EY Jeddah Tax ACR Senior Associate

EY; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

EY's MENA Tax team in Jeddah is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Global Compliance & Reporting group, focusing on complex engagements and practice growth. You will apply strong technical tax knowledge with commercial insight to ensure high-quality client service.

You will manage engagements day-to-day, build standardized processes, and support junior colleagues while maintaining Tax Quality guidelines in a multinational, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, taxation, or related essential fields.
• MBA, master's or related advanced degree and/or professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT, or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, with knowledge of tax accounting and auditing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day management of client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables.
• Establish standardized processes, anticipate risks, and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Support junior team members and contribute to a learning culture while upholding Tax Quality guidelines.
• Collaborate with multinational clients and teams across borders.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Data analysis

Multinational collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, taxation, or related field

MBA or related advanced degree and/or professional qualifications (CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT)

Job description

MENA Tax - Global Compliance & Reporting, Senior Associate

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The opportunity

EY is seeking a Senior Associate to join our GCR team, where you will support complex engagements and contribute to the growth of our GCR practice.

Your key responsibilities

You will combine strong technical skills with practical commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge to assist in providing tax services. You will help manage 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 assist in 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 support performance-improvement solutions. You will work with high-performing teams and contribute to a positive learning culture, supporting junior team members in their development. 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 teamwork 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 1-2 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, developments, etc., ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment. A strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.

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.

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