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About the Lead Auditor Role

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority is seeking a Lead Auditor to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires an individual capable of independently addressing complex challenges that necessitate analytical problem-solving, often escalating from less experienced team members. The role involves in-depth examination of senior taxpayers' industries to assess revenue, providing guidance to auditors, and conducting comprehensive tax audits.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Auditor will be responsible for a range of complex operational activities, including:

• Staying current with VAT policies, GAAP, and auditing standards, procedures, and techniques to adapt to changes in tax rules and reporting.
• Developing and updating assessment templates and audit tools to align with operational procedures and policies, ensuring accurate tax imposition and timely valuation for senior taxpayers.
• Monitoring industry-specific developments and sector updates (*, business, insurance, telecommunications, consumer goods) to identify new tax practices adopted by companies for inclusion in assessments.
• Maintaining and updating senior taxpayer manuals, declarations, eligibility criteria, and legal requirements, integrating this information into audit tools for efficient evaluation.
• Coordinating with account managers and senior taxpayers to facilitate auditor requests for information and clarifications.
• Conducting office audit activities and liaising with stakeholders such as account managers, taxpayers, banks, government bodies, and audit offices to gather necessary information.
• Collaborating with the Legal Affairs Department to review contractual structures and ensure applicant legitimacy.
• Performing comprehensive data collection to understand taxpayers' business operations, including industry practices, business structure, size, activities, operational quality, and accounting systems.
• Researching general news, articles, databases, and shared channels to gather relevant information for VAT assessments.
• Examining and evaluating financial positions, income declarations, and revenue streams against industry standards to determine appropriate valuation approaches.
• Reviewing taxpayer returns, identifying high-risk and non-compliant cases, and communicating with internal stakeholders to mitigate potential risks, including tax evasion.
• Reviewing current and past audit files to validate sales, accounts receivable, import, inventory, and other related accounts.
• Preparing reports on high-risk cases based on audit findings and communicating with relevant stakeholders.
• Generating reports and statistics on major taxpayers to identify patterns and trends, supporting decision-making in revenue assessment and forecasting.
• Coordinating with the Legal Support Department to ensure compliance with the Authority's technical position and relevant tax laws and regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this role should possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or an equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience.