Summary
PwC Middle East is hiring an Indirect Tax Manager in Dubai. The role focuses on VAT compliance, planning and advisory engagements, particularly for clients in the real estate and hospitality sectors. Responsibilities include managing client relationships and VAT return delivery, identifying risks, supporting quality and timelines, and coaching team members. Applicants should have 5–6 years of UAE VAT experience and experience with data and analytics tools such as Alteryx or Power BI.
The posting
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About Us
With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.
Line of Service Overview
At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.
Business Unit Overview
In indirect tax at PwC, you will focus value-added tax (VAT). Your work will involve providing supporting clients on indirect tax compliance, planning and strategy, helping businesses meet their VAT obligations and optimise their indirect tax positions.
How You’ll Contribute
You are expected to lead with ownership, integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire team member across different PwC network offices to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, managing performance and to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm.
What You’ll Bring
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- 5-6 years of UAE VAT experience, with focus on managing VAT compliance and advisory matters for real estate and hospitality sector.
- Effectively manage client relationships to support end-to-end delivery of VAT return compliance and advisory engagements.
- Demonstrate experience using data and analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI, etc.) to support and enhance VAT compliance deliverables.
- Apply structured thinking to break down complex issues, identify risks, and develop practical solutions.
- Understand the broader objectives of the engagement and how your work contributes to overall project outcomes and strategy.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (including referring to relevant PwC tax/audit guidance), the Firm’s code of conduct, and independence requirements.
- Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
- Effectively mentor others.
- Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
- Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
How You’ll Make a Difference
At PwC Midde East, we expect all our people to embody the skills and behaviours of The PwC Professional framework, helping us deliver on our strategy while growing and developing as leaders at every level.
Why You’ll Love Working at PwC
At PwC Middle East, you’ll find more than just a job - you’ll build a meaningful career, supported by rewards and benefits that help you thrive. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and programs that promote well-being, balance, and personal growth. You’ll have access to continuous learning, digital upskilling, and a collaborative environment that values innovation, mentorship, and diversity. Are you ready to make a difference by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially here. Discover more about Life at PwC Middle East.