Overview

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we are a community of solvers, where every individual plays an important role in shaping the future of our firm, clients and communities. We seek individuals who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviors, working together to create a better tomorrow. Our commitment to Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes, from our PwC Professional framework, defines how we deliver on our purpose and strategy, serving our clients and living our values in every interaction. Trusted Leadership emphasizes building trust, delivering sustained outcomes, and demonstrating courage and honesty, especially during challenging times. Distinctive Outcomes focus on excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness, ensuring our work adds value, meaning, and purpose. By integrating these principles into our daily operations, we ensure that our efforts are aligned with our values and objectives. Thus, we are looking for candidates who are self-aware, collaborative, committed to continuous learning, and dedicated to delivering quality and integrity.

A career in our Indirect Tax practice within Tax & Legal Services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their VAT obligations across unique but ever-changing VAT specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas VAT affairs, acting as a strategic consultant in business analysis, managing VAT technical projects, VAT disputes, VAT strategy, and more of our VAT solutions and offerings.

Job Description

To truly stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each 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 Evolved PwC Professional—our global leadership development framework. It provides us with a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies, and career paths, offering transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a VAT Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a diverse, inclusive team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex international business issues from strategy to execution across different industries such as Consumer Markets, Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), Real Estate, Financial Services, Healthcare and Transportation & Logistics.

Skills and responsibilities required include but are not limited to:

  • Be proactive and accountable, inspiring others through innovation, creativity, and effective teamwork.

  • Apply critical thinking to bring structure and clarity to complex or unstructured problems.

  • Delegate effectively, providing team members with challenging opportunities and coaching them to achieve results.

  • Develop self-awareness by utilizing feedback and reflection to recognize personal strengths and address areas for improvement.

  • Ensure quality and accuracy by thoroughly reviewing your own work and that of others for relevance and excellence.

  • Leverage a broad range of tools and techniques to extract meaningful insights from current industry or sector trends.

  • Make informed decisions on tool selection, understanding when and how to apply available resources and explaining your choices.

  • Seek and embrace diverse experiences by pursuing opportunities that expose you to different situations, environments, and perspectives.

  • Communicate clearly and effectively, using structured and straightforward language to influence and connect with others.

  • Adapt behavior to build strong relationships, accurately reading situations to foster high-quality connections.

  • Uphold ethical standards, consistently adhering to the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.
     

Basic Job Requirements

  • Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Taxation, Law, Economics, Commerce or a related field (qualifications are advantageous but not mandatory)

  • Minimum of 3 years work experience in tax or other related tax/legal services 

  • Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Tax, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Customs Brokerage, Customs Regulations, Customs Tariffs, Customs Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Indirect Tax, Indirect Tax Controversies, Input Value Added Tax (VAT), Intellectual Curiosity, International Taxation, Learning Agility, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Tax Accounting {+ 12 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

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About PwC Middle East

At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 236,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Established in the region for 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,200 people across 12 countries. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market and beyond.