International Tax & Transfer Pricing Manager

About the role

A global engineering and project management business is looking for an experienced International Tax & Transfer Pricing Manager to oversee international tax matters, transfer pricing and UAE tax compliance. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the role manages cross-border tax exposure, advises on international projects, identifies Permanent Establishment (PE) risks and ensures compliance with UAE and international tax regulations. It is a commercially focused position requiring independent assessment of complex tax matters and close work with senior management and external advisors.

Key responsibilities

• Assess international tax implications of cross-border engineering, project management and service activities, and identify PE risks from overseas operations, employee mobility, subcontractors and international assignments.
• Evaluate U.S. tax exposure, including U.S. Trade or Business (USTB) and Effectively Connected Income (ECI), and coordinate international tax registrations and reporting with external advisors.
• Maintain tax risk registers, prepare technical assessments and set up tax governance procedures.
• Develop and maintain transfer pricing policies and documentation, review intercompany agreements, conduct functional and risk analyses, coordinate benchmarking studies and ensure arm's-length pricing.
• Manage UAE Corporate Tax compliance, related-party disclosures and VAT compliance, and monitor legislative changes and tax authority enquiries.
• Develop internal tax policies and controls, review commercial contracts and project structures from a tax perspective, advise the CFO and senior stakeholders, and manage relationships with external tax advisors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Economics, Law or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in international tax, corporate tax or transfer pricing.
• Strong understanding of PE risks and international taxation of cross-border services.
• Ability to assess tax exposure independently and communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating with external tax advisors.
• Desirable: ACCA, ACA, CPA, CTA or ADIT; Big Four or international advisory background; experience with multinational operations; exposure to U.S. international taxation (USTB, ECI, Form 1120-F); engineering, EPC, construction, energy, oil & gas or project-based industry experience.

Required skills

• Transfer pricing and intercompany transaction documentation
• UAE Corporate Tax and UAE transfer pricing regulations
• Permanent Establishment analysis