Job Type: Full Time | Remote
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Tax, Commerce, Finance or relevant field
- 5+ years experience in a similar/relevant field of corporate tax (post article)
- Experience and knowledge of tax regulations within African entities i.e Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, etc.
- 2-3 years of experience in a managerial position, managing a team.
- CA/CIMA membership and designation
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong reconciliation and analysis skills
- Experience in being able to prioritise and multi-task
- Ability to provide bespoke advice of the highest technical standard in a clear and concise manner at a senior level.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise and work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.
- Well-rounded project and people management skills.
- Ability to grasp, navigate and solve complex business problems.
- Must be Performance driven
- Must be Proactive, Eager to learn and Adherence to company principles and values
- Desirable Criteria:
- Postgraduate studies in Taxation
- Previous experience in Cryptocurrency
- Previous experience in FinTech
- Responsibilities will be 60% tax related, and 40% corporate accounting related.
- Preparation and review of all Tax disclosure in financial statements.
- Preparation of corporate income and deferred tax computations including tax schedules for month ends, interim, final year end, for the group and its subsidiaries
- Preparation and review of provisional tax calculations including submission to revenue authorities across the group
- Arrange for payments of all direct and indirect taxes and follow up on outstanding refunds.
- Computations of all direct and indirect taxes for budget & forecast purposes.
- Preparation and review of monthly VAT calculations and submissions; and arranging payments.
- Maintain and build relationships with revenue authorities across the group entities in Africa and beyond
- Manage timely and accurate submissions of all tax returns along with Finance Managers across the Group.
- Assist with transfer pricing issues and planning.
- Response to daily tax enquires from business team or clients, business partners.
- Assist with information gathering for local tax compliance, transfer pricing, and global tax reporting.
- Liase with applicable tax authorities to resolve queries and reviews.
- Ensure Group Tax memos reflect the actual operational workings and the disclosure in the AFS.
- Manage and oversee tax audits.
- Responsible for the companys tax risk management
- Audit of tax balances (current tax and deferred tax) in the Annual Financial Statements.
- Provision of tax advice on corporate restructuring, capital gain tax, and cross border transactions.
- Interpreting and applying theoretical knowledge to a practical business solution by utilising a sound knowledge of income tax, corporate tax law and cryptocurrency taxation
- General duties:
- Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
- Identifying income tax issues and use various tools and techniques to provide suggestions on how to solve them
- Adapting to a changing work environment
- Producing accurate work and deliverables to a high technical standard while coaching and mentoring junior staff
- Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating
- procedures.
- Ad-hoc Tax and Finance related assistance on various projects that arise in the ordinary course of business to be deal with effectively and promptly Assisting allbusiness units across the Group.
- Ad hoc other duties in the finance department with accounting, reporting, preparation of annual financial statements, etc.
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Black Pen Recruitment is a global recruitment agency that targets European, African and American Markets with headquarters based in Malta (Europe) and Cape Town (South Africa).
