Lead Finance Officer - Tax Strategy & Planning

Qatar Airways Group; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Airways Group is seeking a Tax professional to drive effective tax planning, ensuring full compliance with tax laws in countries where it operates, and managing treaty considerations with confidentiality of QR financial information.

The role involves coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver timely filings, monitoring regulatory changes, and advising Finance on strategic tax measures across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with minimum 4 years of job-related experience.
• Qualification in Accounting / Commerce / Finance.
• Experience in internal tax including direct and indirect tax.
• Experience in Big4 or large corporate with international tax exposure.
• User level experience in any ERP.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal delivery of compliance obligations (both direct and indirect taxes) at destination countries where Qatar Airways operates by closely co-ordinating the compliance activities with internal and external stakeholders at respective Station.
• Ensure payment of tax related liabilities in accordance with the statutory deadlines through advance planning and effective liaison with the internal & external stakeholders at respective Station.
• Ensure Qatar Airways is compliant with the State of Qatar tax regulations including the deductions and treatment of any withholding tax.
• Ensure full compliance with the foreign exchange regulations and employee related taxes through effective monitoring and reporting of compliance activities.
• Assist in preparing advise for Finance Management on tax planning measures through analysis and research on contemporary changes in tax regulations.
• Assist in negotiating and entering into tax treaties with different countries through the Qatar Ministry of Finance by developing research-based tax position papers to adequately manage our tax exposure.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to implement our sourcing strategy to appoint tax advisors and statutory auditors for our branches in the destination countries to meet the tax compliance requirements.
• Research the tax law and related practices adopted in the respective tax jurisdiction and propose methods to ensure tax optimisation for QR Group.
• Maintain the confidentiality of company information and ensure minimum disclosure while meeting the legal requirements.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to decide the form of registration for new offices to optimise the tax liability and forward planning to meet the compliance requirements Prepare Financial extracts for the assigned tax and regulatory compliance activities from Financial Information Systems.
• Ensure compliance with Global Transfer Pricing Policy in regards to allocation of HO costs and preparation of Transfer Pricing Documentation.
• Ensure that all documentation relating to compliance is maintained for reference purposes and maintaining full control of all regulatory compliance obligations.
• Make sure timely compliance to tax laws and other regulatory laws to avoid any consequences to QR.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Skills

International tax exposure

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Accounting/Commerce/Finance

Internal tax

Big4 / international tax

ERP experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About the role

Responsible for effective tax planning to reduce tax risks, ensuring full compliance with the tax laws for assigned countries where Qatar Airways operation exists, keeping a track of Tax Treaties to be entered, ensuring timely payment of tax liabilities and required filing and also other regulatory laws while maintaining confidentiality of QR financial information.

General Information

Ref # 232968

Location: Qatar-Doha

Job family: Corporate & Commercial

Closing Date: 2026-11-02

Description

About the role

Responsible for effective tax planning to reduce tax risks, ensuring full compliance with the tax laws for assigned countries where Qatar Airways operation exists, keeping a track of Tax Treaties to be entered, ensuring timely payment of tax liabilities and required filing and also other regulatory laws while maintaining confidentiality of QR financial information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal delivery of compliance obligations (both direct and indirect taxes) at destination countries where Qatar Airways operates by closely co-ordinating the compliance activities with internal and external stakeholders at respective Station.
• Ensure payment of tax related liabilities in accordance with the statutory deadlines through advance planning and effective liaison with the internal & external stakeholders at respective Station.
• Ensure Qatar Airways is compliant with the State of Qatar tax regulations including the deductions and treatment of any withholding taх.
• Ensure full compliance with the foreign exchange regulations and employee related taxes through effective monitoring and reporting of compliance activities.
• Assist in preparing advise for Finance Management on tax planning measures through analysis and research on contemporary changes in tax regulations.
• Assist in negotiating and entering into tax treaties with different countries through the Qatar Ministry of Finance by developing research-based tax position papers to adequately manage our tax exposure.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to implement our sourcing strategy to appoint tax advisors and statutory auditors for our branches in the destination countries to meet the tax compliance requirements.
• Research the tax law and related practices adopted in the respective tax jurisdiction and propose methods to ensure tax optimisation for QR Group.
• Maintain the confidentiality of company information and ensure minimum disclosure while meeting the legal requirements.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to decide the form of registration for new offices to optimise the tax liability and forward planning to meet the compliance requirements Prepare Financial extracts for the assigned tax and regulatory compliance activities from Financial Information Systems.
• Ensure compliance with Global Transfer Pricing Policy in regards to allocation of HO costs and preparation of Transfer Pricing Documentation.
• Ensure that all documentation relating to compliance is maintained for reference purposes and maintaining full control of all regulatory compliance obligations.
• Make sure timely compliance to tax laws and other regulatory laws to avoid any consequences to QR.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Be part of an extraordinary story

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Qualification

About You

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience
• Qualification in Accounting / Commerce / Finance.
• Experience in internal tax including direct and indirect tax.
• Experience in Big4 or large corporate with international tax exposure.
• User level experience in any ERP.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community