Group Tax Manager

Job Description

5 -10 years of relevant tax planning and compliance experience at senior management level. 5+ years international corporate tax experience across various African countries The ideal candidate is a team player who manages the tax team to greater performance, creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. Extensive individual and corporate tax knowledge International good practices in tax administration including developing and implementing a comprehensive compliance management program. Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations. Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements. Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound presentational skills. Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities. Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members. Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a multigeographic team. Minimum Education: CA, Masters in Taxation. Verifiable practical experience within a tax environment and a Certification in CoTE Professionals Technical competencies/ Professional expertise: Provide leadership with respect to tax planning, compliance and control across all operations. Manage compliance with tax law across the group, in all tax aspects including, corporate tax, transfer pricing, PAYE and indirect taxes. Identification and evaluation of taxation risks Implementation of systems and processes to monitor and mitigate identified taxation risks. Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of company tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms. Optimization of taxation expense, by identifying areas of tax savings and integration of tax planning within strategy formulation. New and existing product evaluation to determine taxation impact and advise on taxation optimization Custodian of transfer pricing policy, responsible for ensuring that policy is up to date and appropriate agreements and approvals are in place to ensure compliance. Cross- border transactions Monitor current and impending legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management. Capitalize on changes to taxation legislation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in the company tax procedures. Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all taxes. Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process. Manage and facilitate tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc. Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects. Manage and mentor members of tax team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement. Improve taxation knowledge within the Group through communication and tax training where appropriate. Behavioural competencies: (Soft Skills) Act with Integrity: Demonstrates principled leadership and sound business ethics; shows consistency among principles, values, and behaviour; builds trust with others through own authenticity and follow through on commitments. Analyse Issues: Gathers relevant information systematically; considers a broad range of issues or factors; grasps complexities and perceives relationships among problems or issues; seeks input from others: uses accurate logic in analyses. Show Work Commitment: Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and works hard to achieve them. Personal Adaptability: Responds appropriately and completely to the demands of work challenges when confronted with changes, ambiguity, adversity, or other pressures.