Tax Specialist - Lebanese Taxation

About the role

HOLDAL is looking for a Tax Specialist to manage its tax, insurance and related compliance matters in Lebanon. The specialist ensures adherence to Lebanese tax laws and regulations, handles tax declarations, VAT compliance, tax on salaries, withholding tax and tax audits, and coordinates with the Lebanese Ministry of Finance and NSSF.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT declarations and settlements, and quarterly/annual tax on salaries declarations; review the annual tax return prepared by the tax service provider.
• Prepare built property tax declarations and act as an internal reference on Lebanese tax legislation and compliance.
• Print legal documents such as the Official Gazette, trial balance and inventory as requested by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Trade.
• Assist tax inspectors from the Ministry of Finance and NSSF inspectors during inspections, and help with ad-hoc tax reports.
• Maintain health, risk and accident insurance records, coordinate with the People Experience department, compute employee insurance premiums, reconcile monthly insurance payments and generate monthly inventory valuation reports.
• Integrate monthly payroll into the accounting system, adjusting tax on salaries, NSSF contributions, advances and retentions, and maintain personnel accounts.
• Review and compute royalty fees for NEPCO, book the related entries and calculate non-resident withholding tax and VAT quarterly.
• Prepare quarterly inter-company reconciliation schedules, issue inter-company debit notes, and compile year-end profit or loss statements for the Finance department.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance; a Master's or MBA is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in taxation, tax compliance or corporate accounting, preferably in an in-house finance, accounting or tax department.
• Strong knowledge of Lebanese tax laws, VAT, tax on salaries, withholding tax, built property tax and NSSF requirements.
• Fluent Arabic and English; French is a plus.

Required skills

• General accounting principles, tax concepts and compliance practices.
• Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Payroll integration between HRIS and Dynamics via the Integration Manager module.
• Good communication, analytical, organisational and negotiation skills.