Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
As a highly dedicated and skilled tax and legal leader, I am committed to raising the standards of excellence and delivering the best possible results for clients across a range of tax litigation cases, advisory and compliance matters. I have a proven track record of building and strengthening professional relationships that drive mutually beneficial outcomes and financial returns for all stakeholders. Throughout my career, I have been instrumental in driving progress and innovation in the field of tax and legal services.
As Saudi Arabia Country Chair for Diversity, Inclusion & Representation at G100, I support advancing inclusive leadership, strengthening representation, and contributing to initiatives that drive meaningful social and economic impact at both local and global levels.
Charged in assessing clients VAT master data setup in procure to pay and order to cash cycles as well as the material, vendor, customer and GL VAT setups. The assessment also include: • Performing a high-level system review of the enterprise structure and the setup of tax codes, tax logic, master data, and invoicing. • Assessing VAT reporting readiness from an accuracy and completeness perspective by evaluating the client’s ERP VAT reporting data download, preparation of VAT returns, and reconciliations. • Providing practical input to the implementation effort and its impact on the future compliance as well as giving recommendations on system solutions based on client’s priorities. Received VAT implementation award from one of the largest UAE Group companies due to my contribution in the design, configuration, and implementation of a tax technology solution for indirect tax (OITC), which enabled the Group to efficiently prepare the monthly/quarterly Group VAT returns in a timely manner.
Responsible for assisting with the provision of indirect tax advisory services to a large range of companies operating in the UAE and KSA by undertaking an extensive legislative review of the GCC VAT framework, UAE Law Decree, UAE Cabinet decisions, and the KSA VAT Laws and Regulations. Conducted a number of VAT Impact Assessment studies and VAT awareness and training workshops for clients operating in different sectors such as Retail, Oil and Gas, FMCG, Real Estate, Automotive, and Engineering Procurement Construction. · Worked extensively with clients in providing advice in relation to structuring, VAT liability issues in the GCC, transaction chains, VAT compliance and reporting processes. · Provision of specialized VAT advisory services including group structures and contracts reviews to identify opportunities and risks, and VAT reporting processes. · Assisting businesses to improve their VAT recovery and cash flow position. · Reviewed and assessed in preparing clients VAT returns.