GDS Tax - VAT MENA Senior

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We offer our clients, which are small, medium-sized companies and internationalcorporations, a broad array of services in audit, tax and advisory.With this breadth of service offerings, you have the opportunity to develop your career through a variety ofexperiences, mentoring and formal learning to ensure our employee value proposition – Whenever you join,however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime – is a reality.Our tax department is growing and our EMEIA Tax Center is currently looking for a Tax Senior, Indirect Tax/VATto join us:

Tasks & responsibilities

As a Tax Senior, you are responsible for reviewing amended federal and state income tax returns for corporationsand partnerships; developing and supervising staff, preparing more complex tax returns and assisting in clientmanagement and practice development activities. Your main responsibilities as Senior consultant are:

• Implement Client’s engagements from start to finish (Planning, executing, directing and completingproject)

• Manage engagement economics• Interpreting and complying with state and local statutes, regulations and legislations

• Proactively resolve tax-related problem and make recommendations for business and processimprovements

• Act as a single point of contact to handle the engagement related activities for the Central team or LocalEY representatives

• Detailed review of amended returns and supporting work papers• Assist in preparation of responses to various tax audits

• Recommend tax strategies by researching federal, state and local taxation issues

• Gain understanding of Client operations, processes and business activities.• Organize and lead the user conference calls to effectively manage the compliance.

• Drive the new technology, tools and the quality initiatives

• Comply with Ernst & Young compliance procedure

People responsibilities

• Supervise, train and mentor staffs and interns on the engagements

• A team-player, dedicated to Exceptional client service

• Monitor the performance and create opportunities for growth and guide the counselees on enhancingthe technical and non-technical skills

• Identify the training needs and organize the trainings

We are looking for candidates with the following background:• Graduate/ Post graduates preferably in Commerce, Business or Accounting• At least 4 – 10 years of professional experience in State compliance or Amended state compliance,Accounts Payable / Receivable, VAT• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills• Proficiency in Microsoft office and thorough knowledge on tax applications (Corp tax, One Source andGo System etc.)• Broad exposure to federal and state income taxation and knowledge of tax regulations • AccountsPayable / Receivable experience• Hands on Indirect Tax – VAT or Property Tax Experience would be helpful• Technical expertise on the Power BI, Alteryx tools would be appreciated

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