Tax Accountant at Ama-Zuma Group

Job Summary

• Tax Accountant will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and filing tax returns in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• The role involves managing tax computations, ensuring timely statutory filings, advising on tax planning and risk mitigation, and liaising with tax authorities to support audits and resolve tax-related issues while minimizing the organisation’s tax exposure.

Responsibilities

• Keep up with tax policies and regular updates to accounting standards for relevant implementation.
• Monitors and manages EZM and Client companies’ Corporate Tax and liabilities
• Ensures adequate provision and timely remittance of company income tax, education tax
• Ensures all procurement and sales transactions are appropriately taxed.
• Ensure adequate remittance of VAT, WHT
• Ensure adequate recording and reporting of input VAT
• Ensure adequate calculation and timely remittance of employee related taxes: PAYE, WHT, etc.
• Ensure regular and timely remittance of Royalty and all other statutory remittances
• Ensure adequate compliance to all regulatory requirements
• Advices management and CC on tax matters
• Ensures tax optimization for EZM and CCs
• Maintains all tax files and documentation by CC

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN – ACA) or the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN – ACTI).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of dedicated professional experience in taxation, either within a reputable accounting/tax firm or in an in-house tax role within a medium-to-large organization operating in Nigeria.
• Demonstrable experience specifically with Nigerian corporate tax, VAT, WHT, and PAYE compliance is crucial.