Associate

About the Job
During your tenure as an Associate in Indirect Tax, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Develop knowledge of relevant tax rules and regulations and their associated processes to formulate solutions for client problems
• Conduct research and use appropriate facts, analysis, and conclusions to draft technical advice, reports, memoranda, and other deliverables relevant to tax laws and rules
• Recognize the key capabilities required to deliver a high-quality service experience to the client
• Collect, assimilate, and analyze data and use standard processes and tools to help surface and support solutions in the Tax and Legal business
• Apply technology knowledge to address client business challenges
• Prepare basic tax returns and refunds by referencing tax implications, opportunities, and their optimization
• Establish relationships with tax authorities and learn the local tax organizational structure, responsibilities, rights, and obligations of taxpayers, tax authorities, and Deloitte
• Follow the principles and structure of legislation and related concentration, development in law, published tax authority positions, and court cases
• Apply customs laws, rulings, and jurisprudence principles and the interaction of customs and global trade (CGT) laws with non-CGT disciplines to projects
• Apply laws effectively in compliance matters, and identify further opportunities when undertaking client work
• Identify business needs and opportunities based on a client’s business and industry

Leadership Capabilities

• Build own understanding of our purpose and values; explore opportunities for impact
• Demonstrate strong commitment to personal learning and development; act as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
• Understand expectations and demonstrate personal accountability for keeping performance on track
• Actively focus on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Understand how daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

Qualifications

• Excellent research skills and strong written and verbal communications skills required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or another business-related field
• 2 – 3 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple assignments
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Preference will be given to bilingual candidates (Arabic/English)