Tax & Customs Accountant

About the role

TotalEnergies Renewables Development Middle East is hiring a Tax & Customs Accountant in Dubai for a fixed-term position of 1 year. The role acts as the main point of contact for the affiliate's taxation, including VAT, and manages the relationship with external tax consultants, working with regional customer success, accounting, tax and treasury, the senior accountant and the financial controller.

Key responsibilities

• Tax: act as key contact for the affiliate's taxation, compute tax liabilities correctly, manage tax compliance, reporting and filing, and set up tax risk management systems and processes
• Liaise with tax authorities, support tax audits, prepare annual income and deferred tax calculations and operation revenue returns, and reconcile tax data with SAP-MBC and financial statements
• Provide internal tax advisory, training and support, advise the finance team, contract engineers and buyers on tax structuring, assess transfer pricing risks and update stakeholders on new tax regulations
• Handle tax issues related to mergers, acquisitions and divestments, and design and share tax information and guides for company personnel
• VAT: identify and manage VAT risk, prepare, validate and submit VAT returns and supporting schedules for all legal entities of the hub, and implement VAT principles and processes
• Ensure VAT data collection (including goods import data from Customs) is compliant, review and consolidate it, and pay quarterly VAT liabilities on time
• Reconcile monthly VAT and Customs balances with the General Ledger, coordinate VAT setup in SAP with affiliates and IT, and guide the finance team on invoicing with the correct VAT codes

Required profile

• Graduate or master's degree in accounting or commerce with a professional tax/VAT certification
• Minimum 5 years' experience in tax consulting, tax administration or tax compliance in a multinational
• Strong knowledge of VAT and income tax processes in the Middle East-Africa region
• English and Arabic (written and spoken) highly preferred; French is a plus
• Strict confidentiality and non-disclosure, and strong negotiation, communication and leadership skills

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analytics
• SAP-MBC (mentioned in the role)