Assistant Manager, Tax and Accounting

About this Position

The Assistant Manager Tax & Accounting will report directly to the Head of GA, Tax, Treasury & OTC and have overall responsibility for ensuring the Company comply with all statutory tax and transfer pricing obligations. The candidate will coordinate the activities of tax advisers and will also maintain and develop strong relationship with tax authorities.

In addition, the candidate will be responsible for advising management of developments in the tax space that will impact the Company’s business including review of contracts and agreements for tax compliance.  The candidate must be an experienced tax professional and self-starter who can work with minimal or no supervision. The candidate should also be able to identify tax planning opportunities for the Company.  

What you´ll do

• Take full ownership of the tax compliance obligations of the Company including monthly and annual tax filings (all taxes), transfer pricing filings, income tax and deferred tax computations, capital allowance computations, adjustments to accounting profits for tax purposes, etc.
• Be the main point of contact for all tax advisers for the Company and develop good relationships with tax authorities in Nigeria.
• Attend to tax audit queries, tax audit exercises, transfer pricing audits, and other routine checks from regulators in relation to tax matters. 
• Prepare the transfer pricing policy documentation for the Company.
• Review internal agreements within the Company to ensure compliance with all tax laws and transfer pricing regulations.
• Work closely with other functions to keep abreast of new business activities and address resulting opportunities, risks and tax consequences.
• Training, retaining, and mentoring colleagues finance colleagues who prepare invoice posting on the Company’s accounting system.
• Identify potential tax planning opportunities for the Company and work with the appropriate personnel of all functions to implement tax advice rendered to the Company by its tax advisers.
• Maintain tax balance on general ledger/reconciliation of tax journals
• Review all contracts to ensure tax efficiency and optimization and seek advice from the Company’s tax advisers as appropriate.
• Work with HR to ensure tax compliance with all employee-related taxes and contributions
• Obtain the Company’s annual tax clearance certificates.
• Advice HR from time to time on tax planning opportunities for employees
• Be responsible for Fixed Assets accounting and tagging
• Attending to any other ad-hoc tax and accounting request as and when they arise.