Job Description

The Assistant Manager – Taxation is responsible for managing direct and indirect tax compliance across the Regional Logistics Group and its subsidiaries (GCC and Levent), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant reporting in line with applicable regulations and legislation. The role supports the Finance leadership in VAT, UAE Corporate Tax, ESR, CbCR, and broader tax governance matters, while contributing to the development and maintenance of robust tax policies, processes, and controls.

The position plays a key role in tax reporting, audit coordination, and advisory support to the business, including system implementations, new product launches, and contractual tax reviews. Acting as a key liaison with internal stakeholders, external auditors, tax authorities, and regional tax teams, the role helps mitigate tax risk, ensure governance, and support the organization’s evolving regulatory obligations within a dynamic logistics environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

VAT Compliance

• Manage indirect tax compliance across DPWL and its subsidiaries, ensuring accurate reporting and full compliance with applicable regulations and legislation.
• Prepare and file VAT returns and related journals, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely submissions to the relevant Tax Authorities.
• Provide tax research and technical support to the Director – Finance as required.
• Regularly review VAT tax charge codes and ensure the tax master data is accurately maintained and updated within systems.
• Maintain tax issue logs and ensure timely closure of all action points.
• Provide tax mapping support for the implementation of new IT systems within DP World.

UAE Corporate Tax (CIT) & Tax Reporting

• Assist auditors with tax-related queries and disclosures.
• Prepare UAE Corporate Tax journals (current and deferred tax) and calculate uncertain tax positions.
• Prepare documentation and supporting data for UAE Corporate Tax elections.
• Collate and validate data required for the filing of UAE Corporate Tax returns.

ESR, CbCR & Statutory Returns

• Prepare and submit ESR notifications and annual ESR filings.
• Prepare and submit CbCR notifications and annual returns in the UAE and other applicable jurisdictions.

Ownership of Tax Policies & Procedures

• Take ownership of ensuring Group policies, procedures, and practices are fully tax compliant.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of tax principles, policies, processes, and tax accounting frameworks to strengthen governance and controls.

Tax Governance Framework

• Prepare technical tax and accounting documentation in response to regulatory or legislative changes.
• Ensure timely delivery of tax reporting cycles, proactively managing issues and providing regular status updates to stakeholders.

Technical Tax Advisory

• Partner with business stakeholders to advise on tax accounting implications for new product launches and initiatives.
• Support the Senior Manager in preparing tax advice for business units, including reviewing tax provisions within legal and commercial agreements.

Audit, Authority & Regulator Liaison

• Plan and coordinate tax audits, liaising with internal and external auditors and tax advisors.
• Act as a primary point of contact for tax-related matters, managing relationships with external advisers.
• Respond to tax authority queries and manage ongoing engagement with regulators.
• Track all open tax audits and ensure appropriate support is provided to mitigate and eliminate future tax risks.
• Liaise with Regional and Group Tax team and ensure all deadlines are met with respect to tax filings and queries.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY

• Act as an ambassador for DP World at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviors in harmony with DP World’s Our Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following DP World’s Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
• Ensure to eliminate/reduce the chance or risks of any type of incident/injury/fatality and damage to DPW/customer property and environment by guiding operations team and third-party staff to follow HSE rules and regulations, report incidents and non-conformances and take immediate corrective actions.
• Ensure commitments and compliance to Information Security Policies in terms of implementation and monitoring of Information Security Management system in your department in line with the Information Security Regulation (ISR) policy.
• The job description does not restrict to the duties mentioned in this section. The job holder may be required to perform any other related tasks to meet department’s objectives as assigned by his or her superior.

QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Chartered Accountant or master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Tax or related field of study from an accredited University.
• 6–8 years’ experience in taxation, including 3–4 years of relevant taxation experience in the UAE.
• Proven experience managing direct and indirect tax compliance, including policies, procedures, controls, reconciliations, substantiation, and attestation practices.
• Strong understanding of finance, commercial, and accounting concepts, processes, and procedures.
• Strong technical knowledge of direct and indirect taxation, including transfer pricing.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.