VAT Director - Tax Practice Growth

VAT Director - Tax Practice Growth Job Snapshot Role: VAT Director - Tax Practice Growth 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 Practice Growth in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Accounting opportunity for an experienced indirect tax leader with deep UAE VAT knowledge, strong executive client-management capability, and a proven ability to expand advisory services. The role will lead complex VAT engagements, strengthen the UAE Tax Advisory offering, generate new business, develop high-performing professionals, and take commercial responsibility for revenue, 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 combine technical authority with practice-building responsibility across the UAE market. The position is designed for a senior professional who can resolve sophisticated indirect tax issues while also developing client relationships, improving market penetration, and managing the economics of the service line. The director will influence advisory quality, client retention, new revenue generation, team capability, and the long-term commercial strength of the VAT practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead high-value UAE VAT and Tax Advisory engagements involving complex transactions, business structures, and operational considerations.
• Provide senior technical advice on VAT treatment, indirect tax exposure, transaction implications, and compliance risk.
• Interpret UAE VAT legislation and Federal Tax Authority guidance and translate regulatory requirements into practical business recommendations.
• Act as the senior escalation point for difficult VAT positions and technically sensitive client matters.
• Manage trusted relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Tax Heads, and other executive stakeholders.
• Understand client priorities and identify opportunities to address wider VAT and Tax Advisory requirements.
• Develop the UAE VAT service offering in response to regulatory change, market demand, and evolving client needs.
• Originate new advisory work through senior relationships, referrals, professional networks, and targeted business development.
• Lead major pitches, proposals, scope discussions, pricing decisions, and commercial negotiations.
• Expand strategic accounts by identifying opportunities for additional advisory services.
• Maintain oversight of the opportunity pipeline and support conversion of qualified prospects into profitable engagements.
• Oversee engagement planning, technical review, staffing, deadlines, documentation, and client communication.
• Ensure reports, tax positions, and recommendations meet appropriate technical and quality standards.
• Monitor fees, budgets, utilisation, realization, margins, and overall engagement profitability.
• Contribute to revenue forecasting, annual planning, growth targets, and practice P&L performance.
• Build, mentor, and retain a strong team of VAT and Indirect Tax professionals.
• Develop managers and consultants through structured coaching, delegation, technical review, and client exposure.
• Monitor UAE VAT developments, FTA guidance, administrative updates, and relevant GCC tax changes.
• Assess regulatory developments for potential client impact and convert emerging requirements into timely advisory opportunities.
• Collaborate with Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, accounting, finance, legal, and transaction specialists on multidisciplinary assignments.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate is a senior VAT and Indirect Tax Advisory professional with substantial UAE market experience and strong familiarity with Dubai 's commercial environment. Advanced technical knowledge of UAE VAT is essential, together with practical experience handling complex advisory assignments and managing senior client relationships. Candidates should be comfortable presenting technical conclusions and commercial recommendations to CFOs, Finance Directors, Tax Heads, and other decision-makers. Experience within a Big 4 firm, leading professional services organization, or established tax advisory practice is preferred. Prior involvement in business development, client portfolio expansion, service-line management, or practice growth will be highly relevant. CA, CTA, ACCA, CPA, ADIT, or an equivalent professional qualification is preferred. The role requires strong commercial judgment, leadership presence, communication ability, and stakeholder-management skills, together with the discipline to manage technical quality, client expectations, people development, revenue, and profitability.

Skills Set

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

Why Join Us

The continued development of taxation across the UAE creates strong demand for senior VAT professionals who can combine technical depth with commercial leadership. This Dubai role offers the opportunity to shape an advisory practice, influence major client decisions, develop new services, build executive relationships, and create measurable improvements in revenue and profitability. It provides meaningful ownership for a tax leader seeking both market impact and long-term practice growth.

About the Company

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