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Tax | Business Tax | Senior Associate
During your tenure as a Senior in Business Tax, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:
Applies knowledge and skills of relevant practices and processes (or relevant tax rules and regulations) in area of specialization to client problems.
Presents findings and recommends and implements advice independently relevant to tax and consults others as needed.
Reviews written technical advice, reports, memoranda and/or other deliverables relevant to tax laws and rules for adequacy of research conducted and appropriateness and accuracy of conclusions.
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the key capabilities required to deliver a high-quality service experience to the client.
Selects appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing data, and develops informed recommendations.
Interprets and synthesizes data, exercises professional skepticism to challenge data, and identifies meaningful insights to develop recommendations that most effectively support a client's business objectives.
Articulates how technology enables the business and communicates this effectively to clients while ensuring appropriate technologies and methodologies are used on projects.
Assists client in completing timely and accurate tax and financial filings/compliance activities to meet obligations.
Identifies and sets timelines to the main tasks within the framework of the tax compliance work.
Drafts reports, identifies key issues/risks, and proposes solutions for clients on tax planning and implementation strategies.
Prepares advice to clients on filing requirements and documentation, as well as the effects of tax advice for tax provisions.
Identifies and bridges gaps between the information provided by the client and information required by the tax authorities.
Drafts clear and succinct formal response letters or dispute application letters.
Leadership Capabilities:
Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.
Qualifications:
Experience with a Big 4 firm, law firm, or large corporate tax department of a multinational company is required.
3 - 5 years of general tax experience, preferably with at least a year focused on taxation.
Consulting and compliance experience is needed.
Experience with inbound and outbound international tax is preferred.
Excellent research skills and strong written and verbal communications skills required.
Good knowledge of tax and business laws and regulations.
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or another business-related field.
Advanced degree such as MST, JD or LLM preferred. CPA preferred.
Fluency in English is a must. Fluency in Arabic is a plus.
