Tax Manager - Indirect Tax
Cairo, EGYPT Accounting / Management control
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Job Description Summary
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We believe diversity makes us more competitive and creates value for our customers, shareholders, and employees. We believe in the value of each person’s unique identity, background, and experiences and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing diverse teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.
Our approach to diversity will be based on the following objectives:
• Our employees – to continue to strive to ensure that our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, while always upholding the importance of merit.
• Our workplace – to foster an inclusive culture that recognizes employees’ unique needs, helps them reach their full potential, and nurtures their diverse talents.
• Our community – to strive for diversity in suppliers and partners and engage with the communities in which we operate to support diversity.
Determine and minimize the company's worldwide tax liability with the highest integrity while complying with worldwide tax laws. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage tax compliance with all Indirect Tax, including Sales, VAT and withholding taxes for entities in scope, including policy interpretation, planning and audit management.
- Facilitate team understanding of VAT and withholding tax to enable effective knowledge sharing and application among colleagues.
- Leverage technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
- Utilize the technical expertise and judgement to solve VAT and withholding problems.
- Lead and enhance Indirect tax projects, processes, and procedures.
- Communicate with direct colleagues and business team about new processes and manage services rendered from tax consultants. Provide guidance to new team members. Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations to overcome daily operational challenges.
- Build knowledge of VAT laws, rulings, guides, and interpretation notes as relevant to countries in scope.
- Manage interactions and relationship with tax authorities.
- Deliver withholding and VAT reporting, ensure VAT compliance, implement processes and identifies sustainable planning opportunities to help in mitigating VAT risks, meet compliance obligations and statutory deadlines in accordance with business priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting /Finance from an accredited university or college.
- Significant years of experience in Finance /Accounting & TAX in corporates.
- Knowledge of best tax audit practices and how tax area integrates with other functions.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
Desired Characteristics
- Prior experience in Big 4 audit firms is a plus.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to examine and resolve problems.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No