We have partnered with a client who are seeking an experienced E-Invoicing Project Manager to lead and oversee the successful delivery of the UAE and Oman e-invoicing programs. This role requires end-to-end delivery from regulatory discovery, solution selection, ERP integrations to testing, rollout and post go-live compliance, ensuring strong financial governance and full regulatory compliance across Finance, Tax, Group Tech, and external vendors. The ideal candidate will bring exceptional leadership skills and a track record in managing complex e-invoicing initiatives, driving process standardization, streamlining invoicing operations, and enabling operational excellence. This position is suited for a Project Manager who has successfully delivered e-invoicing and regulatory compliance programs within the GCC (e.g., KSA ZATCA, UAE, Egypt) and is comfortable operating in a complex, high-stakeholder corporate environments.
Program & Project Leadership
· Lead end-to-end delivery of GCC e-Invoicing implementations, including scope definition, discovery, estimation, planning, execution, and go-live. · Facilitate cross-functional workshops (Finance, Tax, IT, Operations, Vendors) to define requirements, dependencies, assumptions, and delivery approach.
· Own the full e-invoicing program, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and compliant with regulatory mandates.
Regulatory & Compliance Delivery ·
Drive compliance with UAE & Oman e-Invoicing regulations (e.g., ZATCA Phase 1 & 2, country-specific mandates, archiving, reporting, and clearance requirements).
· Ensure alignment between business processes, tax requirements, and technical solutions.
· Manage regulatory changes, clarifications, and authority communications, ensuring timely impact assessment and delivery adjustments.
Financial & Resource Management
· Quantify and manage project costs, including resources, vendor spend, risk contingency, and forecast variance. · Own project budget, including approvals, tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting.
· Manage resource planning across internal teams and external vendors, ensuring optimal utilization and prioritization.
Governance & Executive Communication
· Establish and lead program governance, including SteerCo, executive updates, and decision forums.
· Prepare and present high-level and detailed plans, milestones, risks, financials, and progress updates to senior leadership (Senior Managers, Directors, VPs, C-level).
· Provide regular status reporting, including delivery progress, risks/issues, budget burn, and forecast.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
· Proactively identify, manage, and escalate key risks and issues, ensuring timely mitigation.
· Prevent scope creep by enforcing formal change control, impact assessment, and executive approvals.
· Maintain clear documentation of scope, assumptions, dependencies, and change history.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
· Act as the primary liaison across Finance, Tax, Technology, Operations, Release Management, and external vendors.
· Lead and govern vendor delivery, ensuring contractual scope, quality, timelines, and commercial alignment.
· Negotiate win-win outcomes with internal and external stakeholders.
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