Global Reporting and Compliance - Senior Consultant - Jeddah📣 Job Ad

About the Role

EY is seeking a Senior Consultant to join its Global Reporting and Compliance (GCR) team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In this position, you will lead complex engagements and contribute to the growth of the GCR practice. You will utilize strong technical skills, combined with practical commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge, to lead a team in delivering essential tax services. This role involves managing client compliance and reporting needs, and fostering valuable internal and external relationships, while ensuring the highest quality of service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team in providing tax services by integrating strong technical skills with practical commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge.
• Manage clients' compliance and reporting requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen key internal and external relationships.
• Ensure the delivery of services to clients meets the highest quality standards.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of client engagements.
• Monitor the progress and deliverables for client engagements.
• Implement standardized processes for client engagements.
• Identify and anticipate risks associated with client engagements.
• Escalate issues as appropriate to ensure timely resolution.
• Drive performance-improvement solutions for clients.
• Supervise high-performing teams and cultivate a positive learning environment.
• Coach and counsel junior team members to support their professional development.
• Ensure adherence to EY's Tax Quality guidelines.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance, taxation, or any related essential fields.
• An MBA, master's degree, or another related advanced degree and/or professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations and developments, preferably within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• A strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing, preferably within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• A strong track record of managerial, organizational, and project management experience.
• Experience working with multinational clients.
• In-depth commercial, legislative, and industry knowledge.

Required Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Detail-oriented approach to work.
• Proven management experience.
• Ability to work effectively across borders with a wide network of people.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry.
• Effective team player with strong collaboration skills across various teams.
• Comfort working with large amounts of data.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. EY is committed to developing employees with future-focused skills and providing world-class experiences within a flexible, diverse, and inclusive culture.