Tax and Legal Services – Tax Acceleration Centre – Tax Advisory – Senior Associate – Beirut

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<strong>Line of Service</strong><p><br></p>Tax<p><br></p><strong>Industry/Sector</strong><p><br></p>Not Applicable<p><br></p><strong>Specialism</strong><p><br></p>International Tax Services<p><br></p><strong>Management Level</strong><p><br></p>Senior Associate<p><br></p><strong><u>Job Description &amp; Summary</u></strong><p><br></p>Job Description Summary<p><br></p>PwC Middle East is establishing a new Tax Acceleration Centre (TAC) in Lebanon. The TAC will play a key role in supporting PwC’s Middle East Tax practice, focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A), international tax structuring (ITS) and local tax advisory for offices across the Middle East.<p><br></p>This is a great opportunity to join a young and professional team, providing support to ensure the delivery of quality tax services and support to PwC’s client facing teams across the region. A career within the TAC will allow you to contribute to delivering the full value of PwC to our clients in our key markets, with a particular focus on the UAE and KSA.<p><br></p><strong><u>Responsibilities</u></strong><p><br></p>As PwC continues investing in the region and developing local talent, as a senior associate in TAC your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to<p><br></p><ul><li>Tax structuring advice – helping the client facing team in advising clients on how to operate their business in a tax efficient manner, tax efficient acquisitions and disposals for clients buying/selling businesses, debt and finance raising and vendor assistance. </li><li>Mergers and acquisitions – looking at existing and potential tax issues and tax risks for clients wishing to sell/acquire businesses. </li><li>Coordinating with other PwC tax teams in obtaining tax input from different jurisdictions whenever needed. </li><li>Tax Modeling – working on tax inputs and assumptions to help our clients make informed investment decisions</li><li>Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Managers and above</li><li>Establish effective working relationships directly with the client facing team and the manager of the TAC team</li><li>Work effectively within tight deadlines and/or reporting schedules</li><li>Engage with all levels across the firm, with the ability to adapt your approach and style to your audience.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong><u>Required Knowledge And Skills</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li>University degree in accounting, finance, economics or any other related field</li><li>Proficient in relevant computer applications centered upon Google and Microsoft Word, advanced Excel and PowerPoint)</li><li>Able to translate tax documents into Arabic (preferred)</li><li>Able to cope under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment. </li><li>Ability to build collaborative working relationships, establishing credibility</li><li>Bilingual (English and Arabic)</li><li>Basic tax knowledge. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Education </strong><em>(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)</em><p><br></p><strong><u>Degrees/Field Of Study Required</u></strong><p><br></p>Degrees/Field of Study preferred:<p><br></p><strong>Certifications </strong><em>(if blank, certifications not specified)</em><p><br></p><strong><u>Required Skills</u></strong><p><br></p><strong>Optional Skills</strong><p><br></p><strong>Desired Languages </strong><em>(If blank, desired languages not specified)</em><p><br></p><strong><u>Travel Requirements</u></strong><p><br></p>Not Specified<p><br></p><strong>Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?</strong><p><br></p>No<p><br></p><strong>Government Clearance Required?</strong><p><br></p>Yes<p><br></p><strong>Job Posting End Date</strong>