Consultant Transfer Pricing

Job description / Role

Typical experience / qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, accounting, business administration, or related discipline.
• Preferred: professional qualification or progress toward ACCA, CPA, CTA, or a relevant master’s degree.
• 3–4 years of experience in transfer pricing within a professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, BEPS Action 13 requirements, and regional TP regulations.

Job role and responsibilities

• Leads portions of transfer pricing engagements including functional analyses, economic analyses, benchmarking, and preparation of TP documentation.
• Independently performs benchmarking using databases such as Orbis, Compustat, RoyaltyStat, ktMINE, etc.
• Supports the development of transfer pricing planning strategies and structuring engagements.
• Contributes to international tax projects such as tax due diligence, corporate tax analysis, VAT implications, and tax accounting as needed.

• Prepares high-quality deliverables including TP reports, proposals, client presentations, and technical memos.
• Engages directly with clients for data gathering, clarifications, and project updates with minimal supervision.
• Coordinates with other offices and member firms on cross-border engagements and consolidates inputs for managerial review.
• Ensures timely delivery of engagements while meeting quality and risk standards.

Applies firm risk management procedures, ensuring documentation completeness and escalation of non-standard issues.

Collaborates with risk teams when needed to ensure adherence to engagement protocols.

• Manages workstreams including timesheets, job codes, WIP monitoring, billing support, and closure of engagements in firm systems.
• Provides guidance to associates, reviewing selected portions of their work and supporting their development.
• Communicates regularly with project managers on progress, challenges, resource needs, and client issues.

Relevant skills and behaviors

• Strong technical grounding in transfer pricing regulations and methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, concise reports.
• Solid project management capability: managing timelines, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and prioritizing tasks.
• Working knowledge of international tax concepts and their interaction with TP.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates understanding of risk management practices and the ability to apply them consistently.

Person specifications

• Strong academic credentials.
• Professional, confident, and able to communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across levels and regions.
• Proactive, responsible, and able to work independently on defined workstreams.

Linguistic skills

Fluent English (written & spoken).

Arabic is an advantage.