Imran Ayub, FCA, FCCA

Senior Manager in international taxation with 15+ years of experience in KPMG & EY

Cell no:+974 – 5598 2717

E-mail: iamayub@gmail.com

Profile

Being competent, smart and trusted advisor to many multinational companies, corporations and government
institutions in taxation, compliance, reporting and other business matters, having highest standards of integrity
and professionalism, I am Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (FCA) and
Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) from United Kingdom and
currently serving as Senior Manager Tax in KPMG, Qatar.

I have advanced knowledge of accounting, finance, international taxation, corporate advisory and regional
regulatory framework and have excellent experience (10+ years) in direct and indirect taxation, international
taxation, withholding, transfer pricing, tax refunds, tax restructuring and reorganization covering aspects like
advisory, planning, execution, reporting and compliance.

My management experience includes leadership, skills development of staff, supervising tax professionals,
organizational, communication skills and ability to prioritize and multitask.

For more details, visit my LinkedIn Profile

Key Skills

 Direct Taxation  Tax Return

 Indirect Taxation  Withholding Tax
 Corporate Advisory  Tax Planning
 Tax Refunds  Reorganization
 Accounting and Finance  Risk management
 Value Added Tax (VAT)  Team management
 Tax Audit

Career Achievements

Managed portfolio of about 135 tax clients and 60-70 advisory assignments including managing receivables,
utilization and efficiency.

Withholding tax refund of USD 1.1 million for an ‘oil and gas services company
Tax due diligence of a major company with revenue 100s of millions bof dollars

Participated in the World Bank booklet “Doing Business” for the years 2015-2018.

Career Snapshot (15+ Years)

Jul 2016 - Date KPMG, Qatar

Senior Manager Tax Feb 2008 – Date

Deputy Manager Tax Feb 2008 – Date

Manager Tax Feb 2008 – Date

Jul 2016 - Date Earnst & Young International, Pakistan

Manager Tax Apr 2007 - Dec 2007

Tax Associate Feb 2003 - Apr2007

Professional Experience

Senior Manager Tax Jul 2016 To Date

KPMG, Qatar - UAE

Key Result Areas:

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 Corporate tax services to leading domestic and international companies. He has 10 years of experience in
the Qatar market and overall 15 years of experience. Major assignments which Imran has managed/worked
on includes the following:
 Tax planning, advisory to clients and replying to their queries and clarifying with them various tax clauses
under the tax law;
 Corporate tax compliance;
 International tax services e.g. advising multinational clients on tax issues including implications of double
taxation treaties and withholding tax issues;
 Coordinating in preparing tax budgets, presentation for partner’s meetings and other management reports;
 Managing and coordinating team of 18 tax professionals;
 Performance manager of 3 team members;
 Tax planning and tax structuring;
 Reviewing corporate tax returns & tax audits of compliance clients;
 International tax services e.g. advising multinational clients on tax issues including but not limited to transfer
pricing, tax efficient structures, thin capitalization, financing issues from tax perspective, implications of
double taxation treaties and withholding tax issues;
 Tax due diligence reviews;
 General sales tax/VAT and other indirect taxes advisory and compliance;
 Consultancy on corporate matters ranging from startup phase to liquidation;
 Advised on tax issues of major sharia’h compliant fund & restructuring real estate portfolio of major Islamic
Bank in Qatar;
 Tax due diligence for acquisition of online retail business in Qatar by a major ‘American e-commerce
company’ (online retail business);
 Tax structuring memorandum for a ‘Spanish Company’ – bidding for development of water plant in Qatar;
 Advising to ‘Irish Aircraft Leasing Companies’ for leasing of aircraft to Qatar Airways; and
 Global mobility services to major ‘British multinational telecommunications company.

Manager Finance Apr 2014 - Jul 2016

Sani Services LLC - UAE

Responsibilities:
My tasks include mainly.

 Assistance in cooperate tax compliance, reporting and tax audits

 VAT services – planning, advisory, compliance and reporting
 Tax advisory, planning, optimization for clients
 Personal/individual tax planning, compliance and reporting
 Out of 5 years in EY, 1 year I have also worked on audit assignments
 Managing and developing relationship with clients.
 During five (5) years period with the firm, I was involved in various assignments in Tax Department for about
four years. The various sectors I worked on, ranged from manufacturing industry to the service sector and
the commercial and investment banks.
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 I managed and supervised the tax division of the firm reporting directly to the Partner.
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 The following describe the major tasks, I performed during my stay in the firm:
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 Tax planning, tax optimization for clients, tax advisory;
 Corporate tax compliance and reporting, tax audits;
 International tax services e.g. advising multinational clients on tax issues including implications of double
taxation treaties and obtaining exemption/lower rate certificates;
 Tax due diligence reviews;
 Preparation and presentation of income tax appeals of various clients before income tax authorities;
 Personal/individual tax planning, compliance and reporting;
 Review of rules and trust deeds of provident funds, gratuity funds and post employment benefit funds;
 General sales tax – planning, advisory, compliance and reporting services;and
 Other indirect taxation services including federal excise and customs duty.

 During five (5) years period with the firm, I was involved in various assignments in Audit &Assurance Division
for about one year.
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 The assignments include full scope audits, limited reviews, agreed upon procedures, special certificates in
accordance with the regulatory requirements etc.
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 The following describe the major tasks, I performed during my training period:
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 Assessment of control risk and designing the tests of controls for specific areas in consultation with the
engagement manager;
 Discussions with the clients regarding various accounting and other issues;
 Application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and preparation of financial statements
in compliance therewith;
 Preparation of other deliverables, such as, management letter; and
 Verifying compliance with the applicable laws.

Some of my clients include:

 Qatar Chemicals Company Limited

 Pepsi Cola International
 IBM WTC
 Qatar Airways
 Qatar Airways
 Chevron Qatar Limited
 GE – Qatar Branch
 Siemens W.L.L.
 Huawei Technologies
 Hewlett Packard
 JP Morgan Chase Bank Ltd
  GE Capital Aviation Services Limited
 Coca Cola

Some of my key assignments include:

Cover Letter

I am a strong believer that global tax reforms are affecting organizations and can put pressure on their finance
in near future due to increasing awareness among ordinary citizens how organizations are avoiding taxes that
would otherwise be spent on them. I believe that I am well positioned and have a vision, wisdom knowledge
and experience in various facet of taxation and can play very innovative role in any multinational organization.