Job Objectives

• Develops Tax compliance metrics and produces performance reports and analytics to support business objectives from tax perspectives including the management of Federal, State, Local government taxes.
• Regularly tracks and resolves outstanding audit and tax issues that have been escalated, or further escalate to the necessary parties

Job Responsibilities

• Carry out a check of tax compliance issues on ground as at the commencement of job responsibilities.
• Define tax compliance and reporting processes, procedures, metrics and tools
• Manage tax compliance of the nigerian plants and report exceptions noted
• Monitor the implementation of tax compliance processes and adherence to tax compliance procedures in Nigeria and across Pan-African businesses
• Prepare tax compliance reports and analysis on a regular basis as required by business
• Manage tax audits and produce performance reports with action plans to achieve full compliance
• Conduct analysis on tax compliance on a regular basis as required by business
• Conduct regular enterprise-wide awareness initiatives on tax compliance
• Follow up on the action plans from performance reports to ensure full compliance
• Liaise with third party professionals including solicitors, other accountant, tax advisers and independent financial advisers
• Create tax data collection systems
• Tax policies & procedures implemented successfully
• Tax performance management compliance reports followed through and exceptions cleared
• Tax audits successfully closed
• Timely filing of all tax returns and payment of taxes
• Minimal incidence of disallowed deductible expenses during tax audits
• Annual savings of 10% of tax compliance services cost
• Knowledge of relevant tax management legislation and policies
• Strong understanding of taxation laws and administration practices as well as industry trends
• Strong business acumen
• Very good knowledge and understanding of accounting policies (IFRS)
• Experience of IFRS reporting highly desirable
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines and deliver results
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Very good in financial analysis and financial statements interpretation
• Working knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Tax policies & procedures implemented successfully
• Tax performance management compliance reports followed through and exceptions cleared
• Tax audits successfully closed
• Timely filing of all tax returns and payment of taxes
• Minimal incidence of disallowed deductible expenses during tax audits
• Annual savings of 10% of tax compliance services cost.

Requirements
Educational & Professional Qualifications:

• A first or postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or Taxation.
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) is a requirement
• Membership of Tax Institute of any of the OHADA Countries is an added advantage
• Additional membership of at least one of the following professional bodies will be an added advantage: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN), Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Financial Analysts (CFA).

Desired Experience:

• Between 5 - 7 years experience in Tax Practice and/or In-house Corporate Tax Management in a conglomerate.

Skills & Competence:

• Knowledge of relevant tax management legislation and policies
• Strong understanding of taxation laws and administration practices as well as industry trends
• Strong business acumen
• Very good knowledge and understanding of accounting policies (IFRS)
• Experience of IFRS reporting highly desirable
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines and deliver results
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Very good in financial analysis and financial statements interpretation
• Working knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development.