Tax Manager

UCC Holding; Lusail; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding in Lusail, Qatar seeks a senior tax professional to partner with the Tax Director in shaping the group’s tax strategy, governance, and risk framework. The role emphasizes international tax and cross-border structuring for investments and joint ventures.

You will collaborate with Finance, Legal, Treasury, and M&A teams to embed tax early in transactions, while leading audits and monitoring BEPS Pillar Two developments across the group.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant tax experience, ideally combining Big4 with in-house.
• Experience in oil & gas, financial services or investment holding structures.
• Strong background in international corporate tax and cross-border structuring.
• Transactional tax experience including M&A, restructurings, due diligence.
• Fluent English required; other languages advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the Tax Director in managing the Group's tax strategy, governance and tax risk framework.
• Provide tax advice on new investments, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, joint ventures and new business activities.
• Advise on international tax structuring, including holding, financing and cross-border investment arrangements.
• Work with Finance, Legal, Treasury, Investment/M&A and Commercial teams to ensure Tax is involved early in transactions and projects.
• Review major contracts and transactions to identify and mitigate corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT, PE and other tax risks.
• Monitor and support implementation of OECD BEPS, Pillar Two and other international tax developments.
• Manage tax audits, disputes and interactions with tax authorities, in coordination with local teams and advisers.

Skills

Fluent English

International tax

Cross-border structuring

Education

Bachelor or master’s in Law, Taxation or Finance

Job description

• Support the Tax Director in managing the Group's overall tax strategy, governance and tax risk framework.


• Provide tax advice on new investments, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, joint ventures and new business activities.


• Advise on international tax structuring, including holding, financing and cross-border investment arrangements.


• Work closely with Finance, Legal, Treasury, Investment/M&A and Commercial teams to ensure Tax is involved in transactions and projects at an early stage.


• Review major contracts and transactions to identify and mitigate corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT, PE and other tax risks.


• Monitor and support implementation of relevant OECD BEPS, Pillar Two and other international tax developments.


• Manage tax audits, disputes and interactions with tax authorities, in coordination with local teams and advisers.

Requirements

• 8 + years of relevant tax experience, ideally combining Big4 experience with an in-house experience.


• Experience in oil & gas, financial services or investment holding structures would be particularly valuable.


• Bachelor or master’s degrees in Law, Taxation or Finance.


• Strong technical background in international corporate tax and cross-border structuring, rather than experience limited primarily to domestic tax compliance


• Transactional tax experience covering M&A, acquisitions/disposals, restructurings, project investments and tax due diligence.


• Good understanding of OECD BEPS and Pillar Two requirements and their practical application within multinational groups.


• Fluent English required; Arabic, Spanish, Russian or other languages relevant to the Group's investment jurisdictions would be an advantage.