The Tax Officer will be responsible for the preparation and filing of all tax returns (CIT, VAT, WHT, SD, CGT, PAYE, other employee deductions etc.) by due dates to avoid penalties, Collaborate with Finance colleagues to support accounting for income taxes, including effective tax rate forecasts, current and deferred tax provisions and uncertain tax positions, Support the Implementation of strategies to improve tax compliance, Preparation and review of transfer pricing documentation and filing with the relevant tax authorities upon request, Support in conducting regular health check reviews of financial data and transactions
Responsibilitie(s):
- Coordinate and liaise with tax authorities during Federal authorities, State authorities and other relevant tax authorities.
- Maintain status of intercompany transactions and Transfer Pricing Affairs
- Support the implementation of strategic tax planning
- Prepare and monitor quarterly management reporting on tax affairs including the effectiveness of the tax control framework, tax risk registers and mitigation measures.
- Support to monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the impacts of these developments to management including necessitated compliance changes
- Manage tax documentation and data to ensure its accuracy, completeness, consistency, integrity and timeliness
- Review of business contracts/agreements for tax efficiency.
- Periodic reconciliation of tax accounts with bank statements, general ledgers, ERP and source documents
Qualification/Experience Requirement(s):
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- Any of the indicated professional certification is Mandatory (ICAN, ACCA, CITN, ADIT)
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in taxation.
- Transfer Pricing experience is an added advantage
- In depth knowledge of Nigeria’s tax laws
- Accounting and Financial Analysis
- Problem solving and Report writing skills