13 Tax Senior jobs in Egypt

The Role

Job Description

• Handle the annual country tax planning.
• Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe.
• Review tax declarations to assess tax implications.
• Provide tax advice and guidance for the company to reasonably avoid tax under the premise of legal compliance and identify and mitigate tax risks.
• Manage the country's tax reporting process and review the final tax calculations.
• Manage the company's tax statements and returns, while reporting budgetary concerns and taxation effects of business decisions.
• Ensure local internal taxes (VAT, income, payroll, stamp, etc.) are in compliance with the country's laws and regulations.
• Lead all internal and external tax audits and authorities.
• Manage the preparation of the essential documents required for tax inspection purposes and review the tax authority's inspection report to identify and resolve issues raised.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team, and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
• Manage the settlement of the company's monthly, quarterly, and annual taxes.
• Coordinate with company controllers and other finance staff to gather details for income tax returns.
• Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure our tax strategies and policies are implemented accurately as per national tax compliances.
• Identify, track, and report any potential financial risks or issues and work closely with the accounting teams to implement appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with other departments and teams, such as finance, legal, and operations, to ensure alignment and coordination on tax matters.
• Stay updated on changes in tax laws and regulations.
• Analyze customer contracts to assess tax liabilities, including VAT, sales tax, and withholding tax implications.
• Ensure customer contracts align with tax compliance requirements and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Work closely with the legal and sales teams to review tax clauses in customer agreements.
• Advise on the tax impact of contract structures, including revenue recognition and cross-border transactions.

Personal Skills

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Excellent command of English.

Technical Skills

• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance, and all types of tax returns.
• Excellent knowledge of the Saudi tax laws, policies, and procedures.
• Professional qualification of Chartered Accountant (CA).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in tax management, preferably in a corporate or tax firm.
• Strong understanding of tax planning strategies and experience in managing indirect taxes, including Goods and Services Tax (GST).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software like SAP or Oracle.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in commerce.

Requirements About the company Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.

The Role

Job Description

- Handle the annual country tax planning.

- Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within the timeframe.

- Review tax declarations to assess tax implications.

- Provide tax advice and guidance for the company to reasonably avoid tax under the premise of legal compliance and identify and mitigate tax risks.

- Manage the country's tax reporting process and review the final tax calculations.

- Manage the company's tax statements and returns, while reporting budgetary concerns and taxation effects of business decisions.

- Ensure local internal taxes (VAT, income, payroll, stamp, etc.) are in compliance with the country's laws and regulations.

- Lead all internal and external tax audits and authorities.

- Manage the preparation of the essential documents required for tax inspection purposes and review the tax authority's inspection report to identify and resolve issues raised.

- Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team, and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.

- Manage the settlement of the company's monthly, quarterly, and annual taxes.

- Coordinate with company controllers and other finance staff to gather details for income tax returns.

- Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure our tax strategies and policies are implemented accurately as per national tax compliances.

- Identify, track, and report any potential financial risks or issues and work closely with the accounting teams to implement appropriate solutions.

- Collaborate with other departments and teams, such as finance, legal, and operations, to ensure alignment and coordination on tax matters.

- Stay updated on changes in tax laws and regulations.

- Analyze customer contracts to assess tax liabilities, including VAT, sales tax, and withholding tax implications.

- Ensure customer contracts align with tax compliance requirements and recommend adjustments as needed.

- Work closely with the legal and sales teams to review tax clauses in customer agreements.

- Advise on the tax impact of contract structures, including revenue recognition and cross-border transactions.

Personal Skills

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

- Excellent people management skills.

- Excellent command of English.

Technical Skills

- Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance, and all types of tax returns.

- Excellent knowledge of the Saudi tax laws, policies, and procedures.

- Professional qualification of Chartered Accountant (CA).

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in tax management, preferably in corporate or tax firms.

- Strong understanding of tax planning strategies and experience in managing indirect taxes, including Goods and Services Tax (GST).

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.

- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software like SAP or Oracle.

Education

- Bachelor's degree in commerce.

Requirements About the company Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.

