Tax and Compliance Officer at FlexFilms

Requirements

• B. Com / B. SC. (Accounts/Finance/Commerce/Economics) , preferably with a Master degree or Inter CA/CPA/ICAN
• Should have 7-8 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of Income Tax, PAYE Taxes, Company Law, VAT.
• Knowledge of Accounting standards, principles and practices
• Knowledge of ERP - Oracle (preferred)
• Knowledge of Company Legal and Secretarial matters.
• Able to generate creative/innovative solution in work solutions
• Ability to demonstrate customer service orientation both for external and internal customers.
• Ability to foster team work (Functional and CFT) at a systemic level in the organization
• Display sense of accountability and ownership of work and go beyond to achieve desired result.
• Ability to tackle problem by using logical, systematic and sequential approach
• Display system and Process Orientation Approach.
• Ability to communicate in logical and simple manner and develop shared understanding and consensus on the specific goal/ objective.
• Ability to identify and implement change in the system.
• Ability to link resources, strategy and goals to foster commitment to the vision of the organization.

Job Purpose:

To ensure proper record keeping and reporting. To liaise with Factory teams and HO Management. To adhere to accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure delivering accurate and timely financial statements.

Job Location:
Flex Films Africa HO, VI

Job Description:

• Compute Company tax liabilities (eg. VAT, WHT, PAYE, Corporate Tax etc.); payment and submission withing due dates.
• Ensure timely and complete reconciliation of all tax related accounts.
• Liaise with Factory and HO Accounting teams for all tax, accounting, reconciliation and documentation related matters.
• Ensure timely submission of all statutory Returns, Reports and Money.
• Maintain and monitor proper Tax calendars and charts.
• Ensure no tax related arrears, fines, penalties etc.
• Carry out checks re financial compliances, Highlight and alert on a periodic and ad-hoc basis re all non-compliances in the financial area.
• Maintain accounting controls by establishing a chart of controls; defining accounting policies and procedures.
• Verifying integrity and accuracy of financial operations.
• Manage new and existing statutory compliance and incorporate them into financial and management accounts.
• Integrate non-financial compliances into the overall system and framework for a unified control.
• Able to apply corporate and international tax accounting standards to appropriately report the tax implications of the organization transaction.
• Take care of Company’s Legal and Secretarial matters.
• Assist in Statutory and Governmental audits.
• Assist in Planning processes, including setting targets, communicating assumptions, coordinating budget preparation, challenging submissions and seeking synergies upon consolidation.
• Perform pre-audits and sanity checks, and advise the IE/Manager and Financial Controller re gaps and improvement-scopes in the system.
• Carry out Tax audits and advise systemic measures for improvement.
• Review and analyze monthly MIS and other reports, and assess the compliance status.
• Advise the business at support level on effective performance and compliance management
• Develop and maintain computer literacy on applications critical to the effectiveness and efficiency of internal accounting & compliance processes and procedures.