Value Added Tax (VAT) (Controllers 9087)

SUMMARY:
Our client, a leader in the global oil and gas industry, is looking for a Value Added Tax (VAT)  (in South Africa) to be part of a team directly responsible and accountable for the delivery of best-in-class capital projects.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review the VAT returns as per VAT regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Review Global Indirect Tax Returns as prepared by the One Service Provider for delegated portfolio of entities under various jurisdictions.
• Monitoring the quality of the indirect tax data and reports.
• Compliance with the legislative changes and ensuring that that the systems and/or business processes are updated based on the amendments in the VAT regulations.
• Prompt resolution of VAT related queries from other functions with the company and affiliates which are part of the KSA and Non-KSA VAT Groups.
• Participate in review of business contracts and providing inputs to the proponents from a VAT perspective.
• Liaison with legal team/external consultants on complex contracts in order to ensure compliance with the VAT regulations.
• Prepare presentation of monthly VAT return to senior management and ensuring that tax payments are made to ZATCA before the due date.
• Support Indirect Tax Audits as conducted by Internal/External Audit as well as ZATCA.
• Communicates risks and issues in a timely manner to senior management and/ or other functions within the company.
• Actively participate in training and coaching session in your development plan to ensure continuous development of your technical knowledge.
• Support with Indirect Tax Automation projects in order to streamline existing process.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a Professional Qualification such as ACA, ACCA/CPA or equivalent.
• Conceptual understanding of accounting, business processes and VAT compliance and reporting regulations applicable in Saudi Arabia or GCC.
• Basic understanding of SAP.
• Preference would be given to candidates who have working knowledge of SAP.
• 3-6 years of working experience on Global Indirect Tax-VAT.
• Previous experience working with Indirect Tax practice in Big 4 firms or indirect tax function in large multinational companies would be preferred.
• Candidate should have excellent hands-on experience of working on large data sets specifically in MS-Excel. Experience of working on automation through Tax Engines would be a plus.
• Professional certification in Indirect Taxes would be an added advantage.
• Fluency in English – written and spoken.