VP- Group Corporate Taxation
First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage all Markets & Investments businesses tax advisory in accordance with the wider Group Risk and Tax policies and within the bank's risk appetite.
- Oversee and review transactions for Tax analysis in all countries where the Group operates to ensure appropriate compliance with tax laws.
- Update Advisory Tax governance policies and procedures manual
- Keep up to date with changing and new Tax regulations
- Take ownership and substantiation of all tax advisory transactions documentation for all Global markets and Investment Banking businesses.
- Deals with external consultants / advisors wherever required.
- Deals with Tax authority enquiries as required on a timely basis.
- Responsibility for advising on Global Markets and Investment Banking transactions for all entities of the FAB Group operating through branches, subsidiaries and representative offices.
- Keeping up to date with Tax regulation changes and continually accessing the Group's corporate tax profile
- Working and interacting directly with the Global businesses and finance folks by providing valuable tax input into all transactions/products.
- Working with Financial reporting team ensuring adequate disclosures of all advisory tax data.
- Monitoring tax advice and compliance with local tax laws, and providing an oversight with expert analysis, and decision support.
- Periodically reviewing and updating Advisory Tax policies and procedures within sufficient risk parameters
- Working with appropriate Group personnel and external advisers to ensure sufficiency of tax advisory.
- Resolving any direct / corporation tax matters as introduced in the GCC, and overseeing those in international locations e.g. Asia.
- First and Second Degree required
- CPA / ACA or equivalent Accounting / Tax professional qualification required
- 10years++ Taxation experience across technical disciplines of Corporation tax, international tax, and Market transactional level advisory etc
- 6++ years in Banks & Capital Markets or Financial Services experience
- Must have worked in more than two countries / continents
- Proven ability in managing stakeholders across jurisdictions
- Good knowledge of accounting ledger / systems e.g. Oracle, SAP etc
- Good knowledge of Tax IT systems and use of bank source systems
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Self-starter and very motivated
- Ability to handle pressure and tight timeframes
- Ability to work in an unstructured environment and respectful to different ethnicities
- Having negotiation skills
- Able to record issues and propose solutions