Tax and Accounting Associate at Henkel

Your Role

• Preparation of monthly Valued Added Tax (VAT) schedules for review by the Head of Tax and filing with the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS)
• Completing the VAT filing on the FIRS’s online portal (Taxpromax) and generating payment reference
• Assisting to process the VAT payment on our Company’s banking platforms for verification by the Head of Treasury and subsequent approval by authorized bank signatories
• Preparation of the monthly Withholding tax (WHT) schedules for review by the Head of Tax and filing with FIRS
• Assisting to generate the payment reference for WHT and processing of payment on our Company’s banking platforms for verification and approval by authorized bank signatories
• Providing support in collation of documents during tax audits/review exercises by the tax authorities
• Perform any other tasks that would be assigned by the Head General Accounting and Tax Providing accounting and clerical assistance to the accounting department
• Assist the Accounting Supervisor in preparing journal entries for posting
• Provide assistance to the GA team in timely balance sheet reconciliations Reconcile accounts in a timely manner
• Provide assistance during external audits by both the statutory auditors and tax authorities, and participate in month-end close activities and other accounting duties in a timely manner.

Your Skills

• Degree in Accounting / Economics / Finance or Business Administration
• 3 years relevant work experience