Director - Corporate Tax

Job Role and Responsibilities:

Takes independent responsibility for a part of the practice, at the same time consulting with the Partner on key issues, clients, and decisions. Understands the market, regionally as well as locally with a view to identifying business opportunities for the practice as well as other functions of the Firm.

Actively undertakes business development with existing as well as new/potential clients to generate projects and revenue for the tax practice and other functions of the Firm.
Prepares and participates in proposals for tax projects and multifunctional projects including proposal strategy and development, pricing of the engagement, co-ordination with other parties for inputs into the proposal, interaction with clients during the entire proposal process.
Delivers high-quality tax engagements that satisfy the client's requirements and match the KPMG quality standards.
Maintains ongoing relationships with a portfolio of clients at various levels including the CFO and Head of Tax.
Maintains ongoing relationships with other functions, network offices, and other relevant external contact network.
Co-ordinates with other offices in a multi-office engagement, critically reviews inputs received from such offices, challenges the conclusions reached based on prior experience to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Ensures that risk processes are adhered to at all times; consults internally and with the risk team for engagement and/or client processes that deviate from the standard.
Ensures that practice management is up-to-date at all times including prompt submission of timesheets, client files, billing, collection, WIP review, payouts to other offices, multi-firm engagement documentation, and closure of engagements on the system.
Participates actively in the annual QPR process.
Participates actively in the budgeting process and business plan development for the practice and assists in regular monitoring.
Assists in the people plan including recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring.
Actively manages teams, including effective delegation, review of work, spread of work to different managers, training on the job, and constructive regular feedback.
Undertakes a performance manager role for team members reporting, ensures that the performance management cycle is completed effectively and in a timely manner.
Participates in developing formal training plans and implementation of the training plan for team members.
Acts as a mentor for team members, offers guidance and counseling as required.
Communicates regularly with the partner on client, people, risk, and practice management aspects and seeks inputs on all key decisions and issues.

Relevant skills and behaviors:

Core and technical skills:
Extensive knowledge and experience in corporate tax, tax treaty network, tax policy, tax risk management. Experience in tax due diligence, tax structuring for acquisitions and divestments, acquisition support work. Practical knowledge of tax accounting, transfer pricing, and International Executive Services related tax principles. Basic awareness of VAT and other tax matters.
Business development:
Strong client relationship and management skills, ability to generate opportunities, follow up on leads, and convert into proposals.
Maintain relationships with key clients, potential clients, international network contacts, legal contacts etc.
Identify targets, prepare an action plan for developing the client and implement the plan for raising revenues.

Risk management:
Strong risk management knowledge and application including documentation, ability to escalate issues quickly.

Strong practice management skills including financials, key performance indicators, utilization, recovery, and efficiency.

Strong platform skills and report writing skills including presentation skills, facilitation, and training skills.
Strong project management skills including coordinating with multiple teams across various jurisdictions.

Person Specifications:

Good academic record. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal and teamwork skills with leadership qualities.
Linguistic Skills:
Fluent English (verbal & written), Arabic skills are an added advantage.
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