CKSA_ Tax Accounting Specialist Direct Ops_ Dubai

Role Overview

Tax Accounting Specialist in Direct Operations at Canon, Dubai.

Role Purpose

Deliver comprehensive tax compliance, financial accuracy, and operational controls across Canon's Middle East and African operations. Serve as the central point of contact for tax matters, audit requirements, and regulatory submissions while maintaining month-end close accuracy and cash management integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Compliance & Filing

• Ensure timely filing of all tax declarations to authorities.
• Deliver comprehensive tax compliance across Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, and Withholding Tax.
• Implement new tax rules and regulations.
• Provide advice to Middle East and African business, parent entity, subsidiaries, and representative offices.
• File, review (in case of third-party), recalculate, and confirm tax returns of all jurisdictions under Canon Middle East.

Tax Review & Reporting

• Conduct monthly tax reviews of parent and subsidiaries tax registers and reconciliations.
• Deliver monthly report to Group Finance Manager and Finance Director on tax health of parent and subsidiaries, including all tax submissions and declarations.
• Conduct quarterly internal audit and compliance checks of all tax ledgers of parent and subsidiaries with gap analysis.
• Provide regular updates on tax rules and regulations for all applicable jurisdictions.

Tax Audit & Governance

• Manage tax audits (internal and external).
• Serve as main point of contact for tax audit and taxation requirements (tax figures and disclosures) in financial audit.
• Provide training to the business.
• Provide support to IT for tax-related setups (CIT, WHT, VAT, all other applicable taxes).

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with stakeholders in the organization (Business, Finance, IT, central tax in HQ).
• Manage relations internally and externally.

Accounts Payable

• Ensure process accuracy, on-time supplier payments, accruals, prepaid, selling general and administrative, and balance sheet accuracy.
• Maintain supplier statement of accounts and obtain formal balance confirmation from all suppliers.

Cash Management

• Manage collections, receipts, and petty cash.
• Ensure 100% cash and collections accuracy.
• Ensure all petty cash transactions are properly supported with correct approvals and in line with policies and procedures.

Bank Reconciliation

• Deliver accurate monthly bank reconciliations with zero unjustified deltas.
• Achieve 100% accuracy in monthly reconciliations.

Month Close & Accounting

• Properly handle all guarantees and leases and maintain proper records.
• Deliver proper month close and balance sheet reconciliations for all accounts under direct responsibility with 100% accuracy.
• Maintain adequate and valid insurance cover over the year.
• Support the business with timely issuance of new guarantees and bonds.
• Effectively manage relationships with banks and insurance providers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum five years' proven track record in tax (advisory or multinational).
• Lead successful tax implementation in entities and organizations (CIT/VAT implementation).
• Experience working in multinational companies or Big Four is mandatory.
• Qualified ACA or ACCA.
• Finance or tax education at university level.

Skills & Competencies

• Accounting knowledge (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Disclosures).
• IFRS, US GAAP, and SOX knowledge.
• SOCPA knowledge.
• Experience with Oracle system infrastructure.
• Advanced Excel.
• Experience with tax portals, tax systems, and ERP systems.
• Orion and/or OneSource experience is a benefit.