Head of Tax – The MSI Group

The Role:

The Head of Tax will be responsible for leading all tax activities of company: tax compliance, tax planning, investment tax structuring of corporate transactions, tax risk management and tax reporting. He/she will discharge his/her responsibilities under the coordination and supervision of the Chief Finance and Planning Officer.

Responsibility:

• Tax Strategy – Overall tax philosophy and approach to tax compliance, tax planning and tax risk management. Define strategic tax objectives, key tax related tasks and areas of focus.
• Tax Planning – Anticipated deals, investment projects, business reorganizations and other material transactions. Changes in tax legislation. Court practice as well as industry specific regulations.
• Tax Risk Management – Proper tax risk management standards, policies, and procedures.
• Tax Reporting – Group tax accounting and reporting policies.
• Support to Business Development / M&A Activities – Support to Business Development and M&A activities during pre-development or pre-acquisition phase (i.e. due diligence process, business evaluation, competitive bidding).
• Tax Compliance: Ensure fulfillment of tax law provisions relevant to Qatar and all the Countries to which company extend its operations; analyze and verify, in collaboration with the tax departments of Business Units (subsidiaries, associates, Joint Ventures), the tax treatment of significant budget items.
• Coordinate tax functions of company’s Business Units, to the extent allowed by the corporate governance arrangements, ensuring adherence to Company’s tax strategy and policies.
• Stay abreast of evolving global tax environment and ensure compliance.

Job Details

Preferred Candidate