Careers

Position Summary:

Due to continued growth in our local client base, our firm is looking for a dynamic Executive professional to join our growing practice. Depending on the experience, we will consider hiring a Manager, Senior Manager, or Partner. We offer tremendous growth and development opportunities to assist with both your personal and professional goals.

In your critical role as a Manager/Senior Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Client service excellence
• Technical subject matter expertise
• Business growth
• People management
• Training and mentoring
• Quality and Risk Management

Responsibilities:

• Engages in multiple lines of service planning and develops creative ideas to add value to the clients and reduce risk and liabilities to both the Firm and Clients.
• Reviewing, approving, and signing the client’s reporting and returns based on the area of responsibility.
• Identifying problems and opportunities for research or work other than compliance.
• Reviewing work and research performed and methodology, alternatives, and conclusions.
• Participating in compliance, statutory, and tax audits.
• Transactional work such as acquisitions & divestitures.
• IFRSs implementations.
• Various financial advisory projects.
• Assisting the Managing Partners with practice development and practice management.
• Representing the Firm in professional and service organizations.
• Assisting with client scheduling and relationship management.
• Supervising, mentoring, and developing team.

Requirements:

Minimum of 10 years’ experience working preferably in a public accounting firm with current relevant experience serving closely-held businesses and the middle market with a strong background in multiple industries. Track record of developing new clients. A proven record of building sustainable client relationships with CFOs, Controllers, shareholders, and board members. A proven record of simultaneously managing multiple projects and engagement teams for various clients. CPA /CA/ACCA certification. Ability to travel on a limited basis.

Role overview We are looking to recruit a Senior VAT Consultant with an extensive background in VAT and indirect-Tax. The role is the implementation and compliance for our clients. The role will be heavily client-facing, working towards the expansion of the service line. The successful candidate must be driven to succeed, available for frequent travel, give seminars/training, and undertake a variety of VAT consultancy services in an efficient and professional manner. This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced big 4 partner team and help shape the future of the firm. The team are driven to succeed and strive to provide real value to our clients.

Key responsibilities

• Working both independently and alongside partner and VAT Team to promote and manage the practice and VAT Consultancy services to the firm.
• Manage and facilitate routine VAT seminars to clients and potential clients.
• Prepare technical VAT documents and communications for clients.
• Frequent travel to client sites for VAT work/meetings.
• Working with finance and commercial teams to support billing arrangements. Provide internal and external training to develop the team and clients.
• Provide VAT consultancy services to clients such as Outputs and Inputs Tax reviews and compliance; Contract reviews and; any ad-hoc work required by clients to meet their VAT statutory obligations.
• Support the expansion of VAT Consultancy Services and generate income through the achievement of sales targets.

Essential skills

• Comprehensive experience of the VAT guidelines and regulations in the UAE
• Experience in dealing with clients demands and requests
• Excellent communication, coaching and presentation skills
• Ability to make well-informed decisions on complex raw data complying with any relevant legislation
• Right commercial mind to make value judgments and recognize potential growth opportunities
• Excellent IT skills – in particular, the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Driving license and ability to travel across the UAE to client sites
• Proven track record in meeting and exceeding sales targets

Desirable skills

• Knowledge of different ERP systems
• Experience in other areas of VAT and Tax

Qualifications

• Will have 3+ years of progressive tax experience, including a minimum of 1-2 years of Indirect tax experience working in International Indirect tax.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Business Administration, VAT Diploma is a plus
• Progressive tax experience with some exposure to international transactional taxes in a Big 4 public accounting firm and/or a multinational corporation
• Experience and knowledge with UAE and International Indirect-tax are required.
• Experience managing a transactional tax compliance function
• Experience and knowledge in IFRS and tax regulations, laws and standards
• Advanced data analytics skills (including proficiency in Excel)
• Ability to understand and work with ERP systems,
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to interface with senior management
• Ability to work independently with limited general supervision, effectively prioritizing competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to lead international tax compliance through hiring and development
• Professional certification in taxation and accounting.

We are looking for a competent Executive Assistant to provide personalized professional, logistical, and administrative support in a well-organized and timely manner. You will work on a one-to-one basis with the Managing Partner on a variety of tasks related to the executive’s working life and communication. Enhances executive’s effectiveness by providing information management support; representing the executive to others.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the point of contact between the executives and internal/external clients
• Undertake the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence
• Handle requests and queries appropriately
• Maintain diary, arrange meetings and appointments and provide reminders
• Make travel arrangements
• Take dictation and minutes and accurately enter data
• Monitor office supplies and research advantageous deals or suppliers
• Produce reports, presentations, and briefs
• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation and filing system
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
• Conserves executive’s time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications.
• Maintains executive’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.
• Represents the executive by attending meetings with the executive or in the executive’s absence, taking minutes of meetings, speaking for the executive.
• Welcomes guests and customers by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or directing inquiries.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Completes projects by assigning work to clerical staff; following up on results.
• Prepares reports by collecting and analyzing information.
• Secures information by completing database backups.
• Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions.
• Maintains office supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; evaluating new office products; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Records and bookkeeping.

Requirements

• Writing Skills, Reporting Skills, Supply Management, Scheduling, Microsoft Office Skills, Organization, Time Management, Presentation Skills, Equipment Maintenance, Travel Logistics, Verbal Communication.
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, positive, excited on your role and contributions.
• Finance and accounting or auditing background would be advantageous.

We are looking for an Auditor to perform auditing procedures. Auditor must be meticulous and analytical, with some good knowledge of auditing practices. We expect you to be reliable, with strong organizational skills, as well as some experience in risk management and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and oversee the auditing process
• Perform effective risk and control assessments
• Complete audits on time and submit reports to auditing manager
• Present audit findings and find ways to increase compliance and efficiency
• Coordinate periodical audits
• Proven experience as an auditor
• In-depth understanding of auditing and control practices
• Updated knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel) and accounting software
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational and leadership abilities
• Integrity and reliability
• BSc/BA in Accounting or Finance; master’s degree and professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA) are pluses

The successful candidate must be driven to succeed, available for frequent local travel, and undertake a variety of indirect tax (VAT) compliance and consultancy services, and to a certain limit, IFRS and financial statements audits and procedures, in an efficient and professional manner. Candidate must be meticulous and analytical. The role will be heavily client-facing. This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced big 4 partner team. The team is driven to succeed and strive to provide real value to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and oversee the compliance and auditing process
• Perform effective risk and control assessments
• Complete audits on time and submit reports to auditing manager
• Present audit findings and find ways to increase compliance and efficiency
• Coordinate periodical audits
• Proven experience as an auditor
• In-depth understanding of auditing and control practices
• Updated knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel) and accounting software
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational and leadership abilities
• Integrity and reliability
• Working both independently and alongside partner and VAT Team to promote and manage the practice and VAT Consultancy services to the firm.
• Manage and facilitate routine VAT seminars to clients and potential clients.
• Prepare technical VAT documents and communications for clients.
• Frequent travel to client sites for VAT work/meetings.
• Working with finance and commercial teams to support on billing arrangements. Provide internal and external training to develop the team and clients.
• Provide VAT consultancy services to clients such as Outputs and Inputs Tax reviews and compliance; Contract reviews and; any ad-hoc work required by clients in order to meet their VAT statutory obligations.
• Support the expansion of VAT Consultancy Services and generate income through the achievement of sales targets.

Essential skills

• Comprehensive experience of the VAT guidelines and regulations in the UAE, and IFRS knowledge
• Good communication, coaching and presentation skills
• Excellent IT skills – in particular, the use of Microsoft Office applications

Qualifications

• Will have 3+ years of progressive tax experience, including a minimum of 1-2 years Indirect tax experience working in International Indirect tax.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or Business Administration, VAT Diploma is a plus
• Progressive tax experience with some exposure to international transactional taxes in a Big 4 public accounting firm and/or a multinational corporation
• Professional certification in taxation and accounting, is a plus.