Adexen Recruitment Agency was mandated by an international Group to recruit an experienced individual for its operations in the position below:

Job Title: Tax Specialist

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Industry: Industry & Manufacturing
Job Seniority: Senior level
Job Category: Accounting and Finance
Employment Type: Full time

Responsibilities

• Develop tax compliance metrics and produce performance reports and analytics to support business objectives from tax perspectives including the management of statutory taxes.
• 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 Group 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.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Taxation.
• Master’s Degree is a plus
• Between 5 – 7 years’ experience in Tax Practice and/or In-house Corporate Tax Management in a conglomerate
• 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)
• 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.