Senior Tax Associate

Job description / Role

As a Senior Associate at our leading Financial Services firm in the UAE, you will play a pivotal role in providing expert tax advisory and compliance services to our diverse clientele. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, solving complex tax challenges and driving impactful business solutions.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review various tax returns ensuring compliance with UAE tax laws and regulations.
- Advise clients on tax planning strategies to optimize their tax position and support business growth.
- Conduct tax research and keep abreast of updates in UAE and international tax legislation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide integrated tax solutions and support audits and investigations.
- Mentor and coach junior staff to foster professional development and maintain high-quality service delivery.
- Assist in developing and implementing internal processes to improve efficiency and risk management in tax services.

Experience:

- Experienced in reviewing data for preparation of VAT returns to identify anomalies/potential errors that need to be investigated.
- Experience in preparation and filing of UAE VAT returns.
- Experienced in handling preparation, filing, and following up on VAT refund applications.
- Experienced in conducting VAT health checks.
- Experienced in supporting clients to respond to FTA/Tax authorities for the queries/information asked by them from clients during the audit.

Proceedings:
- Experienced in research on tax matters.
- Experienced in preparing proposals.

Other Attributes:
- Able to plan, monitor, and complete the tasks to provide timely deliverables.
- Ability to work on multiple engagements and ensure timely deliverables.

Requirements:
- A minimum experience in UAE VAT.
- Experience handling Excise and Custom matters in the UAE/GCC would be an added advantage.
- Candidate should have ACA/ACCA/CPA/CTA Qualifications.
- Excellent skills in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular).
- Understanding of how ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, Navision, Sun Systems) work and how to manage data efficiently is desirable.
- Excellent English communication skills, both speaking and writing.
- Team player.

About the Company

Moore JFC Group, headquartered in Dubai, has been providing the highest quality of Auditing, Consulting and Business Advisory Services for more than 45 years by working closely with clients from a wide range of sectors.

Moore Global is ranked as the worlds 11th largest international network of professional firms JFC Group is an independent member firm of Moore Global world’s 11th largest international network of professional firms Dealing with Moore JFC Group means dealing with the whole world at one place, for seamless services are provided through worldwide offices of the member firms around the Globe.

The Company has over four decades of operations has experience in vast & varied industries and businesses as well as knowledge, skills and resources to deliver great solutions that add real, tangible value to every stage of your business.