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      Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Digital Services Internal – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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      Employment: Full Time

      Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Operations, will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients operationally by providing advice on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. In joining, you’ll help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information among our consultants and in turn with engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of specific topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of accounting and reporting standard setting initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment.As a part of our team, you’ll help assist engagement teams in the areas of resource management, learning and development, human capital, reporting, technology and innovation, and quality and compliance.A career within Operations, will provide the opportunity to support our engagement teams and clients operationally by providing advice on accounting, financial reporting, and strategic business issues. You will help ensure a complete and relevant exchange of information with the engagement teams and clients, provide experts advice on a variety of digital topics, support engagement teams in resolving complex issues, and supporting clients and their subsidiaries in evaluating the potential impact of digital initiatives. You’ll develop strong relationships with our engagement teams and enhance our ability to meet greater investor expectations with the challenges of an increasingly complex business environment. As a part of our team, you’ll help assist engagement teams in the areas of resource management, learning and development, human capital, reporting, technology, innovation, quality and compliance.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

      As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Liaise with firmwide digital upskilling team to rollout coveted training programs targeted at upskilling staff in Tax;- Recruit high potential digitally inclined talent from business to be enrolled in the program;- Help Business Units in identifying automation opportunities and selecting right digital tool and resources for developing solutions;- Keep abreast of latest digital tools and technologies used by firm, both locally and globally;- Use your strong communication and presentation skills to create awareness of the firm’s digital tools.- Engage with tax staff to clearly communicate the firm’s vision of digital transformation;- Manage multiple projects on tight timelines involving firm’s technology tools to exceed client’s expectations;- Gain a clear understanding of firm’s risk, quality and governance guidelines.- Evaluate all projects against these guidelines and help in keeping an overall governance in such matters across the firm;- Develop new skills outside of your comfort zone;- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively;- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development;- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations;- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations;- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations;- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making;- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients;- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties;- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points;- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

      PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
      We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
      In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
      We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
      PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
      PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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      IFS – Finance – Firm Tax Associate/Senior Associate – Compliance & Audit | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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      Employment: Full Time

      Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Internal Tax team provides internal services related to financial services, treasury and taxation. As part of our team, you’ll help the team provide a full range of taxation services to PwC related to complex financial reporting, cost management, tax planning, investment management and transaction processing.The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function. The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory.  This role is intended to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction. The ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit Associate’s role is for a tax accountant who is responsible for handling tax activities for the PwC ME Group entities under the supervision of the ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (Subfunction) Lead and working together with the wider Firm Tax team as well as finance tax specialists across the ME region. The main focus of the tax accountant is to support the Compliance & Audit sub function in all tax compliance and audit related matters for the region.  This includes optimising PwC’s tax position, minimising tax leakage, managing tax risks, and understanding the tax implications of cross border transactions and the business operating model.  Specifically, this will require data collection, validation and preparation of various tax compliance and reporting requirements across the region. Activities and responsibility will include: preparation of corporate income tax, withholding tax (WHT) and value added tax (VAT) returns; preparation of responses to tax authority audits and inquiries; responding to tax related questions posed by other internal firm services (IFS) functions as well as, at times, client facing (Line of Service (LoS)) teams on tax issues encountered in their day to day operations.Compliance- Prepare corporate income tax returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Prepare WHT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Prepare VAT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Reconcile tax to statutory accounts.- Reconcile and validate accounts and accounting entries as required (including payroll taxes, customs and excise duties, stamp duty, etc).- Deliver internal analysis/reports to Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, flagging key risks, exposures etc., as well as tax opportunities.- Works with the wider Firm Tax team and local Tax LoS Specialists to understand tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions within the Middle East.- Responsible for guiding transactions within the wider OneFinance team to optimise the management of tax liabilities. Audit- Provide inputs for all tax audits conducted by Firm Tax/Global Team/External Auditors.Other- Organize and conduct special analysis as required.- Assist with effective tax training and appropriate support for the business.- Consolidate, analyse and challenge tax report inputs from LoS/local teams/other finance teams as appropriate.- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.- Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.- Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.- Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.Learning & Growth- Forms part of both the local finance community, regional tax community as well as global tax experts’ community, and maintains appropriate relationships across the tax spectrum.- Has the capabilities to deliver responsibilities efficiently.- Captures templates and standards into a repository to build the team’s own knowledge management database.- Ensures adherence to policies and procedures.- Responsible for the continuing professional development of self. – Support internal knowledge management best practices, creating communities of practice both within your own team and across the wider function.- Act as a key tax resource and liaison to the Tax Manager, the Firm Tax Team and where relevant to other areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed.

      Education- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field required.- Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Practicing Accountant or similar. Language- Bilingual English/Arabic.  Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic.  Overall Experience- 3+ years of tax experience. – Previous experience with corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT and payroll is required.- An understanding of other taxes would be an advantage.Specific Experience- Must have tax corporate income tax accounting and compliance experience.- Experience in the Professional Services industry in a top tier (Big 4) firm would be an advantage. Knowledge and Skills- Understanding of general/international accounting standards and practices.- High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial and transactional tax and accounting functions and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer based modelling and analytic techniques.- Ability to adhere to procedures, controls and policies for functional areas of responsibility.- Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity required.- Excellent people management skills required.- Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively work with professional resources in accounting areas.- Ethical conduct.

      PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
      We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
      In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
      We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
      PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
      PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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      Senior Office Manager / Client Service Executive | Irwin & Dow

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      Employment: Full Time

      We are seeking an experienced Office Manager and Team Assistant from a financial services / Investment banking background to support an established global client based in the heart of Dubai’s financial heartland. The office in Dubai is a boutique environment where employees are intrinsically involved in the business; a superb, supportive environment where candidates are encouraged to work autonomously and take on large areas of responsibility.Due to the close-knit team environment, the successful applicant will need to be able to manage a diverse set of responsibilities and be a real Ms Moneypenny, capable of managing three roles in one. The role will combine elements of Office Management, Executive Administration to the team and Managing Director and effective Client Relationship Management and Marketing Support. General administrative function of the office for the MENA region, will include advising and updating vendor contracts, liaison with the DIFC for all HR and office related matters and supporting the team with regulatory reports to the DFSA. Additionally, there will be the diary and travel management for the team and MD, expense reporting and complex presentation work.

      Candidates should have a been in a client service, financial role previously and understand the complexities of maintaining client relationships and attracting new clients. The successful applicant will have a strong predilection for marketing and have a creative side, looking at existing marketing strategies and offering suggestions for developing strategy further. As Covid restrictions begin to lift, events and investor roadshows will have renewed focus and you manage all aspects of the organisation, travel and logistics and materials for these. The role will coordinate with international teams, ensuring advertising, PR, product and marketing support, website and social media strategies are aligned at the global level.We are looking for a senior professional, who has worked in a broad-based role within the financial services sector in a client facing role, ideally with DIFC experience. This role supports at C-Suite and at team level and candidates should be able to operate at the highest levels with all colleagues, regardless of their titles. The right work ethic, personality and overall attitude is especially important to our client and the company fit needs to be right. You will be an individual with a positive nature, high energy and a strong team spirit. The ability to multitask with exemplary time management skills is paramount as is strong interpersonal skills. Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation is key in representing this amazing office and its business.This is a superb opportunity for those senior candidates, looking for a more broad-based role where they have key strategy involvement and are valued within the business.

      Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.
      Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.
      Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.
      Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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      IFS – Finance – Firm Tax Manager – Governance & Risk | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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      Employment: Full Time

      Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Internal Tax team provides internal services related to financial services, treasury and taxation. As part of our team, you’ll help the team provide a full range of taxation services to PwC related to complex financial reporting, cost management, tax planning, investment management and transaction processing.The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function.  The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Advisory.  This role is intended to support the Governance & Risk subfunction.The ME Tax Governance & Risk Manager’s role is comprised of the following:- Manage the ME Group’s compliance requirements as relates to ME and non-ME governance & risk matters;- Manage the monthly tax provision process for the ME Group, including oversight of tax balances and costs;- Prepare the ME Group’s periodic tax reporting requirements;- Escalate material risk or compliance issues to the ME Tax Governance & Risk Subfunction Leader &/or Firm Tax Leader;- Contribute to tax optimisation projects;- Contribute to upholding the tax governance of the ME Group in accordance with the Tax Code of Conduct; – Contribute to managing and mitigating tax risks of the ME Group in accordance with the Tax Code of Conduct; and – Supervise and provide guidance to junior members of the team.Primary duties and responsibilities- Manage the ME Group’s tax governance & risk based compliance process, including:- Prepare the ME Group’s tax compliance and regulatory reporting documentation, including:- Country by Country Reporting (CbCR);- Economic Substance Reporting (ESR);- United States compliance & reporting (FATCA, annual returns, WFP requirements);- Other non-ME compliance & regulatory requirements;- DAC6;- Transfer Pricing.- Prepare the monthly tax provision calculations for the ME Group and actively manage tax balances and costs including providing value add insight into balances and costs;- Prepare the ME Group’s monthly tax reports including insight into KPIs, balances and costs across all taxes;- Provide support on the audit requirements of the ME Group including tax aspects of external statutory audits as well as managing Tax Authority audits (all taxes) with relevant local jurisdictions;- Provide guidance and support on tax governance & risk projects such as automation requirements, costing validations, tax effectiveness and efficiency improvements;- Provide guidance and support on tax optimisation and tax savings projects;- Provide guidance and support in managing tax compliance risks across the ME Group, escalating to the subfunction lead &/or ME Firm Tax Leader where material;- Provide guidance to and supervision of junior members of the team and facilitate country tax specialist support where applicable;- Ensure submission deadlines are adhered to.- Work with the sub function lead and ME Firm Tax Leader and other relevant business stakeholders to develop and implement tax efficient structuring of company operations across the ME Group, ensuring local (country specific) laws are adhered to.- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.- Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.- Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.- Conduct internal tax related training across the ME Group.- Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.

      Knowledge, skills, and abilities- BA/BS in finance or accounting; CPA, Chartered Accountant or equivalent preferred.- Fluent in Arabic and English.- Minimum 5 years work experience in taxation, preferably with a professional services firm (Big 4), with an exposure to the ME region taxation, and with supervisory experience and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to many levels of management.- Excellent communication skills in order to communicate effectively internally and externally (with auditors, tax advisors, lawyers etc.).- Time management skills and ability to meet taxation deadlines and resolve urgent issues with auditors.- Consulting skills in order to analyze reports, draw conclusions and make recommendations.- Project management skills.- Excellent leadership skills and ability to manage a team.- High level of understanding across a broad range of tax related matters including compliance and corporate tax optimization.- High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial structuring and accounting and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer-based modelling and analytic techniques.

      PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
      We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
      In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
      We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
      PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
      PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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      Operations Executive | RTC-1 Employment Services

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      Employment: Full Time

      Position Title: Operations ExecutiveEmployment Type: Full TimeSalary: up to 7,000 AED, all-inclusive depending on experience and qualificationsJob Location: Sharjah, UAEAbout the Client:The hiring company is a Sharjah based business formation company that is high recognized in their dedication to create a streamline the process of businesses structure that suits different client needs to cover their presence in the UAE.Job Role:• Preparing and finalizing formation documents for with amendment license processes• Maintaining application forms for client purpose• Generating monthly/weekly/random reports upon the managers requests• Preparing/maintaining online sheets including client list, processing record, historic – license related, historic – visa related, etc• Updating/maintaining general policies document and sheet• Preparing formation documents new/renew/amendment/cancellation etc• E-Channel renewal monitoring

      Requirements:• Open to Arabic nationals• Male or Female, 40 years old and below• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field• At least 3 years of experience in business setup/company formation with knowledge of Freezones (essential)• E-Channel experience is a must• Excellent English communication skills

      RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa. More

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      IFS – Finance – Firm Tax Associate/Senior Associate – Legal & Advisory | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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      Employment: Full Time

      Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.As a part of our Internal Firm Services, you’ll provide strategic oversight, manage operations, and develop policies for all aspects of the Finance team.The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function.  The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory.  This role is intended to support the Governance & Risk sub function.The ME Firm Tax Legal & Advisory Associate’s role is comprised of the following:- Prepare tax and legal advice for the PwC ME business outlining the Firm’s position on tax aspects of: – Client and vendor contracting arrangements; – Client and vendor billing arrangements; – Structuring of client and vendor contracts; – Acquisitions; – Cross-border transactions; and- Responding to other ad hoc matters pertaining to the Firm’s Tax position.In addition, the role will also require reviewing of various tax and VAT related clauses in agreements and drafting of relevant clauses to give effect to the transaction/arrangement.Primary duties and responsibilities- Support the ME Firm Tax Legal & Advisory (Subfunction) Lead in scoping and preparing Firm tax and legal advice, including:- Receiving and managing requests for Firm Tax and Legal advice;- Scoping with relevant stakeholders in order to ascertain business requirements;- Draft advices/opinions and make recommendations based on legal requirements;- Seek practical solutions to legal impediments;- Draft policies and procedures as required;- Draft legal agreements and documents;- Provide guidance and support on tax optimisation and tax savings projects;- Provide guidance and support on legal aspects of managing tax compliance risks across the ME Group, escalating to the subfunction lead &/or ME Firm Tax Leader where material;- Provide guidance to and supervision of junior members of the team and facilitate specialist stakeholder support where applicable;- Ensure deadlines are adhered to.- Work with the sub function lead and ME Firm Tax Leader and other relevant business stakeholders to develop and implement tax efficient structuring of company operations across the ME Group, ensuring local (country specific) laws are adhered to.- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.- Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.- Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.- Conduct internal tax related training across the ME Group.- Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.

      Knowledge, skills, and abilities- BA in law, with a tax, contract/commercial law major or B.Com (Law).- Fluent in Arabic and English.- Minimum 2 years work experience in law (with a taxation, contract/commercial focus), preferably with a legal firm (international or golden circle) or professional services firm (Big 4). – Exposure to the ME region’s taxation requirements would be beneficial.  – Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to many levels of management.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required in order to communicate effectively internally and externally (with business advisors, tax advisors, lawyers, other stakeholders, etc.).- Time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines and resolve urgent issues with stakeholders.- Consulting skills in order to analyze reports/transactions, draw conclusions and make recommendations.- Project management skills.- Excellent leadership skills and ability to work within a team.- High level of understanding across a broad range of tax related matters including compliance and corporate tax optimization.

      PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
      We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
      In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
      We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
      PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
      PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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      Integration Support Engineer | Amazon.ae

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      Employment: Full Time

      DESCRIPTIONAmazon Payment Services is a regional expert in payment processing technology and solutions across major markets in the GCC, operating in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar. We design and develop our services to make it as easy as possible to make online payments for businesses with our simple, secure, and innovative payment services.We seek a dynamic, ambitious, and customer-obsessed Integration Support Engineer who is passionate about providing technical solutions to our merchants. Integration Support engineers are part of the Integration team, which owns merchants onboarding and offers technical support for all our existing and new merchants in our roadmap.This team’s overarching goal is consistently improving merchant experience and driving operational excellence according to Amazon’s Customer obsession philosophy. Their primary focus is to integrate a maximum number of merchants with our payment gateway in the least possible turnaround time while achieving the highest merchant satisfaction and quality results.JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:· He/she provides dedicated integration support for all types of merchants.· Develops subject matter expertise in one or more payment services and handles escalations related to those services.· He/she manages high severity incidents till resolution.· He/she can deal with ambiguity associated with the technical requirements. (e.g., custom system integrations, token migrations, embedded customer experience).· He/she understands platform architecture (at a high-level), API documentation, and troubleshooting techniques.· He/she understand the risk/opportunities with various implementations and help our merchants make the right trade-offs (e.g., creation of downstream bottlenecks, managed vs. unmanaged services, etc.).· He/she understand the problem, defines severity, and proposes a workaround solution during crisis times to recover transactions while still working on the end-to-end solution.· He/she works very closely with Infosec and Tech team to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities.· They actively execute mandates from our Infosec and tech teams to ensure we meet the payment security bar.· He/she performs deep dive and conducts detailed application analysis to identify the root causes of the merchant issues and works with the internal stakeholders and external partners to resolve them.· Investigates transaction-related technical issues and promptly escalates concerns to the senior integration engineers.· Must be able to interact with external parties comfortably, exhibiting an understanding of Amazon Payment services’ offerings, processes, and technology.· Participates in on-call duties, based on a rotational schedule, to manage incident/sev1-2 related support by coordinating with different stakeholders to unblock issues.

      BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.· 2+ years overall development or technical support experience.· Knowledge of XML/SOAP, web services, web application development, and industry-standard commerce systems.· Knowledge of Java-based technologies· Experience with popular e-commerce shopping carts (Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart, etc.).· Effective organizational skills to maintain a consistently high standard of operations in a busy environment· Proven track record in working on enterprise-level large scale n-tier applications.· Effective prioritization and time management confidence to drive and manage large conference calls· Excellent written and oral communication, ability to express thoughts logically and succinctly.· Fluency in English and Arabic.· Energy, enthusiasm, and passion for making our merchants successfulPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS· Development skills in C/Java or open source-based technologies.· Knowledge of he mobile development common languages (Android, Swift).· Basic understanding of DevOps and Agile.Amazon is equal opportunity employer, we believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central of our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

      Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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      Firm Tax Associate/Senior Associate – Compliance & Audit | PricewaterhouseCoopers

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      Employment: Full Time

      IFS – Finance – Firm Tax Associate/Senior Associate – Compliance & AuditLine of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Internal Tax team provides internal services related to financial services, treasury and taxation. As part of our team, you’ll help the team provide a full range of taxation services to PwC related to complex financial reporting, cost management, tax planning, investment management and transaction processing.The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function.  The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory.  This role is intended to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction.The ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit Associate’s role is for a tax accountant who is responsible for handling tax activities for the PwC ME Group entities under the supervision of the ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (Subfunction) Lead and working together with the wider Firm Tax team as well as finance tax specialists across the ME region.The main focus of the tax accountant is to support the Compliance & Audit sub function in all tax compliance and audit related matters for the region.  This includes optimising PwC’s tax position, minimising tax leakage, managing tax risks, and understanding the tax implications of cross border transactions and the business operating model. Specifically, this will require data collection, validation and preparation of various tax compliance and reporting requirements across the region. Activities and responsibility will include: preparation of corporate income tax, withholding tax (WHT) and value added tax (VAT) returns; preparation of responses to tax authority audits and inquiries; responding to tax related questions posed by other internal firm services (IFS) functions as well as, at times, client facing (Line of Service (LoS)) teams on tax issues encountered in their day to day operations.Compliance- Prepare corporate income tax returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Prepare WHT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Prepare VAT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.- Reconcile tax to statutory accounts.- Reconcile and validate accounts and accounting entries as required (including payroll taxes, customs and excise duties, stamp duty, etc).- Deliver internal analysis/reports to Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, flagging key risks, exposures etc., as well as tax opportunities.- Works with the wider Firm Tax team and local Tax LoS Specialists to understand tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions within the Middle East.- Responsible for guiding transactions within the wider OneFinance team to optimise the management of tax liabilities. Audit- Provide inputs for all tax audits conducted by Firm Tax/Global Team/External Auditors.Other- Organize and conduct special analysis as required.- Assist with effective tax training and appropriate support for the business.- Consolidate, analyse and challenge tax report inputs from LoS/local teams/other finance teams as appropriate.- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.- Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.- Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.- Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.Learning & Growth- Forms part of both the local finance community, regional tax community as well as global tax experts’ community, and maintains appropriate relationships across the tax spectrum.- Has the capabilities to deliver responsibilities efficiently.- Captures templates and standards into a repository to build the team’s own knowledge management database.- Ensures adherence to policies and procedures.- Responsible for the continuing professional development of self. – Support internal knowledge management best practices, creating communities of practice both within your own team and across the wider function.- Act as a key tax resource and liaison to the Tax Manager, the Firm Tax Team and where relevant to other areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed.

      Education- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field required.- Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Practicing Accountant or similar. Language- Bilingual English/Arabic.  Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic.  Overall Experience- 3+ years of tax experience. – Previous experience with corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT and payroll is required.- An understanding of other taxes would be an advantage.Specific Experience- Must have tax corporate income tax accounting and compliance experience.- Experience in the Professional Services industry in a top tier (Big 4) firm would be an advantage. Knowledge and Skills- Understanding of general/international accounting standards and practices.- High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial and transactional tax and accounting functions and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer based modelling and analytic techniques.- Ability to adhere to procedures, controls and policies for functional areas of responsibility.- Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity required.- Excellent people management skills required.- Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively work with professional resources in accounting areas.- Ethical conduct.

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