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Grant Thornton UAE Manager - Indirect Tax (VAT) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Our VAT team helps manage clients' global indirect tax risks which, as transactional taxes, can quickly become big liabilities. We help our clients understand their indirect tax position, better manage their tax risk, we help improve their cash flow and find efficiencies through better processes, systems and controls.
Job Description:
As a Manager in VAT you will assist in proactively growing the VAT practice and provide a specialist and comprehensive VAT advisory service to all business clients to minimise their VAT liabilities and compliance issues, and to identify tax planning opportunities. Assume a leading role in the development of the VAT team, working alongside the management team to grow the business through marketing events, and assisting with the expansion of the VAT client base.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Build rapport with the individual client and develop a clear and detailed understanding of the business and client expectations
Meet client demands, keeping them up to date with progress and engenders trust and respect
Deal with a wide range of technical issues and client situations
Provide intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both reactively and proactively
Write high quality tax reports, professionally presented documents, requiring minimal input from directors or partners
Responsible for planning and performing VAT consultancy assignments
Prepare and files ruling requests on behalf of our clients
Act as a first point of contact on specific projects for any queries from the business
Demonstrate the ability to analyse potential solutions and make recommendations accordingly
Passionate about supporting, advising and helping businesses achieve their potential, you'll be someone who wants to make a difference and shape your career. You'll have strong technical skills and experience of providing clients with quality services.
You should be commercially focused with the ability to deliver innovative solutions. You should be focused on self-development as well as having the desire to coach, mentor and develop your colleagues. You must also share our CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.
We're looking for people who have a strong connection with and share our core beliefs:
Profit with a purpose that leads to a sustainable business
We create sustainable value for our clients
We are better together
Our CLEARR values underpin all we do
We never compromise on quality
Education, experience and qualifications:
You'll have gained experience working within a professional services environment
You'll possess working knowledge of tax legislation
You'll have achieved your ACA/CTA qualification
You'll have reviewed work and supervised staff in a tax environment