Indirect tax Assistant Manager

KPMG Middle East; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse client portfolio

Exposure to complex Saudi tax matters

Collaborative environment

Path toward Manager role

Job summary

KPMG Middle East is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager - Indirect Tax to join its Jeddah office. You will support clients across industries with indirect tax advisory, compliance, and transaction-related services including VAT, RETT, customs, and excise tax.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, project management, and client relationship skills, with ownership of engagements and opportunities for growth within the Indirect Tax practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, Economics, or related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ACA, CTA, SOCPA or equivalent preferred.
• Typically 5–7 years of indirect tax experience with engagement management ability.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi VAT legislation and VAT compliance experience.
• Desirable RETT advisory experience; Customs/Excise tax a plus.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and client-relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of indirect tax engagements including VAT, RETT, customs, and excise tax.
• Manage day-to-day client assignments and coordinate workstreams to meet scope and timelines.
• Own engagements with planning, delegation, review, and client communication under Manager oversight.
• Review VAT and indirect tax calculations, returns, reconciliations, and supporting docs.
• Advise clients on indirect tax implications of transactions, supply chains, and restructurings.
• Assist with RETT advisory, including transaction assessments and real estate structuring matters.
• Support VAT health checks, diagnostic reviews, and risk assessments.
• Assist clients with tax authority queries, audits, assessments, and objections.
• Prepare technical advice, reports, proposals, and client communications.
• Develop technical positions on complex indirect tax matters with legislative support.
• Collaborate with tax, transfer pricing, legal, finance, technology, and advisory teams.
• Review junior team work and support their development.
• Contribute to business development and client relationship building.

Skills

Client relationship management

Project management

English communication

Arabic language (desirable)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, Economics, or related

ACCA/CPA/ACA/CTA/SOCPA or equivalent

Job description

KPMG Middle East is seeking an experienced and motivated Assistant Manager - Indirect Tax to join its Jeddah office. The successful candidate will support clients across a range of industries with indirect tax advisory, compliance, and transaction-related services, covering Value Added Tax (VAT), Real Estate Transaction Tax (RETT), Customs, and Excise Tax, while helping deliver high-quality solutions in a complex and evolving tax environment.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness, project management capability, and the ability to build effective relationships with clients and internal teams. The candidate is expected to demonstrate ownership of engagements, proactively identify client opportunities, and contribute to the growth of the Indirect Tax practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of indirect tax engagements, including VAT, RETT, customs, excise tax, and other applicable indirect tax matters.
• Manage day-to-day client assignments and coordinate workstreams to ensure delivery against agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards.
• Take ownership of assigned engagements, including planning, delegation, review of deliverables, and proactive client communication, with appropriate Manager oversight.
• Review VAT and indirect tax calculations, returns, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Advise clients on the indirect tax implications of business transactions, supply chains, contracts, restructurings, and operational models.
• Support RETT advisory engagements, including transaction assessments, exemptions, and real estate structuring matters.
• Assist with VAT health checks, diagnostic reviews, compliance reviews, and risk assessments.
• Support clients with tax authority queries, audits, assessments, objections, and related correspondence.
• Prepare technical advice, reports, presentations, proposals, and client communications.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop technical positions and recommendations on complex indirect tax matters, supported by relevant legislation and regulations.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams, including corporate tax, transfer pricing, legal, finance, technology, and advisory professionals.
• Review junior team members' work, ensure quality of deliverables, and support their technical development.
• Contribute to business development activities, including preparing proposals, developing client relationships, and identifying new opportunities.
• Act as a key day-to-day client contact, building strong relationships and proactively managing client expectations.
• Support engagement financial management, including monitoring budgets, WIP, billing, recoverability, and scope changes.
• Keep up to date with developments in Saudi indirect tax legislation and broader regional and international trends.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ACA, CTA, SOCPA or equivalent is preferred.
• Relevant experience in indirect tax, preferably within a professional services firm, tax authority, multinational organization, or large in-house tax function.
• Typically 5-7 years of relevant indirect tax experience, with demonstrated ability to manage engagements and supervise junior staff.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi VAT legislation and practical experience with VAT compliance and advisory matters.
• Practical experience in RETT advisory is highly desirable, while experience in Customs and Excise Tax would be an advantage.
• Strong technical drafting and analytical skills, with the ability to provide practical advice on complex tax matters.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships, handle multiple engagements, and deliver quality work within deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for additional client services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Arabic language skills are desirable.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple sectors.
• Exposure to complex Saudi and regional indirect tax matters.
• A collaborative environment with access to multidisciplinary expertise.
• The opportunity to contribute to the growth of KPMG's indirect tax practice in the Western Region.
• Opportunities to take greater ownership of engagements, develop leadership capabilities, and progress toward a Manager role.