualifications

Job description

MENA Tax - Global Compliance & Reporting, Senior Consultant

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The opportunity

EY is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our GCR team, where you will lead complex engagements and play a key role in driving the growth of our GCR practice.

Your key responsibilities

You will combine strong technical skills with practical commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge to lead a team in providing tax services. You will be responsible for managing our clients’ compliance and reporting needs. You will establish, maintain, and strengthen valued internal and external relationships and ensure that the services delivered to clients are of the highest quality.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, put in place the necessary standardized processes, anticipate and identify risks, elevate issues as appropriate, and drive performance-improvement solutions. You will supervise high-performing teams and build a positive learning culture, coaching and counseling junior team members to help them develop. You will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to our Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills and attributes for success

If you are an excellent communicator and detail-oriented professional with a strong track record of management experience and who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amounts of data, you will be perfect for the role.

Qualification and Experience

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance, taxation, or any related essential fields.
• MBA, master’s or another related advanced degree and/or professional qualifications e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT, or equivalent qualification.
• A very strong knowledge and minimum of 4 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, developments, etc., ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment. A very strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• A strong track record of managerial, organizational, and project management experience.
• Proficiency in Arabic is preferred; fluency in English is required

Ideally, you will also

• Have experience of dealing with multinational clients and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment. In-depth commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.