Essa Al-Sulaiman, Tax Manager

Essa Al-Sulaiman

Tax Manager

Signify Saudi Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance
Experience
5 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 8 Months

Tax Manager at Signify Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2021

• Calculate Corporate Income Tax and Zakat annually.
• Prepare withholding tax & VAT returns monthly per regulation
and guidelines published by ZATCA.
• Adequate knowledge of the regulations and rules related to
objections against GAZT assessments.
• Coordinate with zakat/tax advisors to prepare full analysis of
GAZT assessment and completion of appeals documentation
in a timely manner.
• Prepare and review Zakat, and Tax provisions and Deferred tax
calculation and disclosures in Financial Statement

GL Accountant at Signify Saudi Arabia (Philips Lighting)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2018 to April 2021

• Maintain fixed assets registers with appropriate classification
and accounting for Company's assets and to ensure monthly
journals for depreciation and fixed asset additions together
with category wise reconciliation of Fixed assets registers with
GLs of assets and depreciation.
• Prepare monthly fixed assets and work in progress reports.
• Review GL balances monthly/quarterly to ensure all balances
are properly validated.
• Prepare segment P&L monthly and report variances
comparing to budget to stakeholders.
• Conduct Revenue Recognition (RR) test (IFRS 15).
• Approve non-material purchase requests and allocate costs
appropriately.
• Satisfy audit requirements.
• Calculate sales incentives on a quarterly basis per SI policy.
• Prepare operating expense budget.
• Month-end activities including:
o Prepare journal entries (clear clearing accounts, book
corporate cost allocation & share in results of subsidiaries
etc..).
o Monitor and post accruals and prepayments as required.
o Track supplier charges and create necessary provisions.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
  • August 2018
Higher diploma, Accounting
  • at Dammam Community College (DCC)
  • August 2014

Specialties & Skills

Bloomberg
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Peachtree Accounting program
Bloomberg
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

VAT specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2021
Zakat & Tax (Training)
Training Institute:
SOCPA
Introduction to SAP Basic Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
DCC
Introduction to SAP and Navigation (Training)
Training Institute:
DCC
Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
SABIC
Date Attended:
July 2017
Summer Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Rajhi Bank
Date Attended:
June 2013