Tax Technology & Transformation - Manager - Dubai

About the Role
The TTT Manager is an execution-focused, client-facing delivery role responsible for translating tax and compliance requirements into working technology-enabled solutions across Corporate Tax, Indirect Tax, Accounting Compliance & Reporting, eInvoicing, and AI-enabled use cases. The role partners closely with client Tax, Finance, and Technology teams to design, build, test, and deploy solutions that improve accuracy, timeliness, transparency, and compliance outcomes through strong data, analytics, and implementation discipline.

Expected Outcomes from the Role
Corporate Tax & Compliance Outcomes

• Delivers defined and implemented improvements to tax compliance and reporting processes (requirements, data, outputs), resulting in fewer errors and faster cycle times.
• Produces reconciled, traceable datasets and validation routines that increase confidence in tax calculations and reporting outputs.

Indirect Tax & eInvoicing Outcomes

• Supports delivery of indirect tax reporting improvements including data readiness, exception handling, and reporting governance.
• Contributes to implementation of eInvoicing capabilities and associated data-driven VAT reporting frameworks, ensuring operational fit and data integrity.

Analytics & Reporting Outcomes

• Builds robust analytics outputs (dashboards, exception reports, reconciliations) using SQL and visualization tools, enabling continuous monitoring and faster issue resolution.
• Produces reusable analytics workflows (e.g., data preparation and dashboarding) using tools such as Alteryx and Tableau, with clear documentation and repeatable logic.

AI Outcomes

• Supports delivery of AI/GenAI-enabled use cases by preparing data inputs, documenting requirements, validating outputs against acceptance criteria, and supporting user adoption activities.

Delivery Execution Outcomes

• Delivers assigned modules/workstreams on time and within scope with strong testing discipline, defect management, and high-quality client-ready documentation.

Expected Behaviours
Client Collaboration and Co-Creation

• Works side-by-side with client teams to clarify requirements, validate scenarios, and co-design practical solutions; communicates progress clearly and proactively.

Ownership and Reliability

• Takes end-to-end ownership of assigned deliverables and drives tasks to completion with minimal supervision.

Quality-First Delivery Mindset

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and evidence-based delivery—ensuring outputs are accurate, repeatable, and audit-ready.

Continuous Improvement

• Reuses assets, automates repetitive analysis and improves delivery efficiency while maintaining quality.

Professional Integrity & Secure Delivery

• Ensures confidentiality and secure client data handling; follows required engagement quality practices.

Mobility

• Willingness to travel across MENA (and occasionally beyond) based on engagement needs.

Technical Competencies
Tax and Compliance Functional Capability

• Working understanding of Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax processes and how transactions, master data, and adjustments flow into compliance and reporting outputs.
• Working understanding of accounting compliance and reporting dependencies.

Data, Analytics & Validation

• Strong working capability in SQL (extracts, joins, aggregations, validation logic, reconciliation support).
• Hands-on proficiency in Alteryx and Tableau or equivalent tools.
• Ability to define and execute data quality checks, reconciliations, and exception monitoring rules to support compliance/reporting.

eInvoicing & Digital Indirect Tax Reporting

• Understanding of eInvoicing implementation components; ability to support VAT reporting frameworks.

Solution Design and Architecture Awareness

• Ability to contribute to module-level solution design including process flows, data mappings, and interface requirements.

Software Application Development & SDLC Execution

• Ability to translate requirements into user stories/functional specifications and support backlog management.

AI/GenAI Delivery Support

• Ability to support AI/GenAI use cases by preparing training/validation datasets and defining acceptance criteria.

Change Enablement

• Supports adoption activities by producing user guidance, training materials, and handover documentation.

Key Responsibilities
Requirements and Solution Development

• Gather and clarify business requirements through client workshops; translate into functional specs/user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Develop data mappings, business rules, and reporting logic; validate with client stakeholders and maintain traceability from requirement to output.

Build Analytics and Reporting Outputs

• Extract, transform, and validate data using SQL and analytics workflows; build dashboards and insight packs using Tableau and prepare repeatable data workflows using Alteryx.

Support eInvoicing and VAT Reporting Workstreams

• Support eInvoicing enablement activities; validate source-to-report logic and exception handling for VAT reporting.

SDLC and Testing Execution

• Coordinate SIT/UAT preparation, execution tracking, defect logging, and ensure completeness of evidence packs.

AI/GenAI Use Case Execution Support

• Support AI/GenAI solution delivery by documenting requirements, preparing datasets, validating output quality.

Delivery Governance and Reporting

• Maintain workstream/task plans, escalate blockers early, and manage dependencies across client and internal teams.

Team Leadership

• Guide Consultants/Junior staff on tasks and quality; coach on SQL/Alteryx/Tableau best practices.

Mobility

• Travel across MENA for key workshops and delivery milestones.

Qualifications and Experience
Required

• Typically 10+ years experience in tax technology or management consulting.
• Demonstrated execution experience delivering technology-enabled outcomes with strong documentation and testing discipline.
• Hands-on capability with SQL and at least one analytics workflow and visualization tool.
• Experience supporting SDLC activities for software-enabled solutions.

Preferred

• Experience supporting eInvoicing and VAT digital reporting initiatives.
• Exposure to AI/GenAI-enabled delivery support activities.
• Relevant credentials aligned to role focus such as tax/accounting qualifications.