Senior Tax Advisor - Global Markets and Investment Banking

beBee Careers is hiring a Senior Tax Advisor for Global Markets and Investment Banking in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing tax advisory for market transactions, ensuring compliance with tax laws, and updating governance policies. Candidates should have over 10 years of taxation experience, including in banking, and hold relevant certifications. This is a full-time position based in the UAE, not remote.
Corporate Taxation Lead

We are seeking a seasoned taxation professional to oversee live market transactions and provide support to various businesses within the organization. This pivotal role requires expertise in corporate tax, international tax, and market transactional level advisory.
Key Responsibilities:
• Market Transactions Oversight: Manage all markets & investments businesses tax advisory in accordance with wider Group Risk and Tax policies and within the bank's risk appetite.
• Tax Analysis: Oversee and review transactions for tax analysis in all countries where the Group operates to ensure appropriate compliance with tax laws.
• Advisory Governance: Update Advisory Tax governance policies and procedures manual.
• Regulatory Compliance: Keep up to date with changing and new Tax regulations.
• Transaction Documentation: Take ownership and substantiation of all tax advisory transactions documentation for all Global markets and Investment Banking businesses.
Additional Accountabilities:
• Global Markets and Investment Banking: Responsibility for advising on Global Markets and Investment Banking transactions for all entities of the Group operating through branches, subsidiaries and representative offices.
• Tax Regulation Updates: Keeping up to date with Tax regulation changes and continually assessing the Group's corporate tax profile.
• Tax Input: Working and interacting directly with the Global businesses and finance teams by providing valuable tax input into all transactions/products.
Qualifications and Requirements:
• Education: First and Second Degree required.
• Certification: CPA/ACA or equivalent Accounting/Tax professional qualification required.
• Experience: 10+ years Taxation experience across technical disciplines of Corporation tax, international tax, and Market transactional level advisory.
• Banking Experience: 6+ years in Banks & Capital Markets or Financial Services experience.
• International Experience: Must have worked in more than two countries/continents.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability in managing stakeholders across jurisdictions.
• System Knowledge: Good knowledge of accounting ledger/systems e.g. Oracle, SAP etc.
• Negotiation Skills: Negotiation skills.