**We help the world run better**
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging - but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
**The Role:**
**The Local Reporting and Tax Compliance (LRTC) Organisation is responsible for the preparation of the local financial statements, tax returns and tax accounting for SAP subsidiaries worldwide.**
**The LRTC organization belongs to the CFO Board area, and it is directly assigned to the Chief Accounting Officer of SAP within Global Accounting, Reporting and Tax (GAR&T).**
**We are currently in the process of expanding the LRTC Organisation to insource tax compliance activities from third parties and cover end-to-end financial statements preparation and subsequent tax compliance.**
**In this position, you will not only prepare financial statements, tax returns and tax accounting, but you will also leverage your expertise in IFRS, local GAAPs, tax laws and technical accounting to manage local reporting and tax compliance for multiple entities. You will engage in cross-functional projects, contribute to automation initiatives, and gain exposure to complex topics.**
**Responsibilities:**
**- Prepare and Coordinate Tax Returns: CIT, VAT, WHT and other taxes, ensuring compliance with tax laws and identification of deductible and non-deductible items.**
**- Manage Tax Accounting: Perform periodic tax accounts maintenance and reconciliation, in compliance with IAS 12.**
**- Prepare Financial Statements: Following IFRS and other GAAPs, ensuring identification of differences between IFRS versus local GAAPs.**
**- Collaboration: With internal and external stakeholders including CFOs, Local Chief Accountants, Local Tax Managers, Treasury, Controlling, internal and external auditors, Government and Tax Authorities.**
**- Continuous Improvement: Support the automation and standardisation of tax returns and financial statement preparation in accordance with SAP's strategy to streamline processes, improve efficiency and ensure accuracy and compliance.**
**- Tackle Complexity: Provide expertise and solutions and dive into complex topics like transfer pricing, global minimum tax, hyperinflation, M&As etc.**
**- Technical Analysis: Research and prepare technical memorandums to address scenarios supporting the rationale for the tax and accounting treatments at subsidiary level.**
**Role Requirements:**
**- Qualified tax advisor or qualified accountant with at least 3 to 8 years of hands-on experience in preparing tax returns and/ or financial statements**
**- Deep professional experience in tax compliance, tax accounting and application of IFRS**
**- Able to articulate viewpoints with excellent communication skills**
**- Assertive and able to work both independently and within a global team**
**- Fluent in spoken and written English (other languages are a plus)**
**- Excellent in MS Excel, knowledge of tax and accounting-related functionalities in SAP ERP is a plus**
**- University degree in finance, tax, accounting or audit (CPA/ CA/ ACCA/ ATT/ CTA/ ADIT a plus).**
**Few words from your future manager: "We are searching for colleagues who love finance, tax and accounting as much as we do, to join our international team and prepare financial statements and tax returns worldwide".**
**We help the world run better**
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging - but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
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**Job Description Summary**: Determine and minimize the company's worldwide tax liability with the highest integrity while complying with worldwide tax laws. Developing conceptual knowledge of professional discipline. May include support roles with specialized expertise or technical knowledge in broad area.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Handles all wing-to-wing tax reporting and tax accounting processes including forecasting, tax provision, compliance and settlement.
- Applies general knowledge of business developed through education or past experience. Understands how work of own team contributes to the area.
- Resolves issues using established procedures. Consults People Leader or more senior team members for issues outside of defined parameters.
- Collaborates with others to solve issues. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Exchanges technical information, asks questions and checks for understanding.
- Handles data entry work requiring face value check and correction.
- Preparation and submission of WHT and VAT filings in META region.
- Ensure timely payment and submission of all indirect tax returns.
- Participate in tax audits preparation along with external tax advisor.
- Work with other finance and business functions to increase automation of the compliance process and returns.
- Support business and other finance functions with guidance and participate in system projects.
- Manage account reconciliation process.
- Reconciling tax balances on Quarterly basis.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or From an accredited university /college.
- Up to 4 years of experience in Accounting and Tax field.
- This role requires basic experience in the Finance & Tax Operations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English is a must.

**Desired Characteristics**
- Good communication and Strategic Thinking skills.
- Good knoweldge in Microsoft.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No

**Job Description Summary**: Job Description Summary

GE Gas Power

Welcome to tomorrow's energy—today!

Access to affordable, reliable, flexible, and sustainable power is fundamental to modern life. As the world is shifting towards a lower carbon future, GE Gas Power is ready to be your partner in leveraging the role of natural gas for powering the world today and tomorrow. A corporate culture dating back 130 years: GE’s foundations were laid by Thomas Edison nearly 130 years ago, and the company continues to provide innovative solutions for a wide range of critical problems around the world. GE’s deep-rooted culture serves as the backbone for every step taken at GE Gas Power. With more than 300,000 employees and operations in over 170 countries, GE employees reflect both the local communities we serve and the people with whom we do business.

Diversity at GE

We believe diversity makes us more competitive and creates value for our customers, shareholders, and employees. We believe in the value of each person’s unique identity, background, and experiences and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing diverse teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.

