Direct Tax Manager

Cisco Systems; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems seeks a Direct Tax Manager to oversee and optimize direct tax affairs in Saudi Arabia. The role involves tax compliance, planning, and managing relationships with tax authorities, requiring expertise in international taxation and fluency in both English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English & Arabic is required.
• Minimum 6 years in International Taxation and/or Direct Tax related role.

Responsibilities

• Manage Cisco's Direct tax affairs for Saudi Arabia.
• Oversee tax compliance cycle, planning projects, and audits.
• Liaise with the Saudi Arabian tax authorities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Tax research skills

Strategic negotiation

Communication

Project management

Education

University Degree in Tax / Law, Finance or Accounting

Job description

The successful candidate will report to the Direct tax sub-theatre lead responsible for various Countries and functional areas.
Who You Are
• You are a passionate individual with strong knowledge and strong experience in Saudi Arabia Direct taxation and compliance. This experience may have been gained in practice or at a large multinational, and ideally includes some knowledge and experience in Transfer Pricing.
• Ideally you will also have some prior International and Direct Tax experience and knowledge for other specific Countries or regions in EMEA. Additional tax experience and knowledge in functional areas such as M&A is also a plus.
• You have strong analytical and tax research skills, which are essential to the role, in addition to excellent communication and presentational skills to clearly explain impacts to Cisco in the appropriate manner for the target audience.
• You also have a broad level of business acumen allowing you to act as an excellent cross-functional business partner, quickly identifying business unit needs and providing tax guidance based on an understanding of Cisco s overall structure.
• You are motivated and an enthusiastic professional who loves working with people.
• You are able to work independently and can multitask.

What You'll Do
As a Direct Tax Manager within the Cisco EMEA Tax team you will be in charge of Cisco s Direct tax affairs for Saudi Arabia, including optimising and maintaining Cisco s Direct tax position in the territory.
You will be responsible for performing, monitoring, maintaining and continuously improving end-to-end Direct tax support in Saudi Arabia, including with respect to:
• Tax compliance cycle;
• Direct Tax planning projects;
• Direct Tax and Transfer Pricing audits;
• Liaising and managing the Direct Tax relationship with the Saudi Arabian tax authorities;
• Direct Tax cross functional business support including Deals, Supply Chain, Treasury, Technical Services and Replacement spare parts, to enable the business in a tax efficient and compliant way;
• Managing and controlling any uncertain Direct tax positions;
• Advising and/or performing a consulting role for Direct tax matters;
• Supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations and business restructurings;
• Reviewing key legislation and regulatory developments in your assigned countries as well as OECD/G20 international tax developments; and
• Co-ordinating EMEA theatre direct tax support for discreet functional areas (e.g., Deals or M&A)
Our minimum requirements for this role include:
• Fluency in English & Arabic
• University Degree in Tax / Law, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 6 years in International Taxation and/or Direct Tax related role
• Excellent strategic negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Project management, organizational and execution skills
• Enjoy working at a fast pace and in a people friendly environment

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