Tax Manager at PZ Cussons

The job exists to:

  • Ensure compliance with statutory timeframe for remittance of VAT/WHT
  • Identify and engage in activities that will manage the company exposure on VAT/WHT within the confine of the law. .
  • Monitor payment process, facilitate prompt payment and ensure collection of receipts for VAT/WHT tax liabilities for all entities.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Peer Relationships
  • Attach organization chart showing manager and direct reports as well as peers

Report to Senior Tax Manager – Africa

Dimensions:

  • Turnover of unit
  • Budget responsibility
  • Team Size
  • Other

Principal Accountabilities:

  • The key outputs of the job
  • List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10
  • NOT a task list
  • Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
  • Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome
  • Prepare Withholding tax returns (Federal and All States) monthly all PZ entities/ SBUs in Nigeria by spooling monthly reports, verifying applicable rates, separating into applicable tax jurisdictions, reconciling WHT report against ledger balances and processing payments with 7 days deadline.
  • Review withholding tax reports for PZ entities/ SBU in Nigeria
  • Spool monthly VAT reports, ledgers for all entities and Prepare monthly VAT reports for PZ SBUs in Nigeria
  • Process payments for all monthly taxes, final demand notice liabilities and every other undisputed tax liability
  • Prepare initial draft responses to demand notices, queries and other correspondence from the FIRS and state boards.
  • File VAT Returns for all entities with the FIRS on or before 21st of every month
  • Apply for and Obtain Tax clearance certificates for all seven (7) entities every year
  • Receive and record all correspondence from tax authorities
  • Maintain correspondence tracker to ensure responses are filed within the stipulated timeline.
  • First level review of PZ Kenya tax computations and provide support on other Kenyan tax issues like tax audits, refund claims etc.
  • Prepare trend analysis, decks and forecasts for tax planning & Budgeting
  • WHT credit note verification on B2B Customer purchases

Internal & External Relationships:

  • Identify the most significant ones
  • Attach a preferred suppliers list if available
  • Detail which networks the jobholder will be part of e.g. finance, category

External:

External auditors, FIRS, All state Board of Internal Revenue ( Nigeria) and Consultants.

Internal:

All departments

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed:

  • List any qualifications required to do the job
  • Be specific about the experience needed
  • Focus on type of experience not the time served

Qualifications:

  • B.Sc. (Accounting)
  • ICAN Certification
  • Computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel

Technical/Professional Experience:

  • 4 – 5 years minimum work experience
  • Good Knowledge of Group Accounting policies

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to PZ Cussons on pzcussons.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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