Our approach to diversity will be based on the following objectives:

- Our employees - to continue to strive to ensure that our workforce is as diverse as the communities in which we operate, while always upholding the importance of merit.
- Our workplace - to create an inclusive culture that recognizes employees’ unique needs, helps them reach their full potential, and nurtures their diverse talents.
- Our community - to strive for diversity in suppliers and partners and engage with the communities in which we operate to support diversity.

Job Summary: Determine and minimize the company's worldwide tax liability with the highest integrity while complying with worldwide tax laws. Developing conceptual knowledge of professional discipline. May include support roles with specialized expertise or technical knowledge in broad area.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Involved with all Indirect Tax including Sales and Use, State and Local, Property and VAT around the world, including policy interpretation, planning, and audit management.
- Applies general knowledge of business developed through education or past experience. Understands how work of own team contributes to the area.
- Resolves issues using established procedures. Consults People Leader or more senior team members for issues outside of defined parameters.
- Collaborates with others to solve issues. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Exchanges technical information, asks questions and checks for understanding.
- Handles simple data entry work requiring face value check and correction.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university /college
- Some experience in Accounting and/or Tax field
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English & Arabic

**Desired Characteristics**
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
- Prior experience working with ERP tools (especially SAP, Oracle)
- Good communication and Strategic Thinking skills
- Good knowledge in Microsoft
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No

**POSITION SNAPSHOT**
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company: Nestlé Business Services Cairo
Full-time

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Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.
- Prepare accurately, and in accordance with in-scope Market deadlines, Tax Reports and Returns for Tax Managers and Chief accountants of Retained Organization.

**A DAY IN THE LIFE **
- Execute accurately and in accordance with Market deadlines the agreed Tax Activities.
- Preparation of all necessary files for Tax filing and other Tax Activities.
- Meeting agreed SLA's and KPI's.
- Ensure efficient and proactive cooperation with different levels of the retained organization (Market Tax and Accounting teams).
- Promote, support, actively engage in NCE activities, and drive continuous improvement in the process through proven usage of NCE techniques.

**ARE YOU FIT?**
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably B. Commerce or B. Admin
- 0-2 years’ experience in the same field.
- Proficient user of Microsoft Excel
- Strong Analytical skills

Expecting several years practical Payroll experience with demonstrated professional competence to manage Payroll Taxes and Social Insurance Audits, whilst acting as internal Payroll Tax consultant to business and HR.
- Degree in business, economics or similar disciplines
- Experience as Assistant Tax or Social Insurance Consultant.
- Fluent in Arabic is mandatory and the ability to cooperate with external authorities and auditors accordingly.
- Proofed competency in verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail and organizational skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to travel attending local tax audits, self-organized, cope with tight time schedules and complex organizational international environment.
- Good analytical skills and intermediate level Excel skills
- Positive attitude as well as the ability to balance multiple priorities
- Team player - excellent interpersonal skills but takes initiative and can also work independently
- Absolutely customer focused and focusing on employee support
- Passion to guide and execute tax compliant processes involving business stakeholders as needed.

Job summary
Our multicultural Payroll team is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to join our Egypt Payroll Operations Team. We are looking for a strong leader that will take the ownership and drive the change in our growing payroll team.

This individual must an experienced Payroll Tax and/or Social Insurance professional, who leads and structures the internal tax control system for Payroll related business transactions across Egypt. This new role is an exciting opportunity on managerial level to manage external Payroll Tax and Social Insurance Audits covering the region.

There is a great opportunity to develop, shape and install a systematic benefit tracking & control processes to ensure complete compliance.

If you would like to join us to make a difference by driving and participating in challenging projects and to make sure our employees are paid accurately and on time we definitely want to hear from you!

As our Egypt Payroll Tax Manager, you will be responsible to:

- Manage, initiate and liaise with tax providers
- Assist mobile employees in resolving tax matters related to their cross border or in-country assignment
- Manage post transfer tax activities in alignment with mobility workflow
- Provide a central point of coordination for all tax phases of assignment activities and deliver impeccable customer service
- Demonstrate knowledge/expertise in ongoing administration of expatriate and commuters tax services and ensures data integrity
- Work with tax provider to facilitate various tax services
- shadow payrolls and year end payroll adjustments/reconciliation
- annual tax returns for all eligible population
- Tax equalization calculation and tax reconciliations for eligible employees
- Monitor and facilitate collection or payment of all tax receivables and payable
- Support stakeholders for assignment tax and social security structuring
- Reviews payroll computations to ensure accuracy and compliance with tax regulations.
- Perform audits of payroll tax computation and compliance
- Cooperate and/or drive continuous improvement projects related to payroll tax processing
- Coordinate year end activities in cooperation with payroll provider

MENA or Global Payroll Systems Payroll systems and Accounting knowledge would be desired.

