Position: Global VAT & E-Invoicing Compliance Lead

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary: AED 35,000 – 60,000 per month
Industry: FinTech SaaS | Finance, Investment & Asset Management | Travel & Hospitality

About FinKraft

FinKraft is a FinTech SaaS company building a Finance Operating System for the Travel and Hospitality ecosystem. We help large enterprises and ecosystem players manage invoicing, indirect taxes (VAT/GST), reconciliations, and compliance through deep, domain-led automation.

In India, FinKraft supports 1,200+ enterprises with large-scale GST automation. In the Middle East, we are building the next layer of infrastructure around UAE e-invoicing (DCTCE / Corner-5), PEPPOL interoperability, payments, and hospitality-specific compliance workflows.

Role Overview

This is a founder-led, high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping how VAT and e-invoicing are practically implemented across the hospitality ecosystem in the UAE and GCC.

This is not a pure advisory role. You will work hands-on with founders, product managers, and engineering teams to design invoice flows, validate regulatory interpretations, influence system logic, and engage directly with hotels, TMCs, and enterprise clients as UAE e-invoicing goes live.

The role may evolve as:

• A full-time leadership position

• A contract or advisory engagement

• A pilot role that grows into long-term ownership

Key Responsibilities

VAT & E-Invoicing Design (Hospitality Focus)

• Design VAT-compliant invoice structures for:

  • Corporate hotel bookings

  • TMC-mediated bookings

  • MICE and group billing

  • Commissions, credit notes, refunds, and post-stay adjustments

• Interpret UAE e-invoicing (DCTCE / Corner-5) requirements for hospitality use cases

• Identify grey areas, risk exposures, and potential audit failure points

Product & Regulatory Validation

• Translate VAT regulations into scalable, system-driven product logic

• Validate end-to-end flows covering e-invoice → payment → reconciliation

• Act as the internal tax authority within the product team, reviewing assumptions and designs

• Balance “technically correct” tax positions with operational feasibility

Market & Ecosystem Engagement

• Work directly with hotel finance teams during live pilots

• Advise on VAT reclaim, disputes, documentation, and audit readiness

• Support collaboration with ASPs, TMCs, payment providers, and tax advisors

Candidate Requirements

Experience

• 10–18 years of experience in indirect tax / VAT

• Background from Big 4 firms (PwC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG) or

• Senior VAT or finance leadership roles within hospitality, travel, airlines, or TMCs

• Hands-on UAE VAT experience is strongly preferred

Core Skills & Competencies

• Deep understanding of UAE VAT law and its real-world application

• Strong knowledge of hospitality billing models, commissions, and settlements

• Proven ability to convert regulation into repeatable, automated workflows

• Strong judgment in high-ambiguity, fast-moving environments

• Comfortable operating in founder-led, product-driven organizations

Why Join FinKraft?

• Shape the future of VAT and e-invoicing infrastructure in the GCC

• Influence real-world product design at the intersection of tax and technology

• Work closely with founders and senior decision-makers

• Be part of a platform defining compliance standards for hospitality finance