Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young AE; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young AE in Riyadh seeks a Senior Consultant to lead complex tax engagements within the GCR team, driving growth and delivering high-quality tax services for multinational clients.

You will manage client compliance and reporting needs, establish strong client and internal relationships, and drive day-to-day engagement management, risk identification, and process standardization. You will supervise teams, coach juniors, and ensure adherence to Tax Quality guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with strong credentials in accounting, business, finance or taxation.
• MBA or advanced degree and/or professional qualifications (CA/CPA/ACCA/CTA/ADIT).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations.
• Strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing.
• Proven managerial, organizational and project management experience.
• Proficiency in Arabic preferred; fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to provide tax services and manage client engagements.
• Manage clients' compliance and reporting needs.
• Establish and strengthen relationships and ensure high-quality service.
• Oversee day-to-day management of engagements, monitor progress and risks.
• Develop standardized processes and drive performance improvements.
• Supervise teams, coach junior members and foster learning.
• Ensure adherence to Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills

Team leadership

Tax accounting

Tax auditing

Client relationship

Problem solving

English fluency

Data analysis

Cross-border work

Education

Bachelor in accounting/finance

MBA or CPA/CA/ACCA

CTA/ADIT (optional)

Job description

The opportunity EY is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our GCR team where you will lead complex engagements and play a key role in driving the growth of our GCR practice.

Your key responsibilities

You will combine strong technical skills with practical commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge to lead a team in providing tax services.

You will be responsible for managing 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 be responsible for 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 drive performance-improvement solutions.

You will supervise high-performing teams and build a positive learning culture, coaching and counseling junior team members to help them develop.

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 management experience and 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.

Ideally you will also have experience dealing with multinational clients, the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, and 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.

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 4 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, developments, etc., ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.

A very strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.

A strong track record of managerial, organizational, and project management experience.

Proficiency in Arabic is preferred; fluency in English is required.