Description
Summary:
Seeking a Senior Transaction Structuring & Tax Optimization Lead to design and implement tax-efficient structures for corporate transactions, investments, and reorganizations.
Highlights:
1. Lead tax and financial structuring of complex transactions.
2. Work on high-profile transactions and cross-border investments.
3. Collaborative environment with advisory expertise.
**About the Role**
We are seeking a **Senior Transaction Structuring \& Tax Optimization Lead** to design and implement tax‑efficient structures for corporate transactions, investments, and group reorganizations. In this role, you will lead the tax‑structuring workstream for mergers \& acquisitions (M\&A), divestitures, joint ventures, financing, and cross‑border investments, while ensuring commercial feasibility, regulatory compliance, and value creation for the client or organization.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Lead the **tax and financial structuring** of complex transactions (M\&A, JVs, restructurings, IPOs, fund formations, and cross‑border investments), identifying optimal structures from a tax, regulatory, and commercial perspective.
* Analyze **tax implications (income, indirect, transfer pricing, withholding, treaty, etc.)** of proposed deals and model tax‑efficient financing and holding‑company architectures.
* Coordinate with **legal, finance, and investment teams** and external advisors to ensure that transaction documents, financing agreements, and corporate structures align with tax‑planning objectives.
* Identify **tax‑planning opportunities and risks** during due diligence and advise on pre‑transaction reorganisations, group restructurings, and post‑deal integration.
* Provide **practical, implementation‑focused advice** to senior management, business units, and external stakeholders on tax‑efficient ways to execute strategic initiatives.
* Ensure compliance with **local tax laws (e.g., Oman corporate tax), transfer‑pricing rules, AML/KYC, and international tax standards**, including OECD‑related guidance where relevant.
* Prepare and present **technical and commercial summary reports** on alternative structures, including quantitative impact assessments (NPV, effective tax rate, cash‑tax implications).
* Mentor and guide junior tax and transaction‑structuring professionals, supervising work quality and professional development.
**Required Qualifications and Skills**
* **Bachelor’s degree** in Finance, Tax, Accounting, Law, or a related field; **master’s degree or professional qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CA, CFA, CT, or equivalent)** strongly preferred.
* Typically **8–12\+ years of experience** in transaction tax, M\&A, corporate finance, or deal advisory, with **3–5 years at a senior‑lead or manager/director level**.
* Strong experience in **transaction structuring, M\&A tax, group reorganizations, and cross‑border investment structures**.
* Deep understanding of **corporate income tax, withholding tax, transfer pricing, treaties, and indirect‑tax concepts**; familiarity with Oman corporate tax and GCC‑region tax regimes is a plus.
* Proficiency in **financial modeling, tax‑impact analysis, and scenario testing** (Excel, financial‑modeling tools).
* Excellent **communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills**, with the ability to present complex tax and structuring concepts to non‑tax executives.
**What We Offer**
* **Competitive compensation** aligned with senior‑lead or director‑level roles, including performance‑linked incentives for successful deals and structuring initiatives.
* Opportunity to work on **high‑profile transactions and complex cross‑border investments** in a dynamic regional environment.
* A collaborative environment with access to **local and international tax, legal, and financial advisory expertise**.
Pay: RO11\.000 \- RO22\.000 per hour
Work Location: In person