Manager - Audit Support

Key Responsibility Areas :

• Provide technical support to and lead audit teams on UAE Corporate Tax and Transfer Pricing matters, assist in reviewing tax provisions and disclosures, evaluate tax risks identified during audits, and support the delivery of high-quality tax audit support services in compliance with applicable regulatory and professional standards.
• This role sits at the centre of the firm's Tax Provisioning and Audit Support function, working closely with Audit Partners, client finance teams and tax professionals.
• The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and enhancing audit support processes, driving stakeholder coordination, and delivering technical tax accounting support across a diverse range of engagements.

UAE Corporate Tax

• Support audit teams in assessing the UAE Corporate Tax implications of transactions, structures, and business operations.
• Review tax positions, computations, and tax provisions for financial statement purposes.
• Analyze the application of Corporate Tax exemptions, reliefs, Free Zone provisions, and other relevant tax rules.
• Assist in reviewing deferred tax calculations and current tax provisions under IFRS.
• Identify tax risks and exposures and provide practical recommendations to audit engagement teams.
• Support tax accounting reviews and preparation of audit deliverables and documentation.
• Monitor developments in UAE Corporate Tax legislation and assess their impact on clients.

Transfer Pricing

• Review related party and connected person transactions for compliance with UAE Transfer Pricing requirements.
• Assess transfer pricing documentation, including Master Files, Local Files, and benchmarking analyses.
• Support audit teams in evaluating transfer pricing risks and disclosures.
• Review intercompany agreements and assess alignment with transfer pricing policies.
• Assist in evaluating arm's length pricing and identifying potential TP exposures.

Audit Support

• Lead the development, enhancement and governance of the Tax Provisioning & Audit Support Framework in collaboration with Audit teams, ensuring consistency, quality and efficient engagement delivery
• Act as the central coordinator for all tax provisioning and audit support engagements, managing stakeholder communication, resource allocation and issue resolution.
• Work closely with audit engagement teams throughout planning, execution, and completion stages.
• Monitor engagement budgets, utilization, team involvement and delivery timelines across audit support assignments
• Develop and deliver training programmes and process guidance to ensure adherence to the firm's audit support methodology and quality standards.
• Review tax-related audit requests and provide technical guidance on identified issues.
• Assist in responding to audit queries and preparing technical memoranda.
• Support the review of financial statement tax disclosures and tax-related notes.
• Participate in discussions with audit team regarding tax positions and audit observations.
• Maintain audit support workpapers and ensure compliance with internal quality standards.

Team Management

• Manage multiple engagements and deliver quality outputs within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate with audit teams, tax specialists, and client stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and technical training initiatives.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA), ACCA, CPA, ADIT, CTA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 4-8 years of experience in Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Tax Audit Support, or Tax Advisory.
• Experience leading professional services firm is preferred.
• Strong understanding of UAE Corporate Tax Law and Transfer Pricing regulations.
• Strong expertise in tax accounting, tax provisioning, deferred tax, current tax computations and financial statement disclosures as per IFRS.
• Exposure to multinational groups and cross-border transactions is advantageous.
• Highly self-driven individual with strong ownership mindset, capable of independently managing complex discussions with audit teams, partners and clients and driving matters to closure.