Senior Tax Analyst - Group Tax

About the role

The Senior Tax Analyst supports tax compliance, planning and risk management for the Al-Futtaim Group, which operates across more than 20 countries in automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health. The role is central to executing the Group's tax strategy and works closely with businesses, service providers and other tax professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Tax strategy: support the Group Tax strategy through analysis, monitoring and coordination across planning, compliance and risk management.
• Business community: provide tax analysis and advice on business transactions and acquisitions.
• Tax community: coordinate with tax teams across the Group to collect information, follow up on actions and apply Group Tax policies consistently.
• Tax compliance: review and monitor timely filing of tax returns, including VAT, and support the review of complex income tax returns.
• Tax planning: analyse potential tax planning opportunities and prepare supporting information for Group Tax management.
• Tax risk management: support identification, assessment and monitoring of tax risks across the Group's geographies.
• Tax accounting: review tax provisions and reconciliations, and analyse tax balances in the general ledger.
• Document management: maintain tax documentation in the central database and coordinate responses to information requests.
• Tax controversy: assist with tax audits by preparing analyses, coordinating information requests and working with Group Tax and external advisers.
• Transfer pricing: support compliance with transfer pricing requirements and maintain transfer pricing documentation.

Required profile

• Certified in Tax, Finance or Accounting.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Mandatory knowledge of GCC tax law.
• 5-7 years of experience in an international tax environment.
• Required experience with a Big 4 accounting firm.

Required skills

• Advanced tax technical skills and tax accounting expertise.
• Strong project management, organisational and time management skills.
• Analytical skills with attention to detail.