Corporate Tax Manager - Tax Advisory

About the job Corporate Tax - Manager,
Tax Advisory

Location: Bahrain

Department: Tax Advisory, Grant
Thornton Abdulaal

Designation: Manager - Corporate
Tax

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate
  tax compliance and advisory engagements across various industries, ensuring
  high-quality service delivery and compliance with statutory
  deadlines.


• Review and approve corporate
  income tax returns, tax computations, tax provisions, estimated tax
  calculations, deferred tax computations, and tax disclosures prepared in
  accordance with applicable tax legislation and IFRS/IAS 12.


• Provide technical advice on
  corporate tax matters including business restructuring, mergers and
  acquisitions (M&A), corporate reorganizations, group restructuring,
  tax-efficient investment structures, holding company structures, financing
  arrangements, cross-border transactions, capital restructuring, business
  expansion, and exit strategies.


• Advise clients on domestic and
  international tax matters including OECD Guidelines, Base Erosion and Profit
  Shifting (BEPS), Pillar Two (Global Minimum Tax), Permanent Establishment (PE),
  Double Tax Treaties, Withholding Tax (WHT), Controlled Foreign Corporation
  (CFC) rules, Foreign Tax Credits, Economic Substance requirements, and General
  Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR).


• Lead tax due diligence
  engagements for acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, and financing
  transactions by identifying tax exposures, quantifying risks, and recommending
  practical tax solutions.


• Prepare and review technical tax
  memoranda, tax opinions, position papers, ruling requests, and client advisory
  reports supported by legislation, tax authority guidance, case law, and
  international tax principles.


• Manage tax audits, tax authority
  enquiries, assessments, objections, appeals, and negotiations with regulatory
  authorities while minimizing tax exposures and ensuring timely resolution of
  tax matters.


• Review current and deferred tax
  provisions, effective tax rate (ETR) calculations, uncertain tax positions, tax
  reconciliations, and financial statement disclosures in accordance with IFRS
  and applicable accounting standards.


• Identify tax planning
  opportunities and develop tax-efficient structures while ensuring compliance
  with applicable legislation, substance requirements, transfer pricing
  regulations, and corporate governance principles.


• Work closely with Transfer
  Pricing specialists on matters relating to Master File, Local File,
  Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR), benchmarking studies, DEMPE analysis,
  intercompany agreements, and OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines.


• Conduct tax health checks, tax
  risk assessments, and tax governance reviews, assisting clients in designing
  and implementing effective Tax Control Frameworks (TCF) and robust tax risk
  management processes.


• Monitor changes in tax
  legislation, international tax developments, OECD guidance, regulatory updates,
  and judicial decisions, proactively advising clients on the impact of
  legislative changes.


• Lead multiple engagements
  simultaneously, ensuring effective project management, resource planning,
  budgeting, profitability, quality assurance, and compliance with internal risk
  management and professional standards.


• Review the work of Senior
  Associates and Associates, providing technical guidance, mentoring, coaching,
  performance feedback, and professional development support.


• Participate in business
  development initiatives by identifying opportunities for additional tax and
  advisory services, preparing technical proposals, supporting client pitches,
  and contributing to thought leadership initiatives.


• Collaborate with
  multidisciplinary teams including Audit, Deal Advisory, Legal, Transfer
  Pricing, and Indirect Tax specialists to deliver integrated tax solutions for
  complex client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting,
  Finance, Law, Taxation, or a related discipline; a Master's degree in Taxation
  is an advantage.


• Professional qualification such
  as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA, CTA, ADIT, or an equivalent internationally recognized
  certification.


• 5+ years of progressive
  experience in corporate tax, preferably within a Big Four or leading
  professional services firm.


• Demonstrated expertise in
  corporate tax compliance, tax advisory, tax accounting, tax due diligence, international
  taxation, and tax risk management.


• Strong understanding of IFRS, IAS
  12, OECD Tax Framework, BEPS initiatives, and international tax
  developments.


• Excellent analytical, technical
  drafting, communication, stakeholder management, project management, and
  leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple engagements in a
  fast-paced professional services environment.

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