Job Summary

•    Standard Chartered is one of the world’s most dynamic and exciting international banks. Once you have joined the team, we offer many opportunities to expand and grow your career.
•    The role will report to the Head of Tax to assist in managing the end-to-end UAE & Middle East & North Africa (MENA) tax affairs for both Direct and Indirect Taxes, group reporting, Automatic exchange of information (AEOI) regimes including but not limited to tax matters relevant to business, operations, products, Group Tax’s initiatives as well as a support the Country’s tax compliance with Group's requests; as well as a strong focus on tax risk-management. Role also has exposure to advisory and compliance support for other Middle East markets. 
•    We are building a talent pipeline to strengthen our Tax team with motivated individuals who are eager to contribute to strategic initiatives and support business operations through accurate tax management. 
•    This role should appeal to a tax professional interested in further developing their career in financial services in a dynamically evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

•    Assist in preparing, validating, and submitting tax Corporate Income Tax, Domestic Minimum Top Up Tax, VAT and Client Tax information returns in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
•    Assist in reviewing, validating and reconciling Accounting records with tax returns and source systems and ensuring Tax General Ledger (GL) accounts are substantiated periodically.
•    Support implementation and compliance of E-Invoicing requirements across the MENA region, in coordination with process owners and Group Tax Engine (GTE) team. Assist in data mapping, validation and system testing to ensure alignment with local regulatory requirements. 
•    Support in periodic audits by tax authorities (including preparing tax authority audit files) thereby ensuring effective and efficient resolution of all audit issues raised.
•    Provide support in ensuring all tax related documentation, statutory records, registers are maintained as per legal requirements. 
•    Maintain effective control procedure over all aspects of the tax processes including process note and documentation.
•    Ensure changes in legislative and operational requirements are compiled timely, analysed adequately and documented clearly.
•    Provide regular updates to Head of Tax UAE & MENA on compliance status, obtain buy-in to recommendations, escalate issues and manage risks within Enterprise Risk Framework.
•    Assist in submitting periodic group and local tax reporting and forecasting of UAE entities, including extending support to Country Finance Managers for other Middle East countries. 
•    Provide support to Group Tax projects and initiatives.

Other Responsibilities
•    Embed the Group’s values and code of conduct to ensure adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations
•    Perform other responsibilities assigned under relevant Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience

•    Background or interest in tax, finance, accounting, or business.
•    Strong reasoning skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
•    Good communication and organizational skills.
•    A collaborative spirit and eagerness to learn.
•    Adaptability in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Qualifications

•    Education     Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
•    Languages    Arabic and English is must

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.