Samar Farooq
FCA CTA
The move
MoveCera → SolTax
TitleTax Consultant → Director
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageUrdu, English
Years in UAE0.3
Total experience24.0 years
Career arc
- DirectorApr 2026 — Present
SolTax· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Tax ConsultantApr 2026 — Present
Cera· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract - Head of TaxationApr 2025 — Feb 2026
Voyage Care Ltd· United Kingdom· Full-time
- Group Head of TaxAug 2014 — Feb 2025
Care UK· Colchester/ London
- Senior International Tax ManagerMar 2012 — Aug 2014
Tesco· Cheshunt
- GROUP TAX MANAGERMar 2009 — Mar 2012
SThree· London Area, United Kingdom· Full-time
- Tax ManagerSep 2004 — Dec 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers· London Area, United Kingdom· Full-time - Trainee Chartered AccountantSep 2001 — Aug 2004
Newman Peters· London Area, United Kingdom· Full-time
Education
- Chartered Institute of TaxationCTA · Taxation2004 — 2005
- University of East LondonBachelor of Arts - BA · Accounting and FinanceJul 2001
- ICAEWFCA · Chartered Accountancy2001 — 2004
Languages
- Arabic · Elementary
- Urdu · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
US GAAPBig 4International TaxTransfer PricingManagementFinancial Analysis
About
Tax leader with 20+ years’ experience in advisory and compliance across organisations: turning complexity into commercial advantage. Specialised for the past 12 years in Health & Social Care, particularly within private equity backed structures. Former Head of Tax at Care UK and Voyage Care, with deep expertise in structuring, transactions and property related tax matters. Focused on delivering practical, value driven tax solutions - driving efficiencies, enabling growth and unlocking meaningful savings.