Head of Tax for a Power Sector Company

Job Description

Apt Resources, a leading recruitment company, is seeking a Head of Tax to join the team of one of our prestigious clients in the power sector. As the Head of Tax for a Power Sector Company, you will be responsible for leading all tax activities of the company: tax compliance, tax planning, investment tax structuring of corporate transactions, tax risk management, and tax reporting. You will discharge your responsibilities under the coordination and supervision of the Chief Financial Officer.

Tax Strategy

• Develop and maintain effective Company tax strategy, including formulation of overall tax philosophy and approach to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax risk management. Define strategic tax objectives, key tax-related tasks, and areas of focus.

Tax Compliance

• Ensure fulfillment of tax law provisions relevant to Qatar and all the Countries to which the company extends its operations; analyze and verify, in collaboration with the tax departments of Business Units (subsidiaries, associates, Joint Ventures), the tax treatment of significant budget items.

• Coordinate tax functions of company Business Units, to the extent allowed by the corporate governance arrangements, ensuring adherence to the Company’s tax strategy and policies.

Tax Planning

• Ensure effective tax planning and provide strategic tax analysis of significant anticipated deals, investment projects, business reorganizations, and other material transactions.
• Provide regular monitoring of changes in tax legislation, the position of the relevant tax authorities, court practice as well as industry-specific regulations having an impact on Company tax position. Coordinate effective political and industry tax lobbying.

Tax Risk Management

• Develop and maintain proper tax risk management standards, policies, and procedures with the purpose of tax risk minimization and in line with the overall Company’s risk appetite.
• Manage and coordinate company tax disputes, in cooperation with all the relevant Business Units of the company; coordinate the activity of external advisors on tax audit defense matters.

Tax Reporting

• Establish and maintain proper Group tax accounting and reporting policies and procedures. Develop, manage and update tax-related KPI’s system.

Support to Business Development / M&A Activities

• Provide support to Business Development and M&A activities during the pre-development or pre-acquisition phase (i.e. due diligence process, business evaluation, competitive bidding) and during the post-acquisition/integration phase for the implementation of policies, processes, and systems in line with Group tax policies and procedures. Coordinate activity of external tax advisors.