VAT Director - Tax Advisory

VAT Director - Tax Advisory Job Snapshot Role: VAT Director - Tax Advisory Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Accounting Function: Tax Accounting Experience: Several years of senior VAT and Indirect Tax Advisory experience Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview VAT Director - Tax Advisory in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Accounting opportunity for an experienced UAE VAT professional with strong technical knowledge, commercial judgment, and leadership capability. The role will lead sophisticated VAT and Tax Advisory engagements, develop senior client relationships, expand the advisory practice, build specialist team capability, and take responsibility for revenue growth, utilisation, and profitability.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Accounting Function: Tax Accounting Salary: Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The VAT Director will take strategic ownership of the UAE VAT Advisory practice, combining technical oversight with commercial and operational leadership. The position requires an ability to solve complex indirect tax issues while developing sustainable client relationships and market opportunities. Through strong engagement management, team development, and financial discipline, the director will strengthen the practice 's technical reputation and contribute directly to long-term business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex UAE VAT and Tax Advisory engagements across varied industries and transaction structures.
• Advise clients on VAT treatment, indirect tax exposure, transaction implications, operational processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Interpret UAE VAT legislation and Federal Tax Authority guidance and translate technical provisions into commercially practical advice.
• Manage strategic relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Heads of Tax, and other senior decision-makers.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for challenging VAT positions and high-risk advisory matters.
• Develop and refine the UAE VAT Advisory service offering in line with evolving client needs and market conditions.
• Identify new revenue opportunities across existing accounts, referrals, professional networks, and targeted business development activity.
• Lead proposals, client presentations, engagement scoping, pricing discussions, and commercial negotiations.
• Strengthen key accounts by identifying additional VAT and wider Tax Advisory requirements.
• Build and manage a healthy pipeline of new advisory engagements.
• Oversee engagement planning, technical review, resource allocation, documentation, and delivery schedules.
• Ensure client reports, recommendations, and tax positions meet rigorous professional and technical standards.
• Monitor budgets, utilisation, realization, margins, and profitability across the advisory portfolio.
• Contribute to practice forecasting, financial planning, revenue objectives, and overall P&L performance.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of VAT specialists.
• Establish effective delegation, quality review, and technical governance procedures.
• Monitor UAE VAT developments, FTA guidance, administrative practices, and relevant GCC tax developments.
• Assess regulatory changes and advise clients on potential compliance, transaction, and operational impacts.
• Work with Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, finance, accounting, legal, and transaction specialists where broader advisory expertise is required.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate will have substantial experience in VAT and Indirect Tax Advisory together with strong exposure to the Dubai and wider UAE market. Advanced technical knowledge of UAE VAT is essential, supported by practical experience leading complex advisory assignments and resolving significant tax issues. Candidates should be comfortable managing relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Tax Heads, and other executive stakeholders.

Experience within a Big 4 firm, leading professional services organization, or established tax advisory practice is preferred. A proven record in business development, client expansion, practice building, or service-line management will be highly valuable. CA, CTA, ACCA, CPA, ADIT, or an equivalent professional qualification is preferred.

The successful candidate will combine technical authority with commercial acumen, leadership presence, strong communication, and the ability to balance engagement quality, client satisfaction, team development, revenue, and profitability.

Skills Set

• UAE VAT
• VAT Advisory
• Tax Advisory
• Indirect Tax Advisory
• UAE VAT legislation
• Federal Tax Authority guidance
• GCC tax developments
• VAT technical analysis
• VAT risk assessment
• Transaction VAT analysis
• VAT compliance advisory
• Tax technical review
• Senior client management
• CFO relationship management
• Executive stakeholder engagement
• Business development
• Client portfolio growth
• Proposal development
• Commercial negotiations
• Practice development
• Service-line management
• Revenue growth
• P&L management
• Utilisation management
• Engagement economics
• Profitability management
• Pipeline development
• Team leadership
• Technical quality assurance
• Tax advisory reporting

Why Join Us

This Dubai opportunity provides significant leadership scope within a tax market where businesses increasingly require sophisticated VAT advice and stronger indirect tax governance. The role offers direct influence over technical standards, client strategy, practice development, commercial performance, and team capability. It is particularly suited to a senior VAT professional seeking ownership of both advisory excellence and sustainable practice growth.

About the Company

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