وظائف شاغرة لدى شركة Careem في قسم المحاسبة

Careem

At Careem, our mission is to simplify & improve the lives of people, initially through solutions that make transportation in the region reliable, and over time, through disruptions in payments and logistics. In the process, we want to build an organization that inspires and become a world-class institution from the region.

Founded in 2012 by former entrepreneurs and McKinsey alums, Careem is the MENA regions leading ride-hailing service and newest Tech Unicorn. With 30% monthly growth, we now operate in 80+ cities across 11 countries and host over 6million users. With our recent Series D funding success, we are positioned on the cusp of significant scale and well on target to deliver our goal of creating one million jobs in the region by 2018.

Join us in building a world-class institution in the Middle East and experience the thrill of being part of a high-growth technology company, to improve people’s lives

Job Overview
To support the business and manage the tax risk profile for Careem, with a specicfic focus on the Emerging Markets (Jordan, Turkey, Morocco, Lebanon) and any other countries assigned.

Reporting

The role reports into the group Tax Manager.

Responsibilities 

• Manage the tax compliance profile of local entities, ensuring all local tax filing requirements are understood and documented and filings are made on time.
• Based on the activities of Careem, identify and control employment related, indirect and income tax withholding tax matters.
• Identify and implement VAT optimization opportunities.
• Maintain and monitor local tax relationships with professional advisers.
• Support the accounting team with any tax related accounting/ financial statement disclosures as applicable.
• Project manage all tax aspects of new business lines and initiatives, supporting launches in multiple countries by identifying and documenting the tax requirements.
• Perform direct tax technical research including analysis and interpretation of relevant tax laws, regulations, cases and agency guidance, and update relevant stakeholders as appropriate.
• Partner with key contacts in operations, corporate development, finance, treasury, government relations, and legal to identify and implement tax planning strategies and minimize potential tax risks.
• Provide active support to positively and successfully conclude tax audits and controversies.
• Provide guidance/ training to local tax/ finance teams.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of the group transfer pricing policy and supporting documentation.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accurate and timely updates in respect of tax risks and compliance.
• On time submission of all tax related returns.
• Well defined and efficient tax structures in place.

Qualifications/Skills required

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar; CA/ CPA/ Master’s in Taxation.
• At least 3+ years of PQE of international tax in a fast-paced industry and/ or Big 4 (plus).
• Demonstrated thorough user and working knowledge of tax systems.
• Excellent research skills, coupled with great written and verbal communication skills are a must, including the ability to communicate with non-tax people on complex tax issues.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with aggressive timelines.
• Creative thinking to resolve novel tax problems while supporting the business.