Rabia Ahmed

Rabia Ahmed • • • Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- ▼ WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Consultant – Transfer Pricing, Tax Advisory Services • BDO, UAE • • Analyzing the impact of the UAE Corporate Tax Law with respect to Transfer Pricing on the UAE entities which includes but not limited to  Identifying any key related party or connected persons transactions or other payments that may be affected by transfer pricing.  Highlighting whether such related party or connected persons transactions should be subject to transfer pricing provisions and providing comments on the TP requirements.  Reviewing the inter-company agreements and governing the transactions to ensure that the same are aligned to the policy, if available. Assisting the client in preparation of Transfer Pricing Policy including  Understanding in detail the covered transactions by way of discussion with the management of the Company or the Group.  Undertaking interviews to determine the functions performed, assets deployed, and the risks assumed (FAR analysis).  Performing benchmarking analysis searches on external databases.  Preparation of Transfer Pricing Policy or Memorandum as per the requirement. Associate – Transfer Pricing • PwC, India (Price Waterhouse & Co. L.L.P.) • • • • • • ▼ 01/2018 – 06/2022 In charge of preparing Transfer Pricing documentation reports and undertaking benchmarking analysis. Transfer Pricing assignment includes identification of international transactions, computation of arm’s length price, undertaking complete FAR (Function, Assets and Risks) analysis and analyzing the end-to-end value chain. Performing the Economic analysis which includes selection of the Tested party, selection of the most appropriate method of Transfer pricing for various domestic and international clients. Preparation of Industry reports which includes collecting, summarizing, and synthesizing relevant financial, industry-specific market and business information. Undertaking the entire benchmarking studies (Overseas, Indian and Royalty benchmarks), which involves extracting data from publicly recognized databases such as Prowess IQ, Capitaline Plus, ORBIS, SEC (EDGAR), SEDAR, Factiva, RoyaltyStat etc. and analyzing the qualitative and quantitative data of the companies generated from the database. Worked as a member of Transfer Pricing Innovation team, which included the responsibility of helping the vendor with data analysis in developing benchmarking tools. INTERNSHIPS & PROJECTS Hindustan Copper Limited - Internship on Working Capital Management • • • • ▼ 09/2023 – 08/2024 06/2017 – 08/2017 Analytical Research to understand the working capital management process. Financial analysis and interpretation working capital management (period-). Application of Ratio analysis tool for data analysis. Computation of the input tax credit for GST of Hindustan Copper Limited for FY 2016-17. EDUCATION Heritage Business School, Kolkata, India • Master of Business Administration: Major in Finance & Minor in Marketing Calcutta University, Kolkata, India • 07/2016 – 06/2018 Bachelor of Commerce: Honors in Accounting 07/2011 – 06/2014 ▼ ACHIEVEMENTS • • • ▼ SKILLS • • • • • • ▼ Received Spot awards for delivering time sensitive projects, actively handling preparation of Finance set for benchmarking and for data analysis in developing benchmarking tool. Received Above and Beyond Award for the consistent effort in closing Compliance season successfully. Have been a part of the Training team and trained new joiners. Excellent understanding of financial products and financial services industry. Knowledge of tax transfer pricing and global TP guidelines (OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines). Ability to read and interpret regulations and decide on suitable course of action. Strong interpersonal skills. Proficient Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint. Ability to interact with all levels of management and diverse customer base. LANGUAGES • Full Professional Proficiency: English, Hindi, Urdu & Bengali.