Senior Accountant

1 month ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al-Futtaim Group Full time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

We are currently seeking an experienced finance professional to join our Finance Shared Service Center team in the capacity of Senior Accountant – TxBOT.

Overview of the role

The Senior Tax Accountant will support the Tax Back-Office of the Al-Futtaim Group on tax operational matters including preparations of Direct and Indirect Tax Returns.

The successful candidate will work closely with Group Tax in carrying out their responsibilities.

What you will do

Monthly Tax Returns Preparation

  • Prepare monthly VAT and WHT returns in of difference regions and process for submission to the governing bodies and liability settlement

Tax Compliance

  • Maintain regulatory compliance and updating the monthly calendar and tracker to ensure correct and timely filing of all Tax Returns based on country-specific tax calendars and review complex income Tax Returns

Tax Accounting

  • Support the Tax Back-Office with the tax provision tracking and tax balances on general ledger

Tax Document Management

  • Ensure all documents are collected on a central database and handle requests for information

Tax Audits

  • Provide coordination support during tax audits to the Tax Manager

Automation

  • Provide active support to the Tax Back-Office in resolving VAT system issues in close coordination with IT and Assistant Financial Controller.
  • Support the Streamlining processes identified through automation

Tax Reporting

  • Prepare ad-hoc requests as per management request

Other Key Responsibilities

  • To liaise with relevant managers and stakeholders to ensure full collaboration and understanding on critical topics.
  • Contribute to the improvement of the solutions and business processes.
  • Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge, management skills, and domain expertise by using continuous learning & development tools.

Required skills to be successful

  • Accounting skills
  • Project management skills
  • SAP Knowledge preferable
  • Ability to work on various ongoing projects with good organisational and time management skills
  • Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Analysis and troubleshooting

What equips you for the role

  • Tax, Finance Degree, Regional tax knowledge would be a plus
  • 3 - 5 years of GCC Tax experience
  • 1-2 years in an international Finance environment

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE, and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka, and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer's in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference...

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the "Apply" button below.

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