Senior Tax Manager at Platinum Careers

Business Unit: Tax and Regulatory Services

Role Summary:  We are looking for suitably qualified high performing professionals to join our Tax and Regulatory Services Unit. The Senior Tax Manager will be responsible for leading clients’ projects/engagements, providing leadership to the team and also providing support to project team members. You will have a clear understanding of various projects as well as an appreciable knowledge of clients’ businesses. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work with a number of high profile organizations and further develop their leadership abilities

Responsibilities: Perform complex assignments, review team members work, and advise on best practices based on relevant Tax and Regulatory Laws.

Core Functional Responsibilities

• Monitor, review accounting related system reports for accuracy and completeness
• Perform full  internal audit cycle including risk management and control management
• Knowledge of IFRS & familiar with current Tax Laws and practices.
• Provide tactical and operational support to the tax and regulatory team to ensure efficiency in tax compliance, reduction in tax cost, tax reporting, and tax advisor
• Coordinate and manage statutory tax audits, tax investigations and due diligence exercise.
• Provides guidance and support for contracts development and management
• Serves as the member of the senior management team 
• Prepare various federal and state income tax returns.
• Assist in federal and state audits.
• Keep abreast of current developments in the tax area.
• Perform all other assigned projects as assigned by the Managing Director.
• Other tax related projects as they arise.
• Assist in financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of the process workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion.
• Consistently demonstrating teamwork dynamics by working as a team member; understanding individual and team roles; contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

• Teach others how to use available research and knowledge networks
• Apply the organization’s knowledge capital to solve complex business problems for clients
• Demonstrate capacity to retool skill-sets and introduce other applicable technical skills based on changing business needs and engagement peculiarities
• Assist others to apply and comply with relevant laws and regulatory requirements Work with colleagues to ensure that bills are raised and collected in due time
• Understand and guide other team members on the importance of working within time, cost and quality limits
• Know and assist others in documentation and work paper referencing; provide useful review comments on review of work papers
• Develop innovative approaches to address client issues

Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Qualified member of ICAN and ACCA or Qualified member of CFA Institute (or level three candidate). MBA will be an added advantage.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or any other related degrees 
• Minimum of 6 to 12 years' relevant experience
• Effective decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in the use of MS-office tools i.e. Excel, Word and Power-point. 
• Ability to manage information flow and dissemination on a need to know basis.
• Effective time management for work flow and delivery of results. 
• Ability to plan and prioritize workloads in order to meet agreed deadlines. Sound written and oral communication.
• Drive and resilience Leadership/Behavioral Capabilities. Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make Influence
• Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people Performance drive.
• Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders Strategic direction
• Understands key objectives for clients and Drudge Consulting, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction Talent development
• Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities Competitive Edge
• Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement Inspirational Leadership Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others