Group Tax Manager

Group Tax Manager

To provide support to the Group head of tax by controlling the tax affairs, including providing advice to subsidiaries across Africa.

•Undertakes tax research as required to meet responsibilities; 
•Presenting technical tax topics. 
•Reviewing all tax returns and reports for companies under your management; 
•Implementing a system for bringing the completion of tax returns in-house; 
•Evaluating responses to local tax queries, before these beings submitted to the tax authority; 
•Managing all cross-border audits and responses that are submitted to tax authorities;
•Ensuring any significant tax positions taken by subsidiaries is supported by robust tax advice; 
•Ensuring the tax rule books are maintained and that the tax process maps are fully implemented;
•Managing the annual audit of taxes, as part of the Group year-end audit process; 
•Reviewing annual financial statements prepared and ensure they are compliant for tax purposes; 
•Reviewing legal agreements to ensure these meet tax law; 
•Identifying the need for financial benchmark studies and securing those, through the transfer pricing specialist; 
•Reviewing board resolutions to ensure tax compliance 
•Drafting opinions; 
•Notifying local management of tax developments 
•Issuing of opinions and drafting/reviewing board notes for M&A actions undertaken by companies in the region under your management (other than global transactions which are centrally managed); 
•Identifying tax risks and mitigating those or indicating whether or not a provision should be raised; 
•Identifying value-adding and cost reduction initiatives 
•Developing and maintaining sound working relationships with people in your region; and 
•Undertaking any other work as requested by the Group Head of Tax

•CIMA or ACCA equivalent 
• Holding a Diploma in Taxation 

•Minimum 4 years of working experience with a combination of professional working experience in a tax environment and currently holding a tax role in any leading MNC.
•Project management skills including effective management of projects, the ability to meet all deadlines and the ability to effectively manage the implementation of proposals/acquisitions 
•Good opinion writing skills