Tax Senior Analyst / Tax Assistant Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and providing tax input for Corporate Merger & Acquisition and tax due diligence exercise.
• Coordinate with external consultants and monitor the deliverables on Corporate Merger & Acquisition.
• Liaise with Authorities including U.A.En Inland Revenue Board, Ministry of Finance U.A.E, PETRONAS when the need arise.
• Review monthly tax provision for both current and deferred taxes and propose the tax entries for booking into accounting system.
• Prepare and/or review quarterly tax questionnaires (tax reporting) submission to Head Office on current & deferred taxes and tax rate reconciliation.
• Prepare tax receivable, tax payable and deferred tax continuity.
• Assess deferred tax asset to determine if valuation allowance is required to reduce or derecognize the deferred tax asset. 
• Update tax provision computation after audit adjustments and prepare Tax Notes for disclosure in Financial Statements.
• Review information for monthly tax reporting for submission to Head Office in respect of statutory payments to governments. 
• True up tax numbers after submission of PITA returns.
• Analyse Tax accounting analysis for current tax and deferred tax provision, true-up and related financial book keeping, tax efficiency, tax leakages, tax risks assessment in any special exercise taken by Head Office 
• Provide tax pool (i.e. capital allowances and tax losses) to Performance, Planning and Management (PPM) team for the purposes of cash flow forecast and year end impairment exercise.
• Tax planning and advisory in relation to Petroleum Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Abu Dhabi State Sales Tax, Service Tax on Imported Taxable Service, Withholding Tax and Transfer Pricing. 
• Tax leakages assessment on intercompany transactions and related companies within HPB Group.
• Ensure Transfer Pricing Reports and contemporaneous documents are available.
• Coordinate, compile transactions and liaise with Head Office on periodic reporting requirements.
• Compliance and advise on Vietnam Operating Office, Talisman Vietnam Limited and any exercise taken on in Vietnam.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant tax or accounting professional qualification – degree or equivalent holder (e.g. ACCA, MICPA, CIMA etc.)
• At least 10 years in the field of accounting / taxation with experience in large accounting firms is preferred.
• Proficient in Petroleum Income Tax Act, Income Tax Act, Transfer Pricing Guidelines and Accounting Standard is required.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, MFRS and accounting and applied financial theory. 
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with positive and proactive attitude. 
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skill in English and Bahasa U.A.E.
• Self-motivated, strong analytical and financial analysis capabilities, high attention to detail and the ability to work independently. 
• Good team-player, able to provide guidance to junior staff, able to plan and monitor job status and able to commit in meeting tight deadline.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word) applications would be a strong plus. 
• Experience working in the upstream oil and gas industry is an advantage.