Expecting several years practical Payroll experience with demonstrated professional competence to manage Payroll Taxes and Social Insurance Audits, whilst acting as internal Payroll Tax consultant to business and HR.
- Degree in business, economics or similar disciplines
- Experience as Assistant Tax or Social Insurance Consultant.
- Fluent in Arabic is mandatory and the ability to cooperate with external authorities and auditors accordingly.
- Proofed competency in verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail and organizational skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to travel attending local tax audits, self-organized, cope with tight time schedules and complex organizational international environment.
- Good analytical skills and intermediate level Excel skills
- Positive attitude as well as the ability to balance multiple priorities
- Team player - excellent interpersonal skills but takes initiative and can also work independently
- Absolutely customer focused and focusing on employee support
- Passion to guide and execute tax compliant processes involving business stakeholders as needed.

Job summary

Our multicultural Payroll team is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to join our Egypt Payroll Operations Team. We are looking for a strong leader that will take the ownership and drive the change in our growing payroll team.

This individual must an experienced Payroll Tax and/or Social Insurance professional, who leads and structures the internal tax control system for Payroll related business transactions across Egypt. This new role is an exciting opportunity on managerial level to manage external Payroll Tax and Social Insurance Audits covering the region.

There is a great opportunity to develop, shape and install a systematic benefit tracking & control processes to ensure complete compliance.

If you would like to join us to make a difference by driving and participating in challenging projects and to make sure our employees are paid accurately and on time we definitely want to hear from you!

As our Egypt Payroll Tax Manager, you will be responsible to:

- Manage, initiate and liaise with tax providers
- Assist mobile employees in resolving tax matters related to their cross border or in-country assignment
- Manage post transfer tax activities in alignment with mobility workflow
- Provide a central point of coordination for all tax phases of assignment activities and deliver impeccable customer service
- Demonstrate knowledge/expertise in ongoing administration of expatriate and commuters tax services and ensures data integrity
- Work with tax provider to facilitate various tax services
- shadow payrolls and year end payroll adjustments/reconciliation
- annual tax returns for all eligible population
- Tax equalization calculation and tax reconciliations for eligible employees
- Monitor and facilitate collection or payment of all tax receivables and payable
- Support stakeholders for assignment tax and social security structuring
- Reviews payroll computations to ensure accuracy and compliance with tax regulations.
- Perform audits of payroll tax computation and compliance
- Cooperate and/or drive continuous improvement projects related to payroll tax processing
- Coordinate year end activities in cooperation with payroll provider

MENA or Global Payroll Systems Payroll systems and Accounting knowledge would be desired.

**EY Cairo Tax - Graduate Program**

**Location: Cairo, Egypt**

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Tax
- At EY we support you to aspire for a self-controlled career path. This is reinforced by a Tax focal graduated development program called Tax U, that covers a suite of Technical, Non-Technical and Behavioral learning interventions aimed at a seamless transition from University to EY.
- You will undergo a rotation in some of our busiest service lines, to experience real tax projects, mentored by the best in industry mentors and coaches.
- This multi-year immersive learning journey will offer opportunities for you to build critical skills you need, to accomplish and lead MENA Tax deliverables.
- All this will be done through a blended approach of virtual and classroom trainings and a strong component of experiential learning that is transferrable on the job.
- We strongly advocate continuous learning and you will be encouraged to complete a Professional Qualification; with financial and technical support you require to excel.
- You will also undertake cross border projects that are aimed at attaining a global view of our Tax practice.

**What we look for**
- ** You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset.** What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
- ** You are curious and purpose driven. **We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
- ** You are inclusive.** We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.
- ** Qualifications**:

- Major in Accounting, Finance,
- 0 -18 months of relevant work experience
- Available to start full-time job by end of July
- Should possess basic knowledge of Tax, payroll, withholding tax
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English - French Language is a plus
- Egyptian nationals will only be considered

**What’s in it for you**
- Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
- Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
- Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
- Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients and society - building a better working world, together.

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- ** Step 5: Receive**

If you are a great fit for the opportunity, you will receive an offer to join EY and begin your career at one of the best companies to work for. It’s time to celebrate.