Senior Tax Accountant

1027045
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Specialism

    Accountancy And Finance
  • Industry

    Business or Management Consultancy
  • Pay

    16,000 - 20,000 SAR per month

Senior Tax Accountant - Holding Group in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Hays have partnered with a Holding Group who are looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to join their team in Dammam.


Key Responsibilities include:
  • Provides leadership with respect to tax planning, compliance, and control across all affiliates and country operations
  • Manages compliance with tax law across the Group, in all tax aspects, including VAT, Zakat, income tax, and withholding tax
  • Identifies and evaluates taxation risks
  • Implements systems and processes to monitor and mitigate identified taxation risks
  • Facilitates and manages the preparation and review of the affiliate’s tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms
  • Optimises the Group’s taxation expense, by identifying areas of tax savings and integration of tax planning within strategy formulation
  • Acts as the custodian of the Group’s transfer pricing policy, responsible for ensuring that policy is up to date and that appropriate agreements and approvals are in place to ensure compliance
  • Monitors current and impending tax law developments, and creates strategies to capitalise on these changes
  • Identifies and implements opportunities for process improvement in the Group’s tax procedures
  • Maintains effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process
  • Manages and facilitates tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
  • Provides support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
  • Manages and develops members of the tax unit
  • Improves taxation knowledge within the Group through communication and tax training


You must meet the below criteria to apply:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance is a must.
  • 6+ years' experience in Tax and Compliance.
  • Arabic and English fluency
    is required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations in KSA.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communications, organisation, and presentation skills.
  • Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office suite, with ERP knowledge a plus.

If you meet the above criteria, please apply directly.

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