Tax Risk Specialist

7 days ago

Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar Talent Leaders Full time

Tax Risk Specialist

Job Summary

Support the Tax Risk Section in proactively identifying, modeling, and assessing areas of potential tax law violations using data-driven methodologies. Contribute to generating prioritised risk profiles and case selections that inform targeted interventions by audit, inspection, and compliance functions. Play a key role in strengthening the authority's ability to detect, forecast, and mitigate tax risks at national and cross-border levels, thereby enhancing revenue protection and compliance effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze potential tax risk areas using forecasts, research, and available data; conduct proactive and reactive risk assessments leveraging statistical models, behavioral analytics, and sectoral profiling.

  • Identify risks related to international taxation by reviewing bilateral and multilateral agreements, monitoring treaty abuse, transfer pricing mismatches, and cross-border structuring risks.

  • Prepare periodic reports detailing identified tax risks, methodologies, projected financial impacts, and recommendations.

  • Develop and propose measures for risk mitigation, including targeted audits, compliance campaigns, and potential legislative adjustments.

  • Support IT in developing analytical tools and systems to improve tax risk identification, management, and decision-making.

  • Drive innovation in predictive analytics, automated reporting systems, and data improvement mechanisms.

  • Monitor key indicators such as risk detection accuracy, audit conversion rates, and revenue impact.

  • Ensure quality assurance, integrity, and governance of all risk-related datasets and analytical models.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Data Science, Business Administration, or related field.

  • Master's degree in Economics, Data Analytics, Public Administration, or Business Administration preferred.

  • Professional certification in risk management, auditing, or data analytics (e.g., CFE, CIA, CISA) is an advantage.

  • 3–6 years' experience in tax risk analysis, compliance, auditing, or data analytics, ideally within a government or financial/public sector environment.

  • Familiarity with international tax principles, bilateral/multilateral tax agreements, and common compliance risks.

  • Experience supporting risk-based audits, inspections, or compliance programs.

  • Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL); exposure to analytical software (Python, R, SAS) is an advantage.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.

  • Good communication and collaboration skills.

  • Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage

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