Job description

EY’s MENA Tax – Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) team seeks an Assistant Manager in Dubai to lead complex tax compliance and reporting engagements, combining strong technical tax skills with practical commercial, legislative and industry knowledge. The role manages day-to-day client engagements, including monitoring scopes, schedules, budgets and deliverables, implementing standardized processes, anticipating and identifying risks with appropriate escalation, and driving performance-improvement solutions. Responsibilities include leading teams that help manage clients’ compliance and reporting needs, ensuring the highest service quality and adherence to Tax Quality guidelines, conducting quality control reviews, coordinating with clients and subconsultants, strengthening internal and external relationships, and supervising high-performing teams while building a positive learning culture through coaching and counseling of junior team members. The position requires excellent communication, comfort working across borders with large amounts of data, and a strong track record of managerial and organizational experience, ideally gained within a large professional services environment and involving domestic and international tax developments.