Lead Finance Officer - Tax Strategy Planning

Responsibilities: • Ensure optimal delivery of compliance obligations (both direct and indirect taxes) at destination countries where Qatar Airways operates by closely coordinating the compliance activities with internal and external stakeholders at respective stations. • Ensure payment of tax related liabilities in accordance with the statutory deadlines through advance planning and effective liaison with the internal and external stakeholders at respective stations. • Ensure Qatar Airways is compliant with the State of Qatar tax regulations including the deductions and treatment of any withholding tax. • Assist in negotiating and entering into tax treaties with different countries through the Qatar Ministry of Finance by developing research-based tax position papers to adequately manage our tax exposure. • Coordinate with internal stakeholders to implement our sourcing strategy to appoint tax advisors and statutory auditors for our branches in the destination countries to meet the tax compliance requirements. • Maintain the confidentiality of company information and ensure minimum disclosure while meeting the legal requirements. • Liaise with key stakeholders to decide the form of registration for new offices to optimize the tax liability and forward planning to meet the compliance requirements. • Ensure compliance with Global Transfer Pricing Policy in regards to allocation of HO costs and preparation of Transfer Pricing Documentation. • Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department. Qualifications About you Essential • Bachelor’s degree in finance/ Accounting or equivalent • Qualification in Accounting/ Commerce/ Finance • Minimum 4 years of job-related experience • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint) • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • User level experience with ERP modules Preferred • Experience working within the aviation industry. • Experience using Oracle ERP • Professional Accounting Certificate i.e. CA/ ACCA or CPA Application Guidelines Employees must submit applications through internal vacancies portal (via GEMS) only. Please see below for all eligibility and requirements for internal applications and please note that any applications not meeting the criteria will not be processed. • All internal candidates can only have three active applications at any point in time. • All internal candidates must have completed a minimum 10 months in their current role in order to apply for a new role • All internal candidates with an active final warning letter will be automatically disqualified from the recruitment process