Tax Services Manager | Data and Digital-Corporate Services

What You Will Do: Tax Data Management & Data Quality • Own the end-to-end tax data set used for VAT, Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing and e-invoicing across AFG entities, from SAP source to submission-ready output. • Build and maintain data extraction, mapping, and transformation routines to produce clean, auditable tax data. • Design and run automated data quality and exception checks. • Maintain documented data lineage and reconciliation between statutory ledgers and tax filings. Digital & AI-Enabled Automation of Tax Processes • Identify and prioritize automation and AI use cases across Tax Operations. • Develop, test, and deploy solutions using Python, Power Platform, RPA, and approved AI/agent tooling. • Produce prototypes rapidly, validate benefit with process owners, and integrate successful pilots into BAU. • Maintain solution documentation, version control, testing evidence, and hand-over to operational users. E-Invoicing & Regulatory Digital Readiness • Support the UAE e-invoicing program from a data and integration perspective. • Analyze master data and transactional gaps against regulatory schema requirements and drive remediation. • Support testing, validation, and cut-over activities for e-invoicing and other digital tax reporting obligations. Reporting, Analytics & Insight • Build and maintain dashboards and analytics covering tax compliance status, filing calendar, exposure indicators, and process performance. • Convert tax and finance data into clear, decision-ready insight for senior Finance stakeholders. • Support audit, tax authority, and internal control requests with accurate, traceable data extracts. Governance, Controls & Risk • Ensure all digital solutions comply with AFG IT security, data privacy, SAP access/GRC, and change-management standards. • Embed controls and audit trails into every automated process. • Escalate data, control, or compliance risks promptly with proposed mitigation. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Delivery • Act as a translator between Tax/Finance process owners and technical teams. • Partner with GBS towers, Group Tax, divisional finance teams, IT, and external advisors/vendors. • Train and enable Tax Operations users on delivered tools; build internal capability rather than dependency. Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Currency • Maintain current knowledge of UAE and regional tax digitalisation. • Benchmark against Group and divisional best practice to propose improvements to the Tax digital roadmap. • Contribute to standardization and simplification of Tax Operations processes ahead of automation. Required Skills To Be Successful: • Hands-on development experience with Python, JavaScript or equivalent for data processing, automation, or AI solutions. • Strong data engineering and analysis skills, including advanced Excel/Power Query, data extraction, and SQL. • Experience building AI/ML or generative-AI solutions such as classification models or chatbots. • Knowledge of finance and accounting fundamentals, tax concepts, and project delivery methodologies. What Qualifies You For The Role: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related discipline. • 4-7 years' experience delivering data, automation, or AI solutions in an enterprise, shared services, government, or consulting environment, with at least 2 years of hands-on build experience. • Demonstrable track record of at least one AI or automation solution taken from concept to live production use. • Fluency in English is required; Arabic is an advantage.