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Statutory & Tax Controller
Doha, Qatar
Statutory & Tax Controller
Doha, Ad Dawḩah, Qatar
+ 1 more location
Date posted
Sep 10, 2025
Job number
1869514
Work site
3 days / week in-office
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Finance
Discipline
Financial Analysis
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
We are looking for a Stat&Tax Finance Manager to join Middle East Cluster Finance Team. The Statutory & Tax Controller is responsible for timely and accurate completion of all statutory and tax filings, including the local statutory financial statements. Where applicable, the role involves training Finance and business stakeholders on tax or statutory requirements and working with external service providers such as Accenture, EY, or KMPG as well as external parties such as the external auditors or the tax authorities.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of active experience in similar role Statutory (French GAAP, USGAAP) Accounting, Controlling, Tax knowledge (including indirect taxes) BA/BS or MBA degree in Finance, Economics, CA/CPA preferred
- Fluent in English
- Arabic is a plus
Responsibilities
- Identifying risks proactively and working with subsidiaries and ROC / Corp stakeholders to manage risks.
- Supporting business to land new business models / orgs from stat & tax perspective.
- Ensuring the below for all legal entities via community management of Stat & Tax subsidiary resources.
- Accountable for accurate stat records and timely annual financial statements in compliance with US GAAP, French GAAP and local statutory and tax regulation.
- Review and sign off on balance sheet reconciliations + variance analysis.
- Monitor, review, and oversee the Stat & Tax work of One Finance to ensure best ROI.
- Where applicable, manage accounting ops to ensure financial report integrity and completeness.
- Manage external auditor relationship. For Limited Risk Distribution subs (LRD’s), partner with the Center of Excellence at the Regional Operating Center to effectively manage the external audit.
- Accountable for accurate and timely tax filings, including indirect taxes.
- Where applicable, support & educate the business on tax model (LRD)
- Support audits from local tax authorities or other government agencies.
- Land global projects in the country of operation, as well as country-driven expansions, with proper financial infrastructure and statutory registration in compliance with local accounting, tax regulations as well as MS global processes.
- Identify all non-standard management transactions (e.g. cross-charges, accruals, commission changes) and review their statutory implications before any decision to proceed
- Communicate to the Corp Tax team any important changes in local tax legislation that could affect the MS business model (e.g. changes in local transfer pricing legislation)
- Responsible to maintain local transfer pricing file in line with local legislation and in collaboration with Corp tax
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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