Tax Accountant at Uni Technology Nigeria Limited

Job Description

• A Tax Accountant Is a professional who is responsible for helping individuals and organizations file their taxes appropriately, following legal guidelines to ensure the maximum possible tax return.
• Their duties include collecting forms from clients and identifying potential credits that can be used against expenses such as an investment in education or startup costs associated with growing businesses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax provisions schedules, returns, payments, reports, and maintain a company’s tax database
• Find tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings
• Identify legal tax savings and recommend ways to improve profits
• Make sure that clients comply with federal, state and local tax regulations
• Advise management about the impact of tax liabilities and corporate strategies, or new tax laws
• Coordinate outsourced tax preparation work
• Accurately prepare quarterly and annual tax reports
• Keep up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in educational opportunities, participating in professional organizations, keeping up with professional networks and reading professional publications

Requirements
Tax Accountant skills and qualifications:

• B.Sc in Accounting, Finance or a relevant degree
• Additional certification (ICAN, ACCA, ACA) is a plus
• Working Experience as a Tax Accountant & Accountant (with 3 - 5 years working experience)
• Good communication skills: A Tax Accountant must be able to explain complex tax regulations in a simple and clear way to non-specialists so that they can understand easily.
• Numeracy: Although a Tax Accountant does not need to be a math genius, he or she will be working with numbers, and thus needs to be comfortable with numbers.
• Time management: Being a Tax Accountant means that there are specific deadlines that need to be met. A Tax Accountant must be able to prioritize tasks and take responsibility for a professional workload.
• Problem-solving skills: A great Tax Accountant must be able to solve issues and be creative in their thinking. For example, a Tax Accountant may need to reduce the amount of tax a client pays; it’s up to the Tax Accountant to know which tools are available and find a clever solution using tools like trusts and tax-free investments.
• Attention to detail: The regulations in the tax law mean exactly what they say; a Tax Accountant must pay attention to each word in the law.
• Well-organised: During their career, a Tax Accountant will face many complex issues and tasks; thus, being well-organised and able to work through them methodically is an essential skill.