About the Role
This position involves coordinating client on-boarding for services after sales completion and managing the end-to-end company formation processes across UAE Mainland, Free Zones, and Offshore jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will advise clients on jurisdiction selection, licensing, and ownership structures, while also overseeing the complete post-incorporation lifecycle management. This includes trade license renewals, visa management, and compliance tracking for ESR, UBO, and AML filings.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate with Business Development (BD) for client on-boarding after sales are finalized.
- Manage end-to-end company formation across:
- UAE Mainland, Free Zones, and Offshore jurisdictions
- Advise clients on:
- Jurisdiction selection
- Licensing
- Ownership structures
- Oversee the drafting and execution of:
- Memorandum of Association (MOA)
- Shareholder agreements
- Constitutional documents (in collaboration with legal advisors)
- Own complete post-incorporation lifecycle management, including:
- Trade license renewals and amendments
- Visa management (investor, employment, dependent)
- ESR, UBO, AML filings, and ongoing compliance tracking
- Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for ongoing corporate services clients.
- Proactively manage compliance calendars and statutory deadlines.
- Coordinate accounting, bookkeeping, and financial reporting efforts with internal teams or external accounting partners.
- Oversee Corporate Tax (CT) and VAT compliance coordination, including:
- Registrations and deregistrations
- Periodic filings and returns
- Audit coordination and clarifications
- Work closely with Corporate Tax, VAT, and Accounting Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to:
- Ensure timely data collection from clients
- Track filing deadlines and approvals
- Resolve operational and client-level queries
- Ensure clear role separation between technical sign-off (SMEs) and operational ownership (Operations Manager).
- Lead corporate bank account opening processes with UAE banks and fintech platforms.
- Support clients with:
- Office/flexi-desk arrangements
- Economic Substance and operational substance requirements
- Coordinate with auditors, tax advisors, and legal counsel as required.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in UAE Market Entry and Post-Incorporation Compliance
- Working understanding of UAE Accounting, VAT, and Corporate Tax frameworks
- Excellent coordination and stakeholder management skills
- High execution discipline with process and deadline orientation
- Client-first mindset with commercial awareness
- Chartered Accountant designation from ICAI
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Commerce, Law, Accounting, or related field
- 8–12 years of experience in:
- UAE Market Entry, Corporate Services, or Consulting
- Post-incorporation, accounting, and tax compliance coordination
- Prior experience managing multi-service client portfolios preferred.
