The ideal candidate will assist in preparing quarterly and annual tax provisions and performing tax accounting duties.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Prepare and review tax calculations and estimates such as monthly WHT, VAT, and PAYE, current and deferred tax; secure approval for payment.
- Review and reconcile general ledger entries for tax implications; provide corrective and improvement measures accordingly.
- Ensure compliance, timely filing and remittance of all taxes and levies (such as expatriate PAYE, VAT, WHT, CIT, ET, business premises levy, development levy, etc.) within government time frame.
- Ensure timely collection of all tax remittance receipts, documents and certificates, such TCC, credit notes, revenue receipt, etc. for all entities.
- Manage relationship with tax authorities and consultants and supervise all tax audits.
- Provide comprehensive report on every tax audit exercise and give regular status update on tax cases, remittances, levies, fees, payments to agents and consultants.
- Provide innovative tax management, planning, and tax-savings strategies, backed with statistical data and/or analysis.
- Be abreast with all tax regulations and new promulgations / enactments and advise finance management accordingly.
- Play advisory role and support all the BUs on tax matters as may be required.
- Identify and implement processes improvements in the company’s tax affairs; establish work flow procedures and policies and develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role.
- Perform any other role(s) that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree/HND in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field.
- Relevant professional certifications such as ACA, ACCA, ACTI.
- Minimum of 5 years proven professional tax practice experience
- Big Four accounting firm experience /Fintech firm experience /Group tax planning experience
As well as formal qualifications, you should have,
- An analytical mind
- Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
- Commercial and business awareness
- Good communication skills – both written and verbal
- A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data
- Ability to stick to time constraints
Necessary Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem solving skills
- Punctuality
- Critical thinking skills
- Teamwork and collaboration skills
- Adaptability skills
- Work ethic
- Project management skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to PalmPay on palmpaylimited.applytojob.com to apply