Senior Consultant Transfer Pricing

Job description / Role

Typical experience / qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, accounting, business administration, or related discipline.

Preferred: professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CTA) or relevant master’s degree.

5-6 years of transfer pricing experience in a professional services environment.

Strong understanding of OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, BEPS Action 13, and regional TP laws.

Job role and responsibilities

Technical & analytical

• Leads full workstreams of transfer pricing engagements including functional analyses, benchmarking, economic modelling, and TP documentation.
• Reviews benchmarking analyses and technical sections prepared by associates and consultants.
• Develops TP planning strategies and provides technical input to structuring engagements.
• Supports broader international tax work including corporate tax, due diligence, and VAT.

Client delivery & project management

• Serves as main day-to-day contact for client communication and relationship management.
• Manages multi-jurisdictional projects, coordinating with global offices and consolidating regional deliverables.
• Ensures deliverables meet quality standards and are completed on time.
• Drafts and reviews proposals, reports, and technical memos.

Risk & quality

• Ensures compliance with risk processes across engagements.
• Identifies technical or risk issues proactively and escalates appropriately.
• Guides junior team members on documentation and risk protocols.

Team leadership & internal responsibilities

• Coaches and trains associates and consultants, providing structured feedback.
• Manages job economics including WIP monitoring, billing, collections, and engagement closure.
• Contributes to practice development initiatives including internal training and proposal development.

Relevant skills and behaviors

• Deep technical knowledge of TP rules, methods, and economic principles.
• Strong report writing and communication capability.
• Advanced project management skills including managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Ability to lead teams and manage delivery across multiple engagements.

Person specifications

• Strong academic record.
• Confident communicator with ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Strong team leadership and collaboration skills.
• Proactive, accountable, and able to manage competing priorities.

Linguistic skills

Fluent English (written & spoken).

Arabic is an advantage.