Tax Advisor | Egypt & Middle East
Current• Provides advice on applicable laws, regulations and / or practice to tax compliance and other staff functions.• Reviews tax returns and participates in preparation of complex tax returns, as applicable.• With guidance from more experienced tax professionals, conducts tax research and planning on a wide range of transactions involving international and local tax issues. Conducts research on and provides ideas on optimizing business transactions to save tax or reduce compliance burden. Prepares memos to support tax planning positions and to guide the tax compliance effort to ensure accurate tax returns are filed.• Works closely with other Finance functions to determine basic financial aspects of transactions (including book and earnings impacts and financing aspects).• As applicable, demonstrates knowledge of reporting and stewardship systems such as SAP, Data Warehouse, and analytics tools, understands system configuration and determines the impact of new legislation on company’s Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).• With guidance from more experienced tax professionals, prepares appropriate materials for tax controversies (e.g., requested data, briefs, and other relevant documents), manages day-to-day aspects of controversy matters (including interaction with government auditors, appeals, hearings and litigation) and provides sufficient information and recommendations to Tax Management.• Appropriately documents positions taken in tax controversies. Works with outside counsel to pursue resolution to tax controversies, as necessary.• Participates in teams and may gain some leadership experience by leading teams.