Senior Manager Tax - MENAT

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Job purpose
The Senior Manager Tax – MENAT will provide specialist support for VAT compliance, transformation and risk management across GCC sites. This role will help enhance end-of-the-end VAT processes, improve data quality, standardise execution, strengthen controls, increase automation and ensure accurate and timely compliance.
The role will also support international tax, transfer pricing and internal M&A matters, working collaboratively with stakeholders across Tax, Finance, Operations, Technology, Legal, Risk and the business.

What you’ll do:
• Lead the enhancement and transformation of VAT compliance processes across GCC sites.
• Standardise VAT processes, improve source data and reconciliations, strengthen controls and enhance management reporting.
• Lead or support VAT regulatory and transformation projects, including e-invoicing implementation.
• Assess process, control, data and technology requirements and support testing and business implementation.
• Monitor VAT legislation and business developments, assessing their impact on processes, systems and controls.
• Provide practical VAT advice on new products, business initiatives, entity changes, systems and operating-model developments.
• Manage VAT risk and support tax authority engagements, including audits, assessments, information requests, rulings, voluntary disclosures and disputes.
• Support the remediation of VAT compliance and control issues, ensuring clear actions, ownership and timely follow-up.
• Support international tax and transfer pricing matters, including cross-border and intercompany arrangements, permanent establishment, treaty and withholding tax considerations.
• Provide specialist tax support for internal acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and other M&A transactions.
• Manage relationships with external compliance partners and professional advisers, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery.
• Build effective relationships across Tax, Finance, Operations, Technology, Legal, Risk and the business, communicating complex tax matters clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills
• A graduation degree is essential for obtaining a visa and work permit. If your university certificate is from outside the UAE, up-to-date attestations and equivalency are also mandatory (Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications Issued Outside The UAE).
• A professional qualification in tax, accounting, finance or law is required. Chartered Accountant, CPA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent qualifications are strongly preferred.
• Significant tax experience, including deep practical expertise in VAT across GCC jurisdictions.
• Significant experience with the Big Four firms and strong tax experience within financial services, preferably banking.
• Experience engaging with tax authorities and managing VAT audits, disputes, appeals or litigation support.
• Sound knowledge of corporate tax, transfer pricing, international tax, tax treaties, permanent establishment, withholding tax and tax accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice to senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret financial, transactional and operational data.
• Experience using technology and automation to improve tax processes, controls and reporting.
• Good project-management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative and delivery-focused approach, with sound judgement, integrity and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and locations in a complex, highly regulated organisation.
• Commitment to HSBC’s values, policies, risk-management standards, confidentiality and information-security requirements.

For further details and application information, please visit our careers site and search using reference number 65042.

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