Tax Manager at Nigerian Breweries ( NB Plc )

Reference Code: TX/JAN/2019
Location: Nigeria
Level: Management

Role Summary

• The Tax manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with tax legislation as well as accounting and certain administrative functions.
• The tax manager has primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with tax legislation and review of companies operation to ensure optimization of tax position and minimize tax risks.
• The tax manager will also work with the accounting team to ensure that taxes are appropriately captured in the financial statements.

Job Responsibilities
Tax Compliance:

• Manage compliance with tax legislation/regulations and guidelines including, Companies Income Tax, Excise Duty, Value Added tax, Withholding Tax, Personal Income Tax etc.
• Prepare and submit tax returns as due.
• Prepare and submit objections and manage the dispute resolution process (where required).
• Assist with obtaining and managing tax rulings (where required).
• Managing audits and requests for information from the Revenue authorities.
• Manage the transfer pricing documentation process.

Tax Planning and Business Support:

• Maintain and monitor systems and procedures to ensure effective computation and reporting of taxes.
• Assist with tax opinions, business support and ad hoc tax advice to the business as may be required.
• Apply a holistic approach to determine impact to various taxes and ensure that tax position is optimized.
• Ensure that tax risks are managed whilst meeting the business requirements.
• Provide proposals that reduce/manage tax risks proactively.
• Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Project Management:

• Manage tax audits planning resources required; detailing description of tasks; allocation of a timeline and advising on expected outcome
• Assist with or project manage ad hoc projects and value-add initiatives identified.
• Build skill and capability of supervised personnel.
• Support TTM to control departmental budget.
• Other tasks as may be assigned by the TTM from time to time.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of Five (5) credit grades in WASC/GCE/SSCE including Mathematics, English and three (3) other relevant subjects obtained in one sitting.
• Minimum of 2nd class upper Bachelor's Degree qualification, in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Business Administration or Law. A Master's degree will be an added advantage.
• Membership of ACCA/ICAN/CITN would be an added advantage.
• NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a tax role.
• Good knowledge of Tax Auditing and Management.

Knowledge:

• Tax Audits based on risks and controls.
• Good understanding of Nigerian Tax Regime.
• Proficient knowledge in Tax Management.

Skills:

• Leadership capabilities and ability to communicate effectively, including excellent report writing skills.
• Exceptional client service along with the ability to develop excellent client relationships
• Good handling of Microsoft Office tools.
• Languages: Fluent English, needed for interaction (reading, written and spoken)

Remuneration
The position offers good career opportunities, competitive salary and other remuneration packages.