Senior Direct Tax Specialist

Objective:

Assist Abu Dhabi Government Entities with compliance with UAE Corporate Tax (‘CT’) laws and regulations, including but not limited to, preparation and submission of CT returns and voluntary disclosures, and providing CT advice regarding government transactions.

Essential Duties:

• Follow all relevant CT department's policies, processes, standards, operating procedures, and instructions so that the work is carried out in a disciplined and consistent manner.
• Follow the day-to-day processes associated with own work to ensure business continuity.
• Provide support in the preparation of accounting transactions for CT-related revenues and updating the general ledger.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of annual CT tax returns and voluntary declarations, if any, to the Federal Tax Authority ("FTA").
• Manage and monitor the CT Portal email to ensure that all CT-related queries are answered and that all CT-related compliance obligations are completed as per the prescribed timeline.
• Assist in the review of annual CT returns sent by the entities to ensure that they meet the UAE CT requirements. In case of any risk of non-compliance, provide necessary support to address and solve the identified issue.
• Assist in the collection of tax information and data necessary to complete tax reports for the required CT statistics in a timely manner.
• Assist in the year-end closing of the CT accounting records in coordination with other sectors and concerned authorities to ensure that all the requirements of the year-end CT return are met and to ensure that they are reported and complied with by the concerned authorities.
• Assist in ensuring that the accounting procedures approved by the Department are followed when dealing with CT revenue records to ensure that sound and accurate accounting results are reached.
• Coordinate and communicate with the concerned sectors and departments to contribute to identifying and measuring the impact of CT on the financial policies, strategies, and statistics of the Department of Financial.
• Support in the preparation of responses to financial reports and CT returns required by the concerned authorities as directed to ensure their accuracy and compliance with the requirements of tax laws and regulations.
• Participate in the preparation and review of notices, financial documents, and tax returns for CT revenues to ensure the accuracy of annual adjustments and reconciliations of tax accounts according to the approved financial regulations.
• Provide responses on CT-related inquiries from all sectors and entities to ensure CT compliance.
• Prepare and present CT workshops and training programs for various government agencies.
• Prepare management reports and presentations.
• Understand the principles and culture of institutional excellence through the application of functional tasks compared to models and standards of excellence. Functional tasks include, but are not limited to, preparation of documents related to internal and external awards, preparation of statistics and questionnaires necessary for the results and analysis of CT reports submitted to propose improvements, implementation of initiatives that meet the conditions and standards of the Institutional Excellence Award.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices considering "international best practices", to improve business processes, reduce costs and improve productivity.
• Assist in the preparation of CT department reports accurately and in a timely manner to meet the requirements, policies, and standards of the Department.
• Comply with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures, and controls to ensure a healthy and safe working environment.
• Perform duties and other related tasks on other tax, direct and indirect taxes, as directed by line manager to undertake, as and when required.
• Provide the necessary support to the line manager and perform any other related tasks assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Accounting or equivalent, in a quota suitable for the job tasks.
• Passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), (ACCA), (Chartered accountant) is preferred.
• Passed the Tax Diploma - CT and Tax Diploma – VAT is preferred.

Experience

• Preferable to have 3 to 6 years of experience in a similar field/position.