Tax Counsel

Saudi Aramco (ASC)

We are seeking an experienced Tax Counsel for our Tax Law Department within Saudi Aramco's Law Organization.

The Tax Law Department is responsible for providing tax legal advice to Saudi Aramco's business units, subsidiaries, and joint ventures while working closely with other members of the Law Organization.

The Tax Counsel's primary role is to ensure the provision of high-quality tax legal advice to internal clients and coordinate with external tax advisors. This includes providing tax advice on transactions as well as day-to-day business operations, reviewing outside counsel draft submissions, reviewing, and preparing draft responses to government or court correspondence, and assisting in handling sensitive correspondence and tax legal matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising internal clients by analyzing facts and conducting legal research, preparing legal analysis and opinions.
• Planning tax efficient structures for major projects, and advising and making recommendations to Company management regarding tax and legal issues.
• Reviewing current legislation, treaties, and governmental regulations pertinent to Company operations and advising Law Organization management and senior-level attorneys with regard to the same.
• Assisting and coordinating with outside tax advisors with respect to ongoing transactions.
• Providing responses to inquiries raised in connection with tax examinations of Saudi Aramco and its subsidiaries.

Minimum Requirements

• A Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent.
• Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
• An LL.M. in Taxation is preferred. Energy industry (oil and gas, petrochemical, power, or oil field services) is also preferred.
• Minimum of 9 years experience in tax gained in a leading US law firm, Big 4 accounting firm, and/or an in-house tax department of a multinational company.
• Demonstrated ability to engage business line leaders to drive implementation of new procedures and legal requirements in a timely manner.
• Sound judgment and unwavering ethics