Tax and Zakat Specialist

Key accountabilities & activities:

• Review of Company’s documents to ensure compliance with Tax and Zakat Laws (including VAT, WHT etc).
• Ensure vendor invoices received are compliant with Input VAT regulations.
• Accurately preparing and filing tax returns (Tax, Zakat, VAT & WHT) in a timely manner.
• Ensure proper settlement of all Direct and Indirect Taxes and their due reporting to authorities.
• Review of all Direct and Indirect Tax matters and ensure all relevant compliance.
• Coordination and liaison with relevant authorities for any tax related matters.
• Coordination and liaison with external tax consultants on ad-hoc basis.
• Preparation of necessary documentation for transfer pricing requirements.
• Completing responses and schedules in preparation for tax audits.
• Preparation of other reports, presentations and analyses on an ad-hoc basis.
• Develop and suggest improvement in Direct and Indirect Tax processes and policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Provide support to Finance Function on ad-hoc basis

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, taxation, finance, business or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar role.
• Hands-on knowledge of Tax legislation in KSA (including Zakat, Tax, VAT and WHT).
• Experience in the submission of VAT and WHT returns in KSA.
• Expertise in data presentation and accuracy.
• Fluent in written & spoken Arabic & English languages.
• Strong command over Microsoft Office.