Assistant Manager - Tax and Legal

About the role

The Assistant Manager - Tax and Legal works on client engagements, developing tax solutions, giving tax advice, tax planning and strategies for local or multinational clients across many industries, and providing tax compliance services for businesses and individuals.

Key responsibilities

• Provide a top-class tax service to a portfolio of corporate clients.
• Correspond with the Revenue authorities and clients on their tax affairs.
• Handle general duties relating to all corporate tax matters.
• Research and present detailed technical tax memorandums to support tax advisory projects.
• Work with fellow managers, directors and partners to keep the department running smoothly, influence teams positively and build confident relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Represent clients before the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Provincial Revenue Authorities during assessments, audits and tax proceedings.
• Monitor changes in tax laws, Finance Acts and regulatory requirements and communicate their impact to clients.

Required profile

• CA qualified or part-qualified, ACCA, ICMA, MBA Finance or a related qualification.
• 5-6 years of direct tax, indirect tax or both, preferably in a tax consultancy firm.
• Strong knowledge of Pakistani tax laws and regulations (Income Tax Ordinance, Sales Tax Acts, etc.).