Overview:
Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.
We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.
Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.
When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.
Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provide you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.
Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Responsibilities:
JOB SCOPE: The role is responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with corporate, employment and VAT taxation matters for the Weatherford East Med Group of companies. The role will be hands on with the preparation and review of returns/tax packs but also require proactiveness to see the larger scale business agenda. The role requires tax advice and recommendations to reduce the business risks and, where appropriate, maximise tax benefits. The candidate needs to ensure Weatherford is not only compliant with regulations but are ahead of the curve with legislation demands and changes.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Tax Manager is responsible for the local tax compliances, and for the development and documentation of procedures and controls related to the tax function.
Implement integrated, efficient tax strategies, policies, practices and work plans in accordance with Weatherford policy Will team work with tax and finance colleagues to ensure that tax issues and initiatives are properly reflected in the financial statements and tax returns.
Manage the tax audits and prepare an audit readiness files for all open years.
Deliver a full range of local tax compliances, and adapting to the dynamic tax law changes in the country.
Review all contracts and tenders from tax perspective.
Review of RTA and TBBS for US GAAP purposes.
Coordinate with the region tax team.
Review or prepare schedules and memos requested by our external auditors and manage the audit process.
Manage competing priorities and consistently meet/beat deadlines.
Manage and assist with special projects as needed.
Support, train and coach finance and accounting staff for tax requirements
Compliance with transfer pricing regulations and assist with the preparation of transfer pricing documentation prepared by the TP team.
Qualifications:
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Degree in Accountancy/ Professional accounting or tax qualification e.g. CPA/ ACCA/ CTA etc.
Should possess excellent project management, communication, coordination, interpersonal, and influence management skills.
Must have the ability to work in a team environment and build consensus is critical, as is an ability and interest to quickly understand the industry of Weatherford.
Arabic speaking is essential.
Proficiency with MS Office is required.
Minimum five years tax experience with a large firm.
General knowledge of the IFRS, US GAAP, corporate taxation and statutory accounts.
Experience in tax strategy implementation and tax planning support.
Good understanding of the reconciliation process between US GAAP, IFRS and tax returns and the impact of such reconciliation on the current and deferred tax calculation.
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