Tax & Customs Accountant

Candidate Profile • Graduate / master's in accounting, commerce with a professional certification in TAX/VAT. • Minimum 5 years' experience in tax consulting and/or tax administration and/or tax compliance role in a multinational. • Excellent knowledge about the VAT and Income Tax processes in the Middle East-Africa region and computer literacy especially in MS excel. • Strong negotiation, verbal, and written communication with an effective leadership skill to deal with authorities and tax consultants. • Must abide by strict confidentiality and non-disclosure requirements and ability to maintain quality and safety standards at all times. • Data analytics skills (including proficiency in Excel) and problem- solving skills. • Team player, Dedicated, Motivated. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Language: English & Arabic - highly preferred (written & spoken). French is a plus. Activities TAX: Act as the key point of contact and support for the affiliate's taxation, including VAT matters and manage the relationship of the MEA Hub and external tax consultants • Ensure proper computation of tax liabilities through informed application of tax laws and regulations. • Manage tax compliance, reporting and filling works. • Establish systems and processes for tax risk management. • Liaise with tax authorities and provide tax audit support. • Prepare annual income & deferred tax calculation and operation revenue returns. • Review income and deferred tax provisions. • Ensure reconciliation of tax data with SAP and financial statements. • Ensure all rebates and claims are followed and refunds obtained in a timely manner. • Provide internal tax advisory services, training, and support on business operational matters. • Providing guidance and advice to Finance team, Contract Engineers and Buyers on the most appropriate tax structuring in contracts, both general and specific. • Assess Transfer Price risks. • Update all concerned parties on any new tax regulations & enforce related action plan. • Design and disseminate tax information and guides to company personnel including but not limited to Finance and miscellaneous budget holders. • Handle All taxes issues related to mergers, acquisitions & divestment & propose cost related savings. • Liaise with tax consultant & external auditor for any tax issues. • Perform tax Activity and Entity Level Controls. • Lead and coordinate ad-hoc tax driven business initiatives. VAT: Identify and manage VAT risk. Act as the day-to-day contact between different departments with respect to VAT advisory matters and compliance. • Prepare, validate and submit all required VAT returns, supporting schedules and any documentation/responses as may be required by the Tax Authorities across MEA Region for all the legal entities of the Hub. • Implement VAT principles, policies, and processes to ensure completion and compilation of VAT mechanism across the hub. • Ensure compliance of VAT data collection (including the goods import data from the Customs), review, consolidation, preparation, and payment of quarterly VAT liability. • Perform monthly reconciliation of the VAT & Customs balances with the General Ledger and maintain the documentation. • Coordinate with other affiliates and the IT to setup the VAT in SAP. • Providing guidance and advice to Finance team on the booking of invoices with the appropriate VAT code. Context & Environment Internal: Interaction with Regional Customer Success, Accounting, Tax & Treasury, Senior Accountant, Financial Controller and Other departments. External: Interaction with the Tax Authorities, External Tax Consultants. Apply <#J-18808-Ljbffr