Tax & Legal Services - Tax - Indirect Tax - Senior Manager - Riyadh

PwC Middle East; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking an indirect tax advisor to provide guidance on tax planning and compliance. The role involves navigating complex tax regulations and helping clients optimize their tax positions. Ideal candidates will exhibit strong leadership skills and a commitment to professional standards. Applicants must be eligible for work visa sponsorship and government clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in indirect tax regulations and compliance.
• Proven ability to motivate and coach teams.
• Strong judgment skills in complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on indirect tax planning and compliance.
• Help businesses navigate complex tax regulations.
• Solve complex problems and communicate effectively.

Skills

Craft and convey clear messages

Apply systems thinking

Validate outcomes with clients

Direct the team through complexity

Deepen and evolve expertise

Initiate coaching conversations

Make difficult decisions

Job description

Overview

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

In indirect tax at PwC, you will focus on value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax and other indirect taxes. Your work will involve providing advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex indirect tax regulations and optimise their indirect tax positions.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm\'s code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Tax
• Coaching and Feedback
• Communication
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Creativity
• Customs Brokerage
• Customs Regulations
• Customs Tariffs
• Customs Valuation
• Embracing Change
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Inclusion
• Indirect Tax
• Indirect Tax Controversies
• Influence
• Input Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Intellectual Curiosity
• International Taxation
• Learning Agility
• Optimism

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.