VAT Director

VAT Director – Indirect Tax Strategy Job Snapshot Role: VAT Director – Indirect Tax Strategy

Location:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Accounting Function: Tax Accounting

Experience:
Several years of VAT and Indirect Tax Advisory experience

Job Type
Full-time Position Overview VAT Director – Indirect Tax Strategy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Accounting hiring opportunity for an experienced indirect tax professional with strong UAE VAT expertise, executive client management capability, and proven commercial leadership. The role combines complex VAT advisory, practice development, business generation, technical quality oversight, team leadership, and direct responsibility for revenue, utilization, and profitability.
Job DetailsCountry: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Accounting Function: Tax Accounting

Salary:
42000-60000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type
Full-timeRole ContextThe VAT Director will lead the UAE VAT Advisory practice and shape its technical, commercial, and client development agenda. The position requires a senior professional who can interpret complex VAT matters, advise finance leaders on practical tax implications, and develop long-term relationships with major clients. The director will also strengthen team capability, identify new advisory opportunities, manage engagement economics, and ensure the practice delivers sustainable revenue and profitability.

Key Responsibilities
Lead technically complex UAE VAT and Tax Advisory engagements across a variety of industries and transaction types.
Advise clients on VAT treatment, indirect tax exposure, transaction structuring, operational tax implications, and compliance trusted relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Tax Heads, business owners, and other senior stakeholders.
Expand the UAE VAT Advisory offering by identifying emerging client needs and new areas of market demand.
Develop new business through account expansion, referrals, professional networks, targeted outreach, and market proposals, pitches, engagement scoping, technical presentations, and commercial significant VAT advice and client deliverables to maintain accuracy, consistency, and practical relevance.
Oversee project planning, staffing, deadlines, utilization, and engagement delivery standards.
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing VAT team with strong technical and client-facing capability.
Monitor engagement pricing, revenue pipelines, utilization, margins, and overall practice profitability.
Contribute to budgeting, revenue forecasting, service-line planning, and P&L performance.
Stay current with Federal Tax Authority guidance, UAE VAT legislation, administrative developments, and relevant GCC tax regulatory changes into clear and actionable advice for clients and internal teams.
Maintain appropriate standards for quality control, technical review, documentation, risk management, and engagement governance.
Ideal ProfileSeveral years of relevant professional experience in VAT and Indirect Tax Advisory.
Strong UAE and Dubai market experience is essential.
Advanced technical knowledge of UAE VAT and its application to commercial transactions and business experience leading complex indirect tax engagements involving senior client stakeholders.
Strong background managing relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Tax Heads, and executive decision-makers.
Demonstrated success in business development, client account expansion, proposal preparation, and winning advisory work.
Practice or service-line management experience is preferred.
Strong commercial understanding of pricing, utilization, revenue forecasting, engagement margins, and profitability.
Big 4, leading professional services, or established tax advisory experience is preferred.
CA, CTA, ACCA, CPA, ADIT, or an equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, commercial judgment, and stakeholder-management skills.
Skills SetUAE VATIndirect Tax AdvisoryTax AccountingFederal Tax Authority guidanceUAE VAT legislationGCC indirect tax developmentsVAT transaction analysisVAT risk assessmentIndirect tax structuringVAT compliance advisoryTechnical tax reviewTax engagement leadershipExecutive client managementCFO relationship managementFinance Director engagementBusiness developmentProposal developmentClient account expansionPractice developmentService-line managementTax team leadershipTeam mentoringRevenue forecastingUtilization managementEngagement pricingMargin managementPractice profitabilityP&L performanceCACTAACCACPAADITWhy Join UsThe UAE indirect tax environment continues to create sustained demand for senior VAT professionals who can combine technical expertise with strong commercial leadership. This Dubai opportunity offers meaningful ownership across advisory delivery, client development, team capability, market growth, and