Tax Accountant

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit, this allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness! 

Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Tax Accountant (Assistant Manager level) to support tax compliance, operations, and reporting across the group. This role will work closely with the Tax Manager, Finance team, and external advisors to ensure accurate reporting, strong documentation standards, and efficient tax processes across multiple jurisdictions. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is operationally strong, organised, and comfortable managing day-to-day tax compliance requirements.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : 

Tax Compliance & Reporting:

• Support day-to-day tax compliance across VAT, corporate tax, and transfer pricing.

• Prepare and review tax returns, refund claims, and supporting calculations to ensure accurate and timely submissions.

• Maintain and monitor the tax compliance calendar across relevant jurisdictions.

• Reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts (e.g. VAT, corporate tax, withholding tax) and resolve discrepancies with Finance.

• Assist with tax provisioning and preparation of supporting schedules for financial reporting purposes.

• Coordinate with external advisors to ensure timely and accurate compliance filings.

Tax Operations, Documentation & Audit Readiness:

• Maintain comprehensive, audit-ready documentation files, including working papers, reconciliations, contracts, and correspondence.

• Ensure prior period documentation is complete and well-organised to support tax positions taken in filed returns.

• Review transactional data to ensure appropriate tax treatment and identify compliance risks.

• Contribute to the improvement of tax processes, internal controls, and system efficiencies.

• Support responses to tax authority queries and audits, including preparing information requests and drafting well-supported responses.

• Monitor regulatory updates and ensure internal documentation and processes remain compliant.

 

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CPA or equivalent) or relevant tax qualification.

• 3–5 years’ experience in tax compliance (in particular indirect taxes and VAT compliance), ideally across multiple jurisdictions.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, operational environment.

• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with financial data.

• Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple deadlines.

• Audit experience is an advantage.

Benefits

• Monthly “Self Love Days” – at company discretion 

• Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents 

• Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach 

• Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products 

• Quarterly product gifting 

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.