Assistant Manager-Corporate Tax

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Role and Responsibilities :

• Delivers high quality tax engagements for manager / partner review in a timely manner
• Maintains ongoing relationships with tax clients in the portfolio
• Starts to build relationships with other functions and network offices and other relevant external contact network
• Co-ordinates with other offices in a multi-office engagement, and reviews inputs received from such offices such that the overall deliverable can be provided to senior management for review in a timely manner
• Actively undertakes business development in conjunction with the senior management with existing as well as new / potential clients with a view to generate projects and revenue for the tax practice and also for other functions of the Firm
• Participates in proposals for tax projects and multifunctional projects including proposal strategy and development, providing inputs to pricing of the engagement, co-ordination with other parties for inputs into the proposal, part of the team interacting with clients during the entire proposal process on occasion
• Is aware of and ensures that risk processes are adhered to at all times; consults internally and with the risk team for engagement and or client processes that deviate from the standard
• For projects that the manager is responsible for, ensures that practice management is up to date at all times including prompt submission of timesheets, client files, billing, collection, WIP review, payouts to other offices, multi-firm engagement documentation and closure of engagements on the system
• Actively manages teams, including effective delegation, review of work, training on the job and constructive regular feedback
• Undertakes performance manager role for team members reporting, ensures that the performance management cycle is completed effectively and in a timely manner
• Participates in developing formal training plans and implementation of the training plan for team members
• Communicates regularly with the partner / director on client, people, risk and practice management aspects and seeks inputs on all key decisions and issues

Relevant Skills and Behaviors :

Core and technical skills

Person Specifications

Good academic record

Excellent oral and written communication skills (report writing, presentations)

Good interpersonal and teamwork skills

Linguistic Skills

Fluent English - Verbal & written

Arabic skills are an added advantage but not mandatory