Job description

The Assistant Manager – Tax & Legal – Direct Tax – Business Tax General role is based in Muscat, Oman, within Deloitte’s Tax & Legal practice. The position operates within the Business Tax General function and focuses on applying direct tax knowledge to client engagements across consulting and compliance assignments. Deloitte is recognized as one of the largest and most prestigious professional services firms globally, with awards including Best Employer in the Middle East, Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award. In this role, the Assistant Manager applies knowledge and skills of relevant tax rules and regulations to address client problems and independently presents findings, recommends advice, and implements tax solutions while consulting others as needed. The position requires reviewing written technical advice, reports, memoranda, and other deliverables relevant to tax laws and rules to ensure adequacy of research conducted and appropriateness and accuracy of conclusions. The role demonstrates advanced knowledge of key capabilities required to deliver a high-quality tax service experience and selects appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing data to develop informed recommendations. Responsibilities include interpreting and synthesizing data, exercising professional skepticism to challenge data, and identifying meaningful insights to support clients’ business objectives. The Assistant Manager articulates how technology enables the business and ensures appropriate technologies and methodologies are used on tax projects. The position assists clients in completing timely and accurate tax and financial filings and compliance activities, identifies and sets timelines within the framework of tax compliance work, and drafts reports identifying key issues and risks while proposing solutions related to tax planning and implementation strategies. The role prepares advice to clients on filing requirements, documentation, and the effects of tax advice for tax provisions, and identifies and bridges gaps between information provided by clients and information required by tax authorities. It also involves drafting clear and succinct formal response letters or dispute application letters in relation to tax matters. The position requires 5–7 years of general tax experience, preferably including experience with a Big 4 firm, law firm, or large corporate tax department of a multinational company, and experience in consulting and compliance engagements. Experience with inbound and outbound international tax is preferred, along with excellent research skills and strong written and verbal communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or another business-related field is required, with advanced degrees such as MST, JD, or LLM preferred, and CPA preferred. Fluency in English is mandatory, and fluency in Arabic is considered a plus.