Tax Director

Duties and Responsibilities

• Being the principal contact with clients on day-to-day tax matters.
• Apply a range of capabilities to deliver quality and value to the client.
• Involving in tax advisory and planning work on a client portfolio.
• Discussing new tax ideas and technical issues with clients.
• Manage and mentor members of the tax team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement.
• Working with specialists to deliver expertise to the local market.
• Responding appropriately to requests from clients for other Andersen Services.
• Represents the firm’s clients at the ETA and high-challenge tax committees.
• Planning compliance work and taking responsibility for managing the process through to the submission of tax computations.
• Reviewing and analyzing corporation tax computations.
• Providing clear directions, positive and constructive feedback.
• Liaising with the client service team and with colleagues in Legal and other functions to provide a coordinated service to the clients.
• Advising clients on the treatment of contentious issues.
• Monitoring the tax compliance position.
• Being aware of international tax issues and updates on domestic tax law.
• Coaching & developing less experienced staff.
• Contribute to the business growth strategy.
• Reviews & agrees on action plans with the leaders.
• Contributes more to converting service opportunities to successful proposals for new and existing clients.
• Improves the cash collection process, achieves my targeted budget, and increases profitability.
• Participate more in recruitment processes to ensure that we bring the highest calibers.
• To pay great attention to the importance of tax technology and how it can add value to our work and enhance client performance and client satisfaction.
• Develops and enhances the learning of the new staff.
• Adheres to the firm policies & procedures regarding risk & quality management to avoid exposing the firm to any kind of risks.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant subjects, e.g., Accounting, Taxation, Ideally ESAA qualified (or equivalent).
• At least 12 years experience in either external and/or internal tax functions.
• Being client driven, strategically and commercially aware as well as an excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral.
• Having project management skills, planning, and prioritizing work, meeting deadlines, monitor the budget.
• Having excellent negotiation skills, the ability to sustain opinion and handle challenges, the ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines as well as effective time management skills.
• Be able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work. And have Business development skills.
• Having the ability to analyze an evolving portfolio of complex tax operations to provide meaningful business insights as well as identify potential opportunities and risks and communicate these to our clients.
• Excellent technical knowledge of and experience in International Tax advisory and compliance.
• The ability to apply an understanding of financial statements and other relevant non-tax financial and business information to tax advisory and compliance work.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for work.
• Identifies and pursues business opportunities.
• Be able to analyze problems and identify core issues. Investigate, evaluate, and integrate information.
• Be able to communicate with impact, in a way that is open, and